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the southern herald (liberty, miss.) 1866-current — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1912-11-01
Location: liberty, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the southern herald (liberty, miss.) 1866-current · 1912-11-01 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1912-11-01 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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wild man grinned, and strong men would shudder. After spending a night at the Fifth Precinct station, the wild man was taken to Washington Asylum hospital tor observation. Never having had a wild man tram Borneo on their hands, the hospital of ficials were puizled. And, on the blotter ot the Fifth Pre cinct station It inscribed: 'It,' and opposite that, "crazy." Sparrows Annihilate Worm Army on Navy Green. PERSONS passing the State, War and Navy building, on Pennsylvan la avenue, the other day taw a "bat tle royal" between la corpt of army worms and a battalion of sparrows. The unusual tight attracted a large crowd, and much expert ...

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