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worcester democrat and the ledger-enterprise (pocomoke city, md.) 1921-1953 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1922-04-29
Location: pocomoke city, maryland, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: worcester democrat and the ledger-enterprise (pocomoke city, md.) 1921-1953 · 1922-04-29 · page 05
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1922-04-29 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 LIVES ALONE IN CAVE I Makes Night Raids on Neighbor* ing Farms and Carries Away Animals. FIGHTS WITH HUNTERS Won Hand-to-Hand Encounter With Man Who Battled Him in Hie Cave in Effort to Win Reward. Mt. Storling, 111.—A wild man, liv ing In a cave nnar here, is thwarting all efforts of police and armed citizens to capture him and Is keeping the countryside in terror with his raids on outlying farms. A price has been set on his head, hut desperate attempts to capture him in his lair have proved vain. The wild man recently made a series of bold robberies near Mt. Pleasant, carrying off calves ...

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