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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Sunrise, 6:24; sunset, 4:43. Mrs. Mary Smith, 85, and daugh ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Klein, 1830 Bis sell, overcome by gas fro'm broken hose on gas plate. Collie dog .which attacked Phyllis Finnelly,' 8, 7552 Langley av., shot Bit six others, Hallowe'en. Mrs. Marion Quinn, 3010 Lake Park av., asked "warrant for Steve Mulchewski, expressman. Knocked off gas jet; then "sassed" her, she says. R. I. McDonald, 3933 S. Michigan av., fined $5. Struck Mrs. A. W. Brown, neighbor, when her baby cried. Allen Garrett, negro.freed. . In be cause he wore woman s. clothes Hal lowe'en. Pinched, -when he took a smoke on street. City council transportation com mittee to start for Philadelphia Nov. 9 to study traction conditions. Geo. Peterson, Dundee, III., in bankruptcy court. " Assets, $2,418; liabilities, $1,832. Hearing on extradition of Harold Jirka, indicted in Los Angeles on a change of impersonating an officer, continued. Mrs. Pauline Harz in $uit for di vorce says she was drugged and lured into wedding with Wm. P. Harz. Patrolman John Dillon shot in foot when gun fell from pocket as he ran for train. Mrs. Russell H. Clenny, 3709 Ellis av., got divor a and $200 a month after testimony that husband was cruel. Dr. Wm. Hickson, psychopathic la boratory, says Jerry Sucharda, con fessed killer of pal, is moron with de mentia praecox. - I Chicago Dental society caused j warrants for Dr. Wm. Lurie, 25 E. Washington, and six others. Not licensed, is claim. Willie Brown, 9, Zion City, died from ulcer, coroner's jury decided. Story that girls beat him untrue. Surface lines started work on Hegewisch branch. Campaign to get a million for Jew ish charities started at Standard club last night. Julius Rosenwald speaker. Jos. Novello, 1003 Belmont av., shot and killed at Locust and. Sedg wick. Second attack in year. Oliver Smith, 13, 134 S. 17th av., Maywood, ran off with father's auto. Didn't like his new teacher at school. Jacob Fpxdn, farmer, West Chi cago, found body of man about 50, who died from heart disease. Estate of Ben Sammons, vice pres ident Corn Exchange bank, left to widow. Amounts to $50,000. Walter Bryan, State hotel, had oh three suits of clothes when arrested by detectives. Suspected as "con" man. Mrs. Jos. Dekaster, 17, Riverside, asked annulment of wedding. Not properly performed, she says. . Three auto bandits got $7,000 in raid of saloon of Adolph Giese, 3458 N. Cicero av. Six wealthy women of Lake Forest have offered to adopt advertised orphan of Lake Bluff orphanage. Morris Babb, vaudeville performer, arrested for remarriage within year of divorce. Case to test law. Wife of Albert Michnevitz, 2012 State, to get $6 a week. Told court hubby loved goldfish more than her. Finley Barrell, broker, to retire. Grief over death of son drowned at Havana, 111., cause. Six men in auto got $1,009 in raid on Adams Express wagon at Jeffer son and Adams. Ben Hogan, 87, who ran "Mogan's Plop," 22 Meridian, dead. Was a prizefighter of note when young. Mary Nugent, 5, 5234 S. Union av., dead from lockjaw. Infection set in after vaccination. Muriel Hedrick, 18, 5211 Kenmore- av., missing, rouce asKea to search. "J. P. Morgan," who claims to be son of banker although he has only