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nftwpmsf&mm'i LOCAL DOINGS IN TABLOID FORM One hundred passengers in panic when Chicago & Oak Park elevated train caught fire near Homan av. station. Fire quickly extinguished. Frank E. Censer, 4300 Emerald av., fined ?5 for pickink up old transfer and offering it to street car conduc tor.. Frank S. Frederick, 4907 Dearborn St., "died today from burns received when he stepped on electric wire, August 22. Federal Judge Landis denied appli cation for writ for Officers Flannigan and Carlin, who are wanted in Maca tawa, Mich., for bringing Chas. Schartenberg back to Chicago to tes tify in Max Annenberg case. Mrs. Mary Meyers, owner of Le Clair Hotel', Monroe and Peoria sts., arrested on charge of running dis orderly house. Two men arrested on charge of robbing several homes in Hegewisch. Lieut. Wm. H. Darrow, member of Chicago police force for 30 years, died in St Mary's Hospital, 111 for two months. John Sbati, 3706 Eberhart av., in jured when his delivery wagon was struck by Wentworth av. car at 47th street. Auto owned and driven by H. J. Hulsmann, 1253 N. Clark St., caught fire and was almost destroyed. $700 loss. Armed bandit got -$35 from Louis Lieberman, cafe owner, 1238 Wells st. Proposal to unite two suburbs, Villa Park and Spring Road, into one community' bearing name of "Wood row" after Wilson, voted down by women residents. David Rosenheim, wealthy butch er, 4714 Kambark av., wants injunc tion against Kenwood Theater, next door, because strains of music lure his children from their studies. Charles G. Gates, well-known young millionaire, -passed few hours in Chicago on way to Minneapolis from Kansas" City. s Mrs. Helen Renich, 68, 1926 School st, injured when auto in which she and her son, William, were riding col lided with one driven by Edw.'ZopeL Frank A. Vogler, for 14 years with Board of Review, has resigned. Mrs. Lillian Bell Bogue, Chicago authoress, seeking divorce from Ar thur H. Bogue. Walter A. Washburne elected pres ident of the Chicago Press Club. John V. Farwell, in speech at Chi cago. Credit Men's Ass'n., expressed his fear that politics had something to do with the administration cur rency bill. Esther Keshek, 9240 Chauncey av., poured pail of hot water over Mrs. E. E. Goodland, 9238 Chauncey av., after latter had killed one of her chickens. Judge put Mrs. Kershek on peace bonds. George Kalina, 8, 819 W. Erie st., badly burned playing around bonfire. Mrs. Wanda de Latour, who was charged with murder of her husband, Jan de Latour, freed by coroner's jury. Decided it was suicide. Thomas F. Russum filed suit for divorce against Mrs. Jacquemina Russum, naming Geo. W. Keeler and charging infidelity. Keeler and Mrs. Russum were arrested in a Denver Hotel recently. The Triburie and the Englewood Law and Order League is still chas ing down the cigar counter dice game. Marie Kerrigan, T6, 627 W. 46th st., tried suicide by gas. Revived. Love affair. Gertrude Galland, 17, 2000 W. 25th St., sought on charge of taking $25 from L. A. Sawalish's residence, 3134 Logan, blvd. Mayor Harrison will fill vacancies in positions of police sergeant from eligible-Jlst of civil service commis sion -within two weeks. Mrs.- Mary ' Hennig, 58, 6542 S. tGreen st, struck and badly injured by dutp .owned and driven by. Henry ""- " """"" Jmtmmmmtmmmmam