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Bear trapped by beekeepers ends in hunter's shot
A Pennsylvanian hunter, Ora Becker, killed a 313 pound bear trapped high in an oak by honey bait set by the Morehouse brothers. The pair planned honey lures to capture the bear but found the out-sized animal dead at the trap. Becker shared the carcass and the Morehouses earned cash from the skin. Others report include a hawk attack on Mrs. Hinckley, a geese tale from Biggs, and wild-panic accounts from Kansas, Cal and France.
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Nettle Ridge
Scranton
Penn
Ace
Ora Becker
Becker
Topsy
Edgar
Amasa Morehouse
Morehouse Brothers
Morehouse
Amasa
James Hinckley
Walnut Hollow
Conn
South
Beas
Rodiques
New Caledonia
South Pacific
Cook
Manila
Parhiceps Criminis
Cincinnati Times-Star
New Mexico
Tombstone
Express Avent
Kansas City
Express Company
Philadelphia
D. W. Little
Biggs
Cal
Mr. Little
Arramy
John Fair
Atchison
Kansas
Fair
Omaha
India
Halberstadt
Mars le Tour
Guedinburg
Salberstadt
William Hancock
England
Sumatra
Central Africa
Dr. Junker
Jack Fisherman
Peace Creek
Florida