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jamestown weekly alert (jamestown, stutsman county, d.t. [n.d.]) 1882-1925 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1895-08-01
Location: jamestown, north dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: jamestown weekly alert (jamestown, stutsman county, d.t. [n.d.]) 1882-1925 · 1895-08-01 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1895-08-01 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. 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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... about the lake and tbe sea serpent is still unravel ing. Briggs is out with a life preserver, and a hat full of oats, attempting to de coy the serpent out on the bank, where Stevens and Fancher will sing go3pel hymns until it can be subdued. Wallace has wrapped the tail of the beast twice around the Grand Army flag staff, and is waiting for the slack to be taken up. The excitement is intense, and unless there is a hitch somewhere, the capture will be effected not later than 5 o'clock. WAS AN ACCIDENT. Petth of Captain Cragio's Daughter Is Explained. MINNEAPOLIS, July 26.—The body of little Maggie Craigie, the 14-year-old of Captain ...

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