Lake Michigan

  1. 1867-08-20 Sea serpents. [Part 1] [Part 2] Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 3

    Big Ben Hoax

  2. 1903-11-17 Park sea lion free in lake The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 1

  3. 1903-11-18 “Big Ben" kept busy The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  4. 1903-11-18 Summary of The Daily Tribune [Clipping] The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 1
  5. 1903-11-18 Chicago papers have fun over disappearance of the Sea Lion. The Waukegan Daily Sun (Waukegan, IL), p. 1
  6. 1903-11-18 Park Sea Lion free in lake Muscatine Daily News Tribune (Muscatine, IA), p. 3

  7. 1903-11-19 Let Big Ben alone The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  8. 1903-11-19 No title The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  9. 1903-11-19 A Line 0' Type Or Two [Clipping] The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  10. 1903-11-19 Sea Lion reported seen in many distant places The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 2
  11. 1903-11-19 Disappointment The Davenport Democrat (Davenport, IA), p. 4

  12. 1903-11-20 "Big Ben" races with auto. The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 7
  13. 1903-11-20 "Big Ben" races with auto. Kenosha Evening News (Kenosha, WI), p. 5
  14. 1903-11-20 Park Sea Lion free in lake Muscatine Semi-Weekly News Tribune (Muscatine, IA), p. 12

  15. 1903-11-21 No title The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 4

  16. 1903-11-22 Escaped Sea Lion has good time The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), p. 22
  17. 1903-11-22 Big Ben, Sea Lion, sighted off Chicago St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, MO), p. 22

  18. 1903-11-24 Big Ben must be stopped.The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  19. 1903-11-24 Sees things Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, IL), p. 5

  20. 1903-11-25 Sea Lion hunt at Racine. The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), p. 1
  21. 1903-11-25 Big Ben makes Racine a visit; eludes capture The Racine Daily Journal (Racine, WI), p. 1

  22. 1903-11-27 No title Kenosha Evening News (Kenosha, WI), p. 4
  23. 1903-11-27 Attempt to capture Sea Lion. The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), p. 1
  24. 1903-11-27 Escaped Sea Lion seen. Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), p. 4

  25. 1903-11-28 Big Ben at St. Joseph. Port Huron Daily Times (Port Huron, MI), p. 2
  26. 1903-11-28 State News. [Clipping] The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), p. 8
  27. 1903-11-28 City Happenings [Clipping] The Racine Daily Journal (Racine, WI), p. 5

  28. 1903-11-30 "Big Ben" calls at St. Joseph. The Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, IA), p. 8
  29. 1903-11-30 "Big Ben” here again. St. Joseph Evening Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 1

  30. 1903-12-01 Protect “Big Ben." St. Joseph Evening Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 3

  31. 1903-12-02 "Big Ben" here once more. St. Joseph Evening Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 3
  32. 1903-12-02 Attempt to capture Sea Lion. The Brownstown Banner (Brownstown, IN), p. 2

  33. 1903-12-03 No title The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), p. 4
  34. 1903-12-03 Attempt to capture Sea Lion. The Greenville Journal (Greenville, OH), p. 3
  35. 1903-12-03 Lake Geneva and vicinity [Clipping] The Lake Geneva News (Lake Geneva, WI), p. 4

  36. 1903-12-04 City Happenings [Part 1] [Part 2] [Clipping] The Racine Journal (Racine, WI), p. 2

  37. 1903-12-05 Protect "Big Ben." St. Joseph Saturday Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 1
  38. 1903-12-05 "Big Ben" here again. St. Joseph Saturday Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 5

  39. 1903-12-08 "Big Ben" now at Milwaukee The Racine Daily Journal (Racine, WI), p. 3
  40. 1903-12-08 [Part 1] [Part 2] [Clipping] The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), p. 9

  41. 1903-12-11 Sea Lion visits a Michigan town The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, MI), p. 5
  42. 1903-12-11 Big pet Sea Lion takes leave and goes fishing Lincoln Evening News (Lincoln, NE), p. 10

  43. 1903-12-15 Saw Big Ben, the Sea Lion The Racine Daily Journal (Racine, WI), p. 3

  44. 1903-12-18 Seal in fresh water. The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 6

  45. 1903-12-26 Seal in fresh water. Weekly Peoples Cause (Red Bluff, CA), p. 8

  46. 1903-12-27 Sea Lion at Milwaukee The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, KS), p. 19

  47. 1904-01-05 Brief review of past year in Racine — November happenings The Racine Journal (Racine, WI), p. 5

  48. 1904-01-13 A Line 0' Type Or Two [Clipping] The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6

  49. 1904-01-17 Imagination revolves around Big Ben again The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 9

  50. 1904-01-19 Chicago's Sea Lion The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MI), p. 14

  51. 1904-01-23 Ice bound passengers tell of seeing Big Ben The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 2
  52. 1904-01-23 Big Ben again St. Joseph Evening Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 1

  53. 1904-01-24 No title The Chicago Sunday Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 18

  54. 1904-01-26 On The Side [Clipping] The Lincoln Daily Star (Lincoln, NE), p. 4

  55. 1904-02-07 No title The Chicago Sunday Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 16

  56. 1904-02-09 Big Ben arrives Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA), p. 7

  57. 1904-02-11 See the Sea Lion The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA), p. 2
  58. 1904-02-11 Swear they saw "Big Ben" in river down in Iowa The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 1
  59. 1904-02-11 Swear they saw "Big Ben" in river down in Iowa The Davenport Democrat (Davenport, IA), p. 4
  60. 1904-02-11 Visions of a clam digger Waterloo Daily Courier (Waterloo, IA), p. 4

  61. 1904-02-12 See the Sea Lion The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA), p. 3
  62. 1904-02-12 Or course they saw Big Ben The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 6
  63. 1904-02-12 Result of a pipe dream Muscatine Semi-Weekly News Tribune (Muscatine, IA), p. 1
  64. 1904-02-12 Result of a pipe dream Muscatine Daily News Tribune (Muscatine, IA), p. 1
  65. 1904-02-12 Big Ben arrives The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, IA), p. 3

  66. 1904-02-13 Have you seen big the Sea Lion? The Moline Dispatch (Moline, IL), p. 2

  67. 1904-02-20 "Big Ben" now in the West. The Evening News (Benton Harbor, MI), p. 8

  68. 1904-02-26 Looks out for Big Ben. The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), p. 10

  69. 1904-03-17 On his way to Dixon Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, IL), p. 4

  70. 1904-03-20 Actions seems to be necessary. The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 12

  71. 1904-03-25 "Ben" is below the dam The Sterling Standard (Sterling, IL), p. 6

  72. 1904-04-19 No title The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 4

  73. 1904-04-25 Big Ben's remains St. Joseph Evening Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 3

  74. 1904-04-26 Big Ben reaches last port The Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 3
  75. 1904-04-26 “Big Ben," escaped sea lion, reported dead Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), p. 1
  76. 1904-04-26 Local items [Clipping] Kenosha Evening News (Kenosha, WI), p. 5
  77. 1904-04-26 Big Ben is dead. The Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), p. 9
  78. 1904-04-26 "Big Ben" found dead The Mansfield News (Mansfield, OH), p. 1
  79. 1904-04-26 Big Ben found dead The Racine Daily Journal (Racine, WI), p. 1

  80. 1904-04-27 Big Sea Lion Dead. Port Huron Daily Times (Port Huron, MI), p. 6

  81. 1904-04-29 Big Ben found dead The Racine Journal (Racine, WI), p. 3

  82. 1904-04-30 Big Ben's remains. St. Joseph Saturday Herald (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 5

  83. 1904-05-04 Big Ben arisen from grave! Jimmy Sebring swears 'tis so The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), p. 12

  84. 1911-05-13 A Line 0' Type Or Two [Clipping] Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 12
  85. 1934-12-18 Fish bait bandit identified as seal bobs up off harbor The Racine Journal Times (Racine, WI), p. 4

    Nothing undone

  86. 1934-06-18 Nothing undone [Part 1] [Part 2] The Knoxville Journal (Knoxville, TX), p. 4

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