Other / Unknown · Chicago, Illinois · 1877

IL-1877ID case-181c8965b9Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 9, 2026

Creature: Other / Unknown
When: Oct 8, 1877to the day
Where: Chicago, Illinoisfallback location
Reports: 1 document1 independent

The account

Prof. Mcllouscr reports investigating an unknown monster that attacked a bull at Mr. [name]'s farm, noting claw-marks and a 'snaky smell' attributed to skunk odor.

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Details

Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Chicago, South Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States
mapped to town level · from the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen.
When: Oct 8, 1877
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 9, 2026
Case id: case-181c8965b9

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Source trail (1)

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Image 3 of Chicago daily tribune (Chicago, Ill.), October 9, 1877
Newspaper · 1877-10-09
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