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the silver state (unionville, nev.) 1870-1903 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1888-03-14
Location: unionville, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the silver state (unionville, nev.) 1870-1903 · 1888-03-14 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1888-03-14 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. 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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... and |if possible capture the wild man, It is hinted that the wild man is ex hief of Police Hob Morrison --^-«e« »,Ml»U«-S|*lrll«-»l Itireeler*. The Reno (ia/ette says: At ,i meeting of tin- State Hoard of Agriculture held Saturday it was decided to proceed at once with the improvement of the new grounds,the cost being estimatad at SH),. 000. Directors Winters and Hailey agreed to advance the Society $2,000 each, Mar/en I ,.'00, Downing ¥1,000 and DtDgberg $.‘00, to enable the Society to have sufficient funds to complete the work. Director* Winters aud Downing were authorized to negotiate a loan of $.‘,000 aud t obtain legal aid in relation to having all matters attended to ...

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