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2 stories matching bitten
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- A Poisoner Stalks Newport's Dogs
At least fifteen canines dead in ten days as someone laces meat with strychnine — five in a single day on the South Side.
- A Christmas Saloon Fight in Elk Left a Lumberjack Maimed for Life
Two lumberjacks mixed holiday liquor with violence at an Elk saloon, and a 50-minute brawl ended with three fingers bitten off and charges likely for everyone involved.