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white pine news weekly mining review (east ely, nev.) 1910-1920 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1919-12-07
Location: east ely, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: white pine news weekly mining review (east ely, nev.) 1910-1920 · 1919-12-07 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1919-12-07 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. 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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... not counting the '‘bill.’’ The giant bird of prey of the Jer sey swamp* met nu untimely end when It attempted to f•erforate the neck of UemenarP Krehner, who »a ‘‘on the desk.'' The lieutenant beard i mighty buzzing «o«tnd and felt the h* ;ivy thud of a body on th back of hi* neck. He doubled his W«t into a Hob and swatted himself hard. Wlier, the lieutenant recovered from hi- blow lie found the i-arcaes of tbe ‘swamp bird' lying on the desk, feet no The blow had broken the n« a the prefatory (reatura, BBd ale* roken off ita proboscis. will Wait for husband Russian stowaway Arrlvad to FIN Soldier Spouoe in ...

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