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April 14, 1927
The Bamberg Herald
Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In Spartanburg, a pet rooster attacked 3-year-old Virginia Koppel at her home on 162 Carolina Avenue, spurring gashes on her face that required stitches. The family, unable to explain the bird's rage, killed and planned to eat it.
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Pet Rooster Attacks Child
Spartanburg Herald.
The pet rooster of little Miss Virginia Koppel, 162 Carolina avenue, is no longer cherished. Flying into a rage yesterday, the bird attacked the 3-year-old child while she was sitting on the steps of her home and, spurring her about the head, cut several deep gashes across her face. A physician was summoned and he found it necessary to take a stitch in the most severe wound.
The cause of the strange action of the rooster could not be accounted for by mother or father, who is Adolph Koppel, local jeweler. Since the time it was a mere white Leghorn biddie the bird had been a pet and, barring one or two times it had showed a tendency to chase the children, it always had been a model playmate. Yesterday it suddenly seemed to go into a rage, however, and so savagely fought at the time that in a few minutes her face was covered with blood.
"Did you beat the rooster off?" the mother was asked last night.
"Yes," she replied, "and that's not all. He is in the icebox now and we are planning to have chicken a la creme tomorrow."
Spartanburg Herald.
The pet rooster of little Miss Virginia Koppel, 162 Carolina avenue, is no longer cherished. Flying into a rage yesterday, the bird attacked the 3-year-old child while she was sitting on the steps of her home and, spurring her about the head, cut several deep gashes across her face. A physician was summoned and he found it necessary to take a stitch in the most severe wound.
The cause of the strange action of the rooster could not be accounted for by mother or father, who is Adolph Koppel, local jeweler. Since the time it was a mere white Leghorn biddie the bird had been a pet and, barring one or two times it had showed a tendency to chase the children, it always had been a model playmate. Yesterday it suddenly seemed to go into a rage, however, and so savagely fought at the time that in a few minutes her face was covered with blood.
"Did you beat the rooster off?" the mother was asked last night.
"Yes," she replied, "and that's not all. He is in the icebox now and we are planning to have chicken a la creme tomorrow."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Rooster Attack
Child Injury
Pet Animal
Spartanburg
Leghorn Rooster
What entities or persons were involved?
Virginia Koppel
Adolph Koppel
Where did it happen?
162 Carolina Avenue, Spartanburg
Story Details
Key Persons
Virginia Koppel
Adolph Koppel
Location
162 Carolina Avenue, Spartanburg
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Pet rooster suddenly attacks 3-year-old Virginia Koppel on home steps, inflicting deep facial gashes requiring stitches; family kills the bird and plans to eat it.