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r son, Pirie, Scott & Co., committed suicide yesterday. Illness. Used re volver. Peanut stand at 18th and Michi gan -av. caught fire. Firemen saved tin can containing. $116, "which was hidden in corner of stand. Mrs. Sylvester Wilcox filed suit against Mrs. Jeanette Smith for $50, 000 for alienating husband's affec tions. Frank Blacklidge, locomotive en gineer, started suit against Federal Judge Landis for $25,000 damages, charging false imprisonment and ar rest. Judge holding court in Spring field. Michael Moore arrested after he had stolen 2 overcoats from check room of Casino club. Checkroom window left open for air. . Woman who said she was divorced wife of Ernest Linsner, 6018 South Park av., took poison in Commercial hotel. Said she was despondent since husband had obtained divorce. Serious condition. B. F. Stone, telegraph operator for 34 years, retired yesterday on pen sion. Was managef of Palmer house branch. Chicago Political Equality league women to watch city officials to see if they attend to business. Thomas Cronin, 11, 2812 S. 5th av., killed, and 2 playmates hurt. Bobsled crashed into auto truck. H. Breternitz, driver, held . Mrs. Harry Rawlings, wife of wall paper man, suing for divorce. Al leges cruelty. Asks custody of son. Says husband spends money on new auto and gives her none for house. Wlllard Travis, 12, 591 Maple av., sent home by teacher with note to father. Later seen leaving town on freight train. Charles Pellicia, 8, 329 W. Oak, given ride on grocery wagon by driver. Delivered packages. Was then deserted. Found by police. Harry Thomas, promoter of get-rich-quick enterprises, jumped $10, 000 bond to. go to South America. Several associates held by federal authorities. State's Att'y Hoyne not at office yesterday. Mysterious witness testi fied before grand jury. George Goodwin, roofer, injured when he fell from roof at 5301 Green wood av. . Mary Stagnardi, 14 month's, 602 W. Taylor, pulled pot of boiling coffee from stove. Died from burns. Mayor received petition from Woman's Federated Church club to appoint Miss Lucy Hall member of new morals commission. Mrs. Pearl Libby Clow, Lake For est, to receive $125,000 estate left to her in will of husband made 13 years ' ago. Stanley Yonanier, 136 Fulton, kill ed when clothing caught in machin ery at Gilbert & Bennett Manf. Co.'s plant at Blue Island. Emil Gregorre, Mexican, found dead in gas-filled room at 690 N. Clark. Police found ticket in pocket from Chicago to Villa, Mexico. Baby boy, about 6 months old, found in hallway at 2730 N. Clark by Michael Favish, janitor. Taken to St. Vincent's orphan asylum. Fund being collected among friends of Simeon King, aged TJ. S. commis sioner of deeds, to place him in James C. King home for old men. Chicago police asked to search for Wesley D. Patty, re-elected to posi tion of cashier in Oneida State bank, Oneida, 111., for 21st time. Disap peared on New Year's day. Mrs. Julia von Zinner, 3532 Ellis av., roominghouse keeper, told police jewelry valued at $30 was stolqa from her home by 2 young men who look ed at rooms. . Dr. Arthur Blunt, arrested, charg ed with having performed illegal op eration oil Mrs. Bonnie Rahm, 4709. Broadway, denied charge. George James, 1031 E. 42d pi., rob bed of $7 by negro near home. Mrs. Mollie Weinstein, 944 E. 55th, I missing. Police searching. ?jjj