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Elephant Rampage Kills Woman in Riverside Hotel Court Yard
A runaway circus elephant rampaged through Riverside smashing a barber shop storefront and crushing Mine Gibbs a deaconess at the First Congregational Church yard. Several others were injured as keepers tried to subdue the animal before it was finally captured and escorted to a stable. The chaotic scene disrupted the town as witnesses recalled the frightened crowd and the elephant’s trail of destruction. The incident ended with authorities securing the beast after a long struggle.
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