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IEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Harry P. Coffin, safety comm'r, Portland, Ore., says prison for speed ers will end auto accidents. Ruthing Normington, school teach er, Colfax, Iar, awaiting train at La Salle depot. Rotibed of money and ticket in pocketbook. "World Peace" slogan of K. P.'s in convention. Today Pythian Day, according to mayor's edict. Paul Rosenberg, former sleuth in 70te fraud cases, indicted for "con game by federal grand jury. Mrs. Frances Vetter suing for di vorce. Charges minister husband with cruelty. Vincent Chemoski, 19, Evanston, rode bicycle on C. & N. W. tracks at Evanston. Killed by train. Leo Zelgler, 526 W. Chicago av., seriously hurt when Madison st. car hit auto at Market st Son Melvin hurt. Irvina Roszs, 8, Argo, 111., hit by Chicago & Jolfet R. R. car at Argo. Dead. Five pinched for blackmailing auto owners who leave cars about ball parks. Asked job as watchers. Dam aged cars if refused. Seven horses burned in barn fire at 4448 Emerald av. Unknown cause. Loss $10,000. Stephen Dawson says robbed by Michael Ryan. Both live at 329 S. Morgan st. Strangers. Ryan held. Ten-story buildjng going up at 827 Wilson av. Theater, shops and of fices. Mrs. Cora Miller, 518 W. Division st.r suicide. tGas. HI. Louis Drecker, 1516 Lafflin st., and Max Silverman, 81 S. Leavitt st, fell two stories from scaffold. Severe ly hurt Prof. L. W. FJapier,, pinched in al leged disorderly flat at 2217 S. Dear born st, fined $25 for carrying gun. Pleaded guilty. Policeman Nicholas Even, Court of Domestic Relations, to marry Agnes Odell, 1306 Winnemac av. Georere McCartney. 745 Oakwood blvd., shot by robber in Washington Park. Nervous hold-up man. In jury slight. Million yearly paid in Cook county for alimony, according to figures of County Clerk Sweitzer. Mrs. Arthur Thompson, Wilmette, advertising for maid, offered carfare to applicants. Twenty-two answered, some from country towns Helen Ellicott, 21, impersonating "coppette" from Toronto, held at de tective bureau. "Wanted." Vincent Coleman suing for annul ment of marriage. Mrs. Margaret Swankous Coleman neglected to get divorce. Anton Krubja pinched for distribut ing handbills calling mass meeting at Mayfair Park to denounce capitalists. Fined $50. Harry Miller, 1749 E. 18th st, pinched for stealing auto. Caught after chase in loop. Federal investigation of fire pn boat City of Chicago ended. No one blamed. Bandit entered saloon of John H af ter, 24th st and Indiana av. Locked six in rear room. Got $250 and wathh. Jas. Foley, 438 39th St., attacked , by negro robber at 39th st and Stew art av. Missed by snot Assailant escaped. Jasper 'John dead from burns re ceived Aug. 31 in laundry of Hotel Shersan. Crawled into washer. Caught by steam. Burglars got silverware valued at $500 from flat of L. D. Bartell, 6203 Eberhart av. Police hunting Martin Pryor of Milwaukee. Blamed for "Dollar-a-Week Club" swindle. Got between $10,000 and $20,000 claimed. Chas. Sundberg, 6009 S. Racine av.. held up. Robbers got $23. Conrad Knudson, 4351 N, Califor nia av., fireman, hurt hitching horses for run to blaze. Hit by harness. iglHn-t-.'.- ,)!-.