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LOCAL DOINGS IN TABLOID FORM Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs Preparations- completed for funeral of "Sammy" Meisenberg, Chicago bluejacket killed at Vera Cruz. ,(Viola Fisher, 4, Green Bay av., up set lamp. Dead. Mother severely burned trying to save baby. Body of woman found in lake at Lake Forest identified as that of Mrs. John Hemman, missing Waukegan. woman. Four overcome by gas at 835 Rush st Revive!. Police investigating. Mrs. Mabel Wolfe, 19, 2714 Lincoln av., missing. Sale of Inter-Ocean continued to give time for further bids. Chicago Public Library to circulate books by parcel post. Wife given custody of Harvey A. Dwight, member of Dwight Brothers Paper Co. Oliver Dwight, brother, ar rested for contempt of court. Harvey alloged to be demented. Joseph Baron, 40, 3739 S. Wood st., fatally burned and Sam Novak, 27, 1341 Bauman av., injured by explo sion of carbon of sulphuric acid. Fifty gypsies, comprising a flO wagon caravan, seized by Rogers Park police. Rumored members of party are ill with scarlet fever. Health authorities will investigate. Ray Mathews captured after pistol chase. Alleged to have held up res taurant, 853 N. Clark av. Edward Inskip, 200 Hastings st., held for grand jury. Charged with killing Frederick Fett, April 2. Philip D. Weinstefn wants $25,000 damages from Jacob D. Palos. Slan der. Joseph Murover, 1559 Clybourn av., robbed on street car. Pickpocket got ' Miss Elizabeth Swenson, 27, 4406 Sheridan road, charged with taking $390 wortlTof clothing from Gertrude Wilson. Girls roomed together. Hearing in vote fraud. case against three election judges charged with irregularities 1912 election begins to day - - Lizzie Bender given 30 days in. Bridewell for taking lace waists at Marshall Field s. George De Young. 5, kicked by horse. Dead. Albert Palmer, 940 N. LaSalle st., took poison. May recover. Mrs. Lulu Willi's held on arson charge. Alleged to have fired home, 43 W, 27th st, to collect insurance. Madeline Genualdi, 10, 552 Veddor st., bitten by mad dog. 21 men taken in gambling raid at 120 S. Clark st James Geforas' room, 12 W. Chest nut st., looted. $100 stuff taken. James C. McCartney, 4859 Ken more av., died from injuries resulting from fall down "L" stairway. Dr. W. A. Code, 1400 W. Erie st., gagged and robbed in office by two armed men. $48 taken. Gustave E. Hengen, Oregon, sent to jail by Judge McGoorty for failing to pay alimony. Peter Mordus, 13, 9712 Avenue N, drowned in Calumet river. Leo Grabowski, 18, and Dominick Millerowski, 23, charged with beating, Frank Vinacki, 8400 Mackinaw st, to death. Had refused to buy them drink. Mrs. Minnie Hackett, 417 S. Mor gan st, robbed and choked'by hold-up men. Lost $20. Louis Ullrich, 1502 N. Central Park 'av., held for passing $4,950 check. Otto Antonson, complainant. John Przyprawa, editor of Zgoda, wants $25,000 damages from oPlish Publishing Co. Claims opopsition paper called him criminal. Isadore Kokoshky, motorcyclist, killed by C. & M. electric car. $200 reward offered for arrest and conviction of murderers of Henry J. Beilman, saloonkeeper, killed by hold up men, July, 1913. Four saloon licenses revoked" 'by mayor. $2,000,000 Bahai Temple planned for "Wilmette in world movement for