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jaOTwr??,w IV' INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS vvmaow-smasner roDDer got auo f uoroner Hoffman may reopen worth of jewels and millinery from shop of Marsten & West, 12 N. Mich igan av. Joseph King, 1041 W. Adams st., struck and killed by monkey wrench at Commonwealth Edison Co. power plant. Fire scare in building at 103 N. Dearborn st. -Slight loss. Police can't find groaning trunk. Women have formed Liberty League to aid "wets" in 25th ward. Two robbers tried to hold up Unit ed Cigar Store, Madison andHalsted sts., but were frightened away. Frank. Rose, former street car com pany investigator, fined $5 and costs for punching nose of Sidney Ossoski, general claim agent of Chicago Rail ways Co. Fifty sophomores of Northwestern University routed as many freshmen when they caught them putting-up posters, warning class of 1916 of coming class of 1917. Ducked two freshies In lake. John Hermanowski", 22, 1519 West 18th pi., died last night from wound received when shot in neck by Police man Richard Strutz. Shooting fol lowed scrap. Smoke from fire at plant of Her man & Goldsmith, manufacturers, 141 S. Fifth av., routed employes. $1,000 loss. Police holding four men on charge of robbing and assaulting Samuel Cantor, 1312 S. Kedzie av., early Thursday morning. Patrolman Dominick J. Caferata, Chicago av. station, discharged from force for failure to report for duty 'Sept. 4. . Patrolman Jeremiah Hanley, South Chicago station, fined 25 days' pay for being found asleep in undertak er's office Sept. 2. ' Board of Education will probe graft charges against Frances Pauline Zel lers, teacher at Frances Wfllard pchooL. probe into death of Bertram Bras siere if trace of taxicab chauffeur, who drove Brassiere about town the night before he died can be found. Death penalty was demanded yes terday in Judge McDonaldt's court for Hassan Sinon, one of alleged murder ers of Ah Abdul, former part owner in Turkish coffee house, 466 N. Hal sted st. ' Maurice Raymond, the magician known as The Great Raymond, got into mix-up with his barker at White Oity. Raymond will appear before Judge Sabath. v Mrs. Magdalena Spencer's ground for divorce is that Dr. Spencer stood in front of their home, 4117 Washing ton blvd., from 7 p. m. until 11 p. m. yelling, "I'll kill you," at minute in tervals. David Quinn explained to iudge that he wasn't happy unless he was chasing golf balls and putting them in his pocket. Fined $5. Kathryn Pettigrew had Jacob G. Schonfaber, 4201 MhVav., arrested for speaking to her. He denies it Walter Bartlett, 14, 301 W. Goethe st., ran away from his mother. Had revolver and $5 bill. Mrs. Bertha Heyn, 2118 Seminary av., found deatLin bed. Gas. Mourn ed death of husband twenty years ago. Mrs. Rebecca Maselman, 1301 W. 14th st, taken to County Hospital suffering- with gas" poisoning. Des pondent over poverty. Mrs. Jas. Regan, widow of indicted election: clerk who was drowned Aug. 24, says his death was accident Louis Sing, king of Chinatown, threatens to expose police if they don't stop raiding Chinese gambling houses. Body taken from river believed to be that of Mrs. Kate O'Brien. 22 Bishop ct. Public Administrator Jas. F. Bishop says assets of. late William, Henry ,i,vj. (9'A. MMMaai