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Tramp Bundled in Dough Woman Defends Home
Miss Gisella Bond in Chicago faced a hungry tramp at her kitchen door. He lunged inside and grabbed her by the throat. She used dough to mask his head and forced him to flee, then collapsed with relief. A New York Times report notes Spanish pilots and the Maine disaster, and commentaries on China and Russia.
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Charles W. Bailey
Florence Burr
St. Louis
Mrs. Bailey
Bailey
St. Louis Republic
Gisella Bond
Chicago