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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Sunrise, 7:05; sunset, 5:02. Leopold Matowski, 1430 Augusta, window washer, fell from 3d floor of Lakeside bldg., Adams and Clark. May die. Thos. Meehan, 3838 Emerald av., arrested on charge of stabbing -five men in Pat Sheehan's saloon, 3707 S. Halsted. Bandits got $24 from Albert War nicke's drug store, 6529 Blackstone. Edw. O'Shea, cigar salesman, State and Harrison, fined $25 for selling cigarets to minors. Kate Adams warrants issued for Jos. and Mary Oland, owners Peo ple's hotel, 1734 W. Van Buren. Sixteen-year-old girl found in raid. Body of Fred Wild, 1435 Sherwin av., drowned in lake Saturday, recov ered. Fire starting in Fowler's studio, Evanston, destroyed 3-story bldg. $10,000 loss. Herbert Newby McCoy, chemistry pr6fessor University of Chicago, sued for divorce by Vories Gwin Mc- NCoy. Charges cruelty. Married 1899. John Stojakal, 4527 Homer, killed by Yellow. Taxicab, driven by Horace Fisher. Mrs. Edna Chadwick, 6243 Cham plain av., got divorce from Att'y Wm. Chadwick. Infidelity. Ceo. Parks, alias Max Parkinson, got three years' sentence on charge of transporting Helen Lark from Chicago to St, Louis in violation of Mann act. Mrs. Ottillie Luken, River Forest, granted divorce from Henry Luken, German prisoner of war. Eight jurors secured in Erbstein O'Donnell trial. Fred Hoffmanvsaid wife, Bertha, left him Jan. 17 and gave child, Ber tha, 5, to Dr. I. H. Holloway, negro" physician, 1658 W. Lake. Wants writ for baby. Richard L. Hoist, 638 N. Clark, granted divorce from Mrs. Aletha Hoist. Desertion charge. Mrs. Eugenia L. Brown wants di vorce froin Reynolds E. Brown, clerk for state factory inspector. Charges infidelity. Named "Vinie." Reported that Chicago is to have $5,00Q,000 opera house facing Lin coln Park. Mrs. Helen Diamond, 3421 Indiana av., arrested for wearing gun. Said she had been robbed of $137 and wanted to frighten crooks. Mortgage brokerage firm of Robt K. Pitte bankrupt -Assets, $245, 324; liabilities, $180,072. Hugo Pitte is son. Bernard Ziegler, 1434 S. Spaulding av., hurt in fight between Yellow Taxi Co. and Hotel La Salle chauf feurs. Allied Bazaar netted $447,232. Clara Mitchell, 15, who tried sui cide by poison, to be adopted by Mrs. Robert McCalL ' City council ordered corp. counsel to prepare ordinance against icy side walks. 27 hurt yesterday by falls. Paul Cranzmann, 4731 Warwick av., fined $25 for selling liquor with out license on Sunday. Frank Morrelli, owner of Firemen Inn, 537 N. Clark, fined $20 for keep ing open after 1 a. m, ' Creditors of Fritz von Frantzius, late broker, to'apply to Judge Landis for referees Mrs. Warden Springer Oliver made defendant in suit yesterday for re ceiver for Muncie Natl Institute, which she controls. First Deputy Westbrook b'anquet ed by West Side business men. ' Third Illinois infantry home to night. To muster out Raccoon that escaped from Lin coln park zoo found in home of Lu ther P. Friestada, Diversey pkwy. and Sheridan rd. v Robert J. Stahl, 1008 W. 65th, missing. Sixteen men, arrested in raid ori alleged gambling house at 838 Grand av., given small fines by Judge UnUr, a& tmiji&4tM$u&i ttSJcl