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WHAT HAPPENED IN CHICAGO
Joseph Severson, mayor of High
wood, HI., his wife, daughter and
t;wo. sons, escaped from burning
home in riightclothes. Believed fire
was incendiary and intent was to
hum "fighting mayor" and his family
to death.
.City council of Zion City, con
trolled by Dowieites, expelled Aid. Ar
thur Stevenson, Independent. Great
excitement
Fred Qicksorr, 21, negro, released
from jail week ago, last night stole
auto of J. W. Snyder, 4330 Grand
blvd.", and started' wild flight south
on State street, with police in pur
suit. Two other negroes and three
colored women in machine. Police
fired. Auto didn't stop. Dickson cap
tured later.
Women voters yesterday decided at
election that River Forest would be
park district.
Geo. M. Murphy, superintendent of
machinery in fire department, resign
ed today. In department 27 years.
Women 38 years old found uncon
scious in factory entrance, 161 West
Harrison st. Empty carbolic acid bot
tle. St. Luke's Hospital. Won't give
name. Articles marked Mrs. Van
Houton, 4308 Langley av., in pocket
book. G. Novak, Mayflower Hotel, 443
South Clark St., sat in fourth-story
window. Fell. Dead.
N. Koukas, 48, 101 South Throop
St., stabbed six times by six men in
alley at rear of 2144 N. Springfield av.
Harold F. McCormick flew to work
today from his home in Lake Forest
Motor boats searching for Jewell
B.' Benjamin, real estate broker, who
paddled away from North Shore in
canoe laet night and has not re
turned. Total valuation of real estate and
personal property in Cook County
according to board of assessors is
$2,965,091,298, an increase of $191,
031,303 over last year.
Fire in feed warehouse 2819 South
State st. sent 150 families flying out
of Chicago Flats, 2815 South State,
and delayed traffic on South Side "L"
for one hour today.
Mrs. John Smith and two-days'-old
baby rescued from fire in home at
4188 Escanaba avenue by Mrs. Mary
Murphy, matron South Chicago po
lice station.
Police searching for unidentified
man who identified body of woman
who committed suicide as that of
Mrs. Helena Roth, 1112 S. Hermitage
av. Woman threw herself on rail
road tracks at 45th and North avs.
Man said he was relative. Then left
hurriedly.
Paul Williams, Jack Nelson, Fred
Wagner, Harry Wales, Mrs. Nelson,
Mrs. Wales and Miss Isabel Meagher
saved from drowning when sailboat
Cheese turned turtle off Clarendon
Beach.
Committee of County Board ap
proved granting of $500 petty cash
appropriation to State's Attorney
Hoyne.
Policeman Brayne caught Jimmie
Shereski, 6, rushing growler for
workmen on building near his home,
2858 25th pi. Jimmie will be witness
in court.
Charles Herth, driver Wells-iFargo
truck, 5038 N. Clark st, held to grand
jury. Ran over and killed James
Antolino, 2, 562 West Polk st
Rumor that Edward Morris, head
of packing firm, is critically ill de
nied at his home, 4800 Drexel blvd.
James Paulillo, 5, 702 South Mor
gan st, shot and killed. Mrs. Ale-
Jine Raffaele, same address, accused
by boys father. Genaro Raffaele, 6,
suspected of crime.
Sam Berkovitz, 809 S. Loomis st,
shot wife three times while at en
trance to Jewish cemetery, 14th st
and Desplaines av. Tried to shoot
Wm. Brotsky, 3343 West 38th pi., and
himself. Jealous.
Nic Michaels, assistant corpora
tion counsel, personally investigated
