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the scranton tribune (scranton, pa.) 1891-1910 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-10-16
Location: scranton, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the scranton tribune (scranton, pa.) 1891-1910 · 1897-10-16 · page 01
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-10-16 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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... seigeant's excited np perance. "The wild man, sir!" said tho ser geant. The officer hnd heaid of the wild man before, and smiled as he ordered Loper to bring him in Seigeant Lopor returned to the sentinel, w ho stood sniveling on the comer. Tho wild man was gone. Loper started off to capture him single-handed On the load near the north gate he caught sight of him. The wild man saw tho seigeant at the same time, and then the race began. It wns uphill, but for more than a mile Loper kept almost within grasping distance of tho wild man's skirts. At last the fellow dait ed Into the woods and the sergeant ...

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