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mmmmBmmmmmmmm NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO W. Petchaft gave self up to Omaha police, telling he had forged check on John Kemp, 4818 Evans av., Chicago. Comptroller Pike will recommend city ordinance providing tor purchase by city of $1,000,000 worth of ita own municipal pier bonds. 2,500 men laid off in city water pipe extension dep't account approach of winter. John Laux, treasurer Oelerich & Berry Co., 864 Larrabee, left $120,000 to three cihldren, 1056 Loyola av. x Vincenzo Megaro sued Sawyer Bis cuit Co., 1029 WV Harrison, $20,000. Hit head on beam projecting over the street, he says. Enos Edmonds, arrested on charge of landlady, Mrs. E. Edmonds, 4420 Vincennes av., for "making a racket," proved deaf and dumb. Discharged. Lee Flan agin, 54 E. 32d, negro, charged with violating Mann act by transporting Mrs. Edna Johnson to Gary, Ind., for immoral purposes. Al Tucker, 2512 Cottage Crove av., fined $100 for impersonating police man. Leonard Kaminski, W. Hammond saloonkeeper, fined $3 for shooting decorations off furniture to entertain the kids. Federal grand jury may bring ad ditional indictments against accused guilty of Eastland disaster. Postal employes raise $760 for Mrs. Walter Ray, widow of postal clerk shot in mistake for highwayman. Penniless; six children, oldest 10. Louis F. Swift consents to killing of deer, hogs and cattle at Lake For est farm. Hoof and mouth disease. $1,000,000 of County hospital bonds sold to Harris Trust & Savings bank at equal to par. Aurora horrified that hdotchie show was running at fair. Wriggly "Turk ish" dancer turned out to' be 16-year-old son of show owner. Mayor Thompson will leave Mon day to assist celebration of Chicago day "at-San FrancisCo'falr. Last Chi- Sunrise,.5:44; sunset, 5:37. Judge Henry Horner, probate court, disposed of l.OO claims against 400 estates in less than 3 hours. Court Tecord for speed. . Geo. C. Sikes, sec'yChi. bureau public efficiency, resigned to do news paper work. City Collector Forsberg has raked in $16,589,514 the 8 months of this year, $1,700,000 more than same pe: ried las year. Yellow Cab Co. filed, two new in junctions to keep others from run ning yellow-colored taxis. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Hamilton offer ed Blackstohe hotel $100 to let them keep dog given them by king of Greece In room. Refused. They left hotel. , Prosperity exposition went into the hands of receivers. Judge Smith 'fined Natalby's res taurant, 23 W. Randolph, $300. Con tempt of court Det Serg't Jas. "Skip" Monaghan, former partner Serg't "Big- Bill" Egan, granted $750 yearly pension. Evanston police dn campaign against .those who spit on car floors. Mrs. Elizabeth Geiger, 2030 Day ton, slugged by "coffee salesman." Got $3.50. Mrs. John McMahon, 2536 Shields av., met negroieavlng flat Lace cur tains and $25 in jewelry missing. After being scolded by father, Els Martin, 20, 4944 S. Western av., at tempted suicide by gas. Revived. Church Fed. Council and Swedish Church Temperance Fed. of N. Side demand mayor enforce Sunday sa loon law. English and French financial no tables in Chicago to boost sentiment for $500,000 war loan. Alice Joyce Borden, becoming 18, comes into $1,000,000 fortune. ' Edw. Janis, 12228 Emerald av., who escaped Detention hospital by chang ing clothes with brother, his double U looks, recaptured. Both now held. '"' v'r": c-r-l r- rrafcaj tJtmM.