Out of Place Animals

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  • [1920] [10/28]: “The Horror of The Woods” [WV]

    Shepherdstown Register (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), October 28th 1920 The Horror of the Woods. Following the accounts that have persisted for some months the ape, babboon, gorilla, wild man, or terror that has been reported at various points from Pittsburg south, has appeared and taken his habitation in the dismal fastness of Black Mountain and… Read More

  • [1920] [11/26]: “Saw A ‘What Is It’” [WV]

    Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]), November 26th 1920 Saw A ‘What Is It.’ A strange beast is said to have been seen roaming around on Flat Mountain within the past week. It is said to stand about 6 feet high apparently weighs 350 pounds, and is of a reddish and blackish color. The beast,… Read More

  • [1923] [07/21]: “The Tyler County Ape” [WV]

    The West Virginia News (Ronceverte, W. Va.), July 21st 1923 The Tyler County Ape. The Tyler county ape story, buried two years ago, has been revived. The mysterious brute which stalked thru dark places in the wilder sections of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, is still stalking, two citizens of Tyler county say. The yarn… Read More

  • [1923] [08/05]: “Posse Hunt Ape; Footprints Clue” [WV]

    South Bend News Times (South Bend, Ind.), August 5th 1923 Posse Hunt Ape; Footprints Clue Two Declares They Saw Mother Ape and Seven Little Cubs. XXSUNDAY –  By International News Service: SISTERVILLE, W. Va., Aug. 4. – Reports received here declare a mysterious ape is roaming the wilds of Tyler county, in the region of… Read More

  • [1929] [08/09]: “Gorilla Roaming Woods In Illinois” [IL]

    The Organized Farmer (Red Wing, Minn.), August 9th 1929 Gorilla Roaming Woods In Illinois FREEPORT, ILL. – A reign of terror exists among residents near Elizabeth because a huge gorilla, believed to have escaped from a circus, was seen wandering in the woods near the town. Farm women locked themselves indoors as the rumor of… Read More

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