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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1898
Page
12
A New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a brutal chicken fight plot where a heavyweight rival, Dill, bet high sums on a big rooster and a tiny bantam. The bantam killer used poison on its spurs. the big bird collapsed, and the schemer Bill fled after the setup exposed.
Little Lottie Thompson of Philadelphia is part of a curious trio. Wet pet playmates include four roosters and a cat. The rooster Peter sports a gorgeous red comb while the cat Blondy predates the child by two years in the family.
A humorous tale follows Peter the bird who is snatched by Republicans to campaign but remains loyal to Democrats amid clamor. Tolendy offers a plaintive scene with a rooster and soprano, while a Crime Rampage note cites a grim murder statistic of twenty percent.
A New York Sun interview recounts a Verdigris valley episode in which a cottonmouth swarm along a river ledge is driven out by hogs. J. P. Hildreth recalls seeing dozens of venomous snakes, their mouths white as cotton, and the hogs devouring them to clear the area.
In Webster County near Clere Ia a wolf hunt led fifteen farmers to surround the McMahon farm. Jason Mecartey, missing an arm, used his artificial forearm to hook a wolf and hold it while others freed the animal by cutting the mouth open. The second wolf escaped.
Etlevant, the anarchist who killed a Paris policeman and wounded two, refused defense. The court appointed a lawyer who Etlevant shunned, insisting on a death verdict. The lawyer warned no jury could condemn capital punishment without defense, prompting Etlevant to accept his arrest.
A Philadelphia man, frustrated by a woman's large hat blocking his view, asked her to remove it. She declined, he borrowed a hat and wore it, creating a scene. He was ejected by the theater staff and now threatens to sue the manager of the Philadelphia playhouse.
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