Promises to Rival Bonnie Murder in Washington
Mrs Ada Gilbert Dennis a prominent dressmaker was found near death in her room in Washington at 1 am with a fractured skull and severe injuries. Police say an unseen assailant struck her while she slept. a stool and blood marked the scene. A pocketbook full of cash remained untouched as detectives investigate the motive and escape through a parlor window. Dennis, 47, widow of actor Walter Dennis, is reported gravely injured.
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Washington, Bee
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Fashionaire
Bonnie
Garfield Hospital
Livingston
Dennis
Kitchener Reports Boers Suffer Heavy Losses in War
London dispatch notes Lord Kitchener reporting a week’s results with 1 Boer killed, 17 wounded, 352 captured, 35 surrendered and supplies seized. He describes advancing block houses near Ermelo Bethel and Carolina enabling systematic operations. Also mentions Kruger’s health, De Wet near Heilbron, and a woman’s long winter tramp.
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Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Ermelo
Bethel
Carolina
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Maritz
Tontellbosenktop
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Mary Ross
Buffalo
Bucyrus
Vic
W. J. O'Kelly
Rockaway Beach
Syl
California Fig Syrup Co
California Fig Synur Co
San Francisco
Cal
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N. Y
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Emnent
J. R. Hudson
M. Young
Henry St
Brooklyn
Asia
Ark
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Marvel
ASE
Yue Chare Ever
Ely
Warren
H. W. Smithwick
Gunsmith
Americus, Ga
A. W. Smith
Americus, Georgia
Sam
Forsyth Street
Davenport Drug Co
L. G. Council
Council Warehouse
J. J. Hanesley
Barlow:Block
Callaway
Fike Insurance
D. Pearlman
Rock Hill Buggy CO
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