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Wild Man and Cubs Captured by Lincoln in Minnesota River
Boston reporter describes Lincolns expedition on the St Peters to seize a giant wild man and two cubs. The creature eight to nine feet tall, muscular, covered in coarse hair, bound and transported to mills. The event includes native guides, a peril-filled pursuit, and plans to exhibit the pair for science and profit.
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Boston Times
Lincoln
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Olk Western Lumber Comas
St. River
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New-York Company
St Anthony
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Mississippi
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St. Peters
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Boston
Iis Mills
St. Charles
Stewart
New Orleans
Wild Man
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Scientific