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the clovis news (clovis, n.m.) 1907-1929 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-04-23
Location: clovis, new mexico, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the clovis news (clovis, n.m.) 1907-1929 · 1915-04-23 · page 08
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-04-23 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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Smithsonian Hears of More Great Sea Serpents r ASHINGTON. Officials of the Smithsonian Institution consider the re 1 celpt of sea serpent stories merely a part of the day'i work and refuse to be in the least excited by telegrams or letters telling or the discovery oi the marine monster. Two such re ports fame to them recently, how-ava- that wAM anmAwhfit Interesting L.k' t? One 'told of the finding of the re- '1uShS'' mBln of ,erPent at lndl8n Rock8' on the west coast or Florida not tar from St. Petersburg. The creature was described as fully 40 feet long, with a huge head, and If It was not a veritable sea serpent, the oldest ...

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