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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Sunrise, 5:41; sunset, 5:10. Coroner asked to investigate death of Mrs. Bertha Loftus, 5903 Lafayette av., in Mercy hospital. Cause un known. Dominick Francisco, employe of Pneumatic Tube Co., jailed for rifling mails. Confessed, authorities say. Wm. Plamondon, 4512 S. Union, arrested when Mrs. L. M. Brown, 2249 W. Adams, said he took wedding ring after proposing marriage. Bertha-Steinhart, Vincennes hotel, reported that negro had stolen purse with $450 in jewels. Wm. Scanned, owner of iron foun dry at Western and Austin avs., held to grand jury on serious charges of 9-year-old girl. Frank Briton and Harold Carlson, farm hands for Mark Morton, eccen tric millionaire of Wheaton, got judg ment for wages due. G. P. Sust, 4602 S. Morgan, brought from San Francisco on embezzlement charge of Forest Glen Milk Co. Building committee of city coun cil asked to investigate story that $1,000,000 was raised to defeat exten sion of fire limits. Sons of American Revolution asked Gov. Dunne to order flags at halfmast April 15, semi-centennial of Lincoln's death. Fred White, clerk for Quaker Oats Co., who waa killed by 17-floor plunge from Railway Exchange bldg., was not drugged, coroner's report. E. F. Kublank to be tried for send ing threatening letter to .Agnes Flan ner, 357 N. Clark. Charles B. Munday and Henry Hut ting, officers of La Salle St Bank, plead not guilty before Judge Carpen ter of misuse of bank fund. Mrs. L. S. Van Keureh, who was acquitted of murder of husband, sued by sister for half of $100,000 estate left by father Robber forced Mrs. K. B. Keough, 25 W. 59th, grocer, to take cash from stocking. Got $103. Ten members of "Hob-Nob" club, 3350 Rhodes av., freed op charge of selling liquor without license in club rooms. Bottles taken by police con tained medicine. W. H. McCullough, River Forest, refused to pay 20 per cent penalty added to water bill. To start suit if water Is shut off. Mrs. L. Z. Meder, comm'r public welfare, to ask that Mrs. Marion Brockington, who attacked her, be' examined for sanity. Dr. L. P. Weinberg, Ligonier, lnd.t denied transporting Miss Grace Loch er to Chicago, as girl charged. Case on Monday. Chief of Police Gleason issued an order transferring 74 policemen. "Good of service," chief said. Boys of Wm. McKinley and Crane Technical high schools mixed in "roughneck day" fight. Many bruised. "Murder," verdict of coroner's jury in death of Christian Baxmeyer, Portland, O., found shot in Pullman ear near Elgin. George Sheridan, inmate of pri vate sanitarium, Evanston, suicide. Rope.' Believed demented. Edward Dallas, 3442 Elaine pl.f fined $200 for flirting with Mrs. George Rees in car. Five-story building at 124-126 W. Lake destroyed by fire. Fire boat in action. Loss $200,000. Chicago Germans to aid German government in disposing of $10,000, 000 war loan. Chicago Drys' ass'n held rally at their auditorium, 19 S. La Salle, last night. Want Chicago dry in 1916. 600 heirs to fortune of Jonas Bengston' Lambert to inherit $100, 000,000 estate. Estate round recent ly. Lost for years. Some heirs in Chicago. Two men claimed Policeman Thomas O'Hara held them ui and robbed them. Says he searched them for concealed wjeapons. Case being probed. mkmmiMm&m