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Death of Bow Street magistrate Curtis Bennett
Sir Curtis Bennett, police magistrate at Bow Street, died suddenly aged 67. He had a fear of suffragettes after receiving a bomb through the post while on the bench. He recounted an incident by the seaside where two women assaulted him. they fled after failing to push him over. Early today a fire destroyed Oxford boat house with suffragette literature found nearby.
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Lorne
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