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tr-Vrsy LOCAL DOINGS IN TABLOID FORM Grand Trunk "Steamship Special," New York bound, wrecked at 47th t and Kedzie av. No one hurt. Fire routed three families at 4915 S. Wabash av. $5,000 loss. Luck Statoreia, 7, 1013 S. Halsted st., struck by street car. Saved by fender. Orville Micheal, detective, Belt Line R. R., shot by freight thieves. Bullet stopped. by clothes." Escaped with scratch. Finance committee recommends $628,000 for public library for 1914. Thos. Cronan, 10 W. 18th st; Jos eph Francis, 2213 Archer av.; Andrew Lemerman, 5018 S. Paulina st, and John Warnick, 244 W. 25th pi., seri ously injured. Tried to drive truck through subway of C. & W. I. R. R., 71st and Wallace sts. Seat too high. . Were pinned under root. J. J. Murry, 170 Loomis st, dying at County Hospital. Fell from Hal sted st. car. Twelve fined 'for gambling by Judge Sullivan. Five $1 and and seven $3. Police James O'Neill, Central sta tion, struck by auto owned by David Weber, 3523 S. State st. Three families routed out of bed by fire at 4915 S. Wabash av. Loss $5,000. Basements flooded when 36-inch water main burst at S. 5th av., west of Van Buren st. Stella Czemirowska, 1919 W. Divi sion st, who killed Frank Kosinski, 1138 Noble st, may recover. John Musovally, chauffeur, 132 W. 31st st, fined $10. No license. John Proteicki, 7, killed by auto truck. John Gleason, 2833 Herndon St., driver. Mabel Sturtevant and Sarah B. Foster indicted by federal grand jury. Said to have defrauded society wo men. Torch exploded at sorority initia tion at Lewis Institute. Miss Kathryn Wyre severely burned. Louis Schmidt, 29, 2327 S. Sawyer st., home late, scolded. Shot self. Will recover. Frank Schuman's barber shop, 2200 W. Chicago av., wrecked. Tank exploded and gas caught fire. No one injured. Mrs. Mary M. Arnold, 323 Belden av., awarded $8,856.84 in Municipal Court Wm. E. Dodson had sold her worthless stock. Joseph Clarke and Henry Cohen, insurance adjusters, fined $1 and costs. Louis Cohen, women's tailor, 212 N. Cicero st, fined $5. Fred Rehberg fined $2. Rehberg objected to time taken to fit wife's dress. New trial wanted for Att'y Daniel Donahoe. Was convicted for con spiring to defame Clarence S. Funk. Mrs. Margaret Pace wants divorce and custody of daughter. Claims hus band has too many women friends. Grand Trunk flyer crashed into freight at W. 49th st. yards. John Miller, Battle Creek, engineer passen ger train, and fireman injured. Inquiry at Bridewell ordered by council. Will investigate contracts for convict labor. Store of Chas, A. Oberg entered. Robbers demanded cash. Objected. Received four bullets. Condition seri ous. Chauncey Blair, 4830 Olmstead av., found body of new-born baby boy in auto. Albert Lesser, Harrisburg, Pa., wants to be arrested. Claims to have taken $123. Samuel Hutchinson, 57, 218 N. Kostner av., tripped on rope attached to auto of Erwin Greer, 1456 S. Wa bash av. Internally injured. Judge Windes petitioned by Przed zankowski family for change of name. Want to be called Price. 849 LaSalle st, apartment bldg., damaged by fire. Edward Waller, Buffalo, guest of the municipal lodging house, has