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the sun (new york [n.y.]) 1833-1916 — lake monster

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1894-08-05
Location: new york, new york, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the sun (new york [n.y.]) 1833-1916 · 1894-08-05 · page 18
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1894-08-05 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “lake monster”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... allegec reappearance of the Thompson's Lake monster, which was seen by the Hev.A.K.Tullls, pastor ot the Methodist Episcopal Church, about two weeks ago. A guod many people at Lewlatown believe all the stories about the animal, except the one told by the Kev. Mr. Tullls, tn be monstrous fakes, and they are brought to this conclusion by the v ari ous falsn alarms brought In about the capture ot the reptile or beast, or wbateverlt may be called. Yesterday the town was thrown into the great est uproar by the report that the serncnt. a hid eous monster eighteen feet long, hail been cap tured In an tmraenso seine by some Havana fish ermen. A ...

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