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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Cops unable to catch burglars in Town Hall police district. Two po licewomen now on job. Coroner and police are investigat ing death of Edward J Baker, chauf feur, 3002 Narragansett av. Wife charges drunkenness. Camillo Hongary threatened Miss Bessie Beason in her room in Sara toga Hotel with revolver. Arrested. Revolver was a toy. 45 farmers oh job at Municipal Market Sunday. Amelia Sears, director of bureau of public welfare, submitted report of employment situation Chicago to Municipal Markets Commission. Ad vocates many remedies. Alexander Niczankowski, 1232 Fry st, robbed of $8 by three men o'n Des plaines st. -viaduct. Dominicum Maggia, 855 W. Ohio st, examining old rifle with Frank Lusco. Shot in right lung. Serious. Michael Pretzin, 911 W. Huron st, refused to invite neighbors to have beer. Wife slashed face with knife. Auto driven by Charles F. Miner, 946 Ainslee St., hit by car. Two men injured. Refused to give names. Two women in carriages of Harry Toll, 2119 Evergreen av., hurt when horse ran away. Stopped by Lincoln Park Policeman Towne. Was drag ged 20 feet Fox terrier owned by Edward Steuer, 2236 W. 12th st, chased and bit two robbers who 'broke in to Steuer's crockery store Sunday. Men escaped. Otto Pigusch, 2543 Archer av., an swered doorbell and John Spies, 2702 S. Union st, shot him. Police unable to learn motive. Declare Spies was drunk. - Monument to memory' of Lieuts. Michael O'Hara and Thos. Naughton, Boer war heroes, ereeted in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Argument in poker game in Colon ial Cafe, 745 E. 63d st, hear on street by two detectives. Six arrested. Arthur M. Tree, son of late Judge Lambert Tree, Chicago, dead in Eng land. Edward Carrick, 9, son of police Lieutenant, and another boy chased and caught youth who had snatched money from cripple yesterday. Tried to take him to jaiL He escaped. Unidentified man's body wrapped in gunny sack and canvas found in alley back of 120 N. Sheldon st Shot and stabbed to deatfi. Police prob ing. Highland Park has epidemic of in fantile paralysis. 4 cases in town and 5 in Waukegan. Parents warned to keep children away from school. Mrs. Nellie Higgs, on trial for mur der of I. C. conductor, Bays she isn't as confident as she ought to be. "Tco many women have been released lately." Miss Margaret Doring, grocer, 1456 N. Leavitt st, held up by man. Fired 6 shots at him. .Missed. 27 young men dfesstftfas women arrested at party in borne of Harry Benson, 2022 Orchard .st American Meat Packers' Ass'n to conyene at Hotel LaSalle Oct 19. Will discuss ways tp get American farmer to raise more beef. Serious shortage. Harry King, 3233 S. Wabash ay,, held up by two men on Harrison st bridge. $1 and watch. Earl Knowles, Dayton, O., robbed of $350 an dhat and shoes. Fell asleep in Grant Park. Henry Schalz, 2131 Lincoln av., in jured. Motorcycle struck by auto. Vnon Voeuszewski, 8, 1310 Mil waukee av., drowned in river at foot of Blanche st Fishing. Runaway horse stopped from jumping in river by Policeman Clar ence Krumbein at Madison st. bridge. Alex Weiss, 5407 S. Michigan ay., robbed of $40 and $200 diamond by three robbers. Jake Minski, 1821 Newberry av., and Samuel Weiss, 111 N. Ashland, ... -r r-f f 1 1 1 -f-, ,-j- liinTiiimiiiMii