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' W. Lake st, fell from 2d-story window of her home onto roof of shed. Slgihtly injured. Body of Mary-Gruba, 5, who was thought to have" been kid naped from her home in Gary on Aug, 10, was found ina Gary swamp. Body was badly decomposed. Police say the girl was attacked and the body thrown into swamp. St. Jarleth's Catholic 'church baseball team defeated West Side Colvers 6 to 2 at Lady of Sor- . row's grounds, Van Buren and Kedizie. Chicago fire department 'head quarters opened at Riverdale. Is engine company No. 118. Six alleged gamblers arrested in raid of poker game at 1076 W. 14th st. Harry Taube, 1367 W. 13th st, booked as keeper. x Thirteen men arrested in raid of dice game, in basement of pool room at 441 N. Kedzie ave. Henry L. Speckhart, 50, 21 See ley ave., wood carver, turned on gas, thens.hot himself over heart Suicide. Despondent. Ill health. Court Edwards, 38, 2209 Prai rie ave., fell from his motorcycle at Riverview Motordome. May die. James Brown, Chicago Mills hotel, 733 S. State st., drowned in river while rowing with compan ions. Sucked under steamer Man istee. Caroline Karlobsky, 2654 S. Springfield ave., waded into lake with clothes on at Highland Tark. Drowned. Suicide. Mrs. Prager, 60, 2421 W. 12th st.was.sittingon her frontporch Painted. Heat. Grabbed railing? Broke. Fell. Dead. v -" Husband, 68, tried to grab herl Prostrated with grief. County hospital. May die. Lincoln park police found 35 stray babies. All returned to par ents. Theodore Wise, helper at Isola lion hospital, found dead leaning against fence with rope around5 his neck. Suicide. ". Gustave Stern ran Stern's bath? ing beach at foot of Hayes ave? without license. Arrested. Many"' bathers forced to leave water. Lawrence Schuettler, 17, 3822 N. Ashland ave., racing two com panions in lake at Lincoln park? Cramps. Drowned. Olaf Gruener, 11 Hubbard p fell down stairs of his home? Broken arm. St Luke hospital? Isaac Jemers, stonecutter from Quebec, Canada, swindled out d $200, then robbed of $250 mof$ while in saloon near Polk st sta tion. ? Harry Edwards, 1621 Walnut st, beaten irt bed. Skull fractuK ed. Mystery. Wife held. Chorus girl with an almosY bathing suit went bathing 3r Clarendon beach. Cop didn't like5 suit Ordered her out She re fused. He went after her oriL horse. Horse reared. He tlove over horse's head & Cop got real hot Went to end: of life line after- girl. Got her) and made' her come out Tofd he'? to beat it She Hid. Charles Conroy-, 18, Paulina! and Carroll ave., arrested off charges preferred by Luci&f