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t describe the pfesefit scrap in pic turesque language. The convention opened with prayer arid adjourned with profanity. Mr". Staylaight-T-Tm not fond of jthe stage, Hazel, hut I hear your father orl the stairs, and I think I had better gd before the footlights." o- INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS George. Lanza painter, 1611 S. Homan av., was injured this af ternoon, when a scaffold on which fie was working at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, col lapsed. Hospital. Thbmas Sadler, 1129 W. 103d St., fell from car ?t Adams and Clark sfs.; bruised hip and cuts oh face J hospital. Posko Malvia, laborer, 723 Sholto court, fell 12 feet from roof in rear 226 Is. Wabash this morning; fractured Tiip. Otto Frank, 5957 S. Marshfield, struck and severely injured by Street car at Vincennes road and W. 78th st.; St. Bernard hospi tal. William Todd, Austin, Minn., reported to police he had been robbed of $300 by pickpockets'. Famous double plays Roose velt, to Chicago, to bolt. Body of E. Baumgaertnor, who disappeared from Wabash hotel 'three weeks ago, found in Lake Michigan at foot of Harrison st., at noon. No marks of violence on body. Mrs. Katherine Sullivan, 2540 W. Polk, left baby ih carriage while she went in grocery. Wind fclew carriage in front of wagon arid baby "was crushed to death. Driver of wago'n not founds Joseph Nicholls, 3511 Sheffield av.j run down by auto driven by Dr. Norton V. Smith, 800 Bel mont av, at Sheffield and Cornell avs.; fractured skull; hospital; will recover. Chicago Ass'n of Commerce will build home on State Fair Grounds at Springfield as home for members during fair. William Manfield, 18, 1523 York st, struck and slightly in jured by street car at Clark" and 12th sts. John Hurley arrested and iden tified as man wha held up Wm. Braun, W. 12th st. and Western av, week ago. Mask and revolver found on Hurley. . Lone robber held up salopns of Edward Peterson, 7401 S. Center av.; J. Flynn, few doors south,, and D.f George, 157 W. 69th st. Collected $80 in first, $70 in sec ond" and $60 in third ; cleaned cash registers and patrons. William McGuire, 14, 6663 S. Michigan ay., shot in forehead in St. Bernard school, 69th and Stewart av. "Unloaded" revolver in hands of schoolmate. Kibby Smith, negro chauffeur, 1514 W. Jackson, held to grand jury on charge of manslaughter ih cpnnection with death of M. J. Missey, killed at Clark and In diana street? by machine driven by Smith. William Mangier, 4672 Sheri dan road, former alderman, and ; aaMMftr j mmm4-i