Which Dodge City dance hall star was shot in her sleep at the mayor’s home?
Don Schneider
North Ogden, Utah
Beautiful and talented, Dora Hand was quite a fascinating woman. She sang in the honky-tonks at night and in the church on Sundays. She was accepted by both upper crust society and the town rowdies.
Hand, who sometimes went by the stage name of Fannie Keenan, was the featured performer at several Dodge City nightspots. Mayor James “Dog” Kelley served akin to a manager for t
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