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,mr-lfrr- NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Safeblowers got 250 from Wheel er & Joachims' saloon, 1658 W. Lake st, few doors from W. Lake st. police station. Mrs. Anna Stenerson, 920 N. Cali fornia ay,, dropped dead on street. Heart disease. Police searching for Louis Spink, 6, 2645 Washington blvd. Marjorie Hamilton Cunnningham, the "calender, girl" will take stand in Funk case today. John McHenry, found dead on stairs of Sam Phillips' rooming 'house, 942 W. Madison st Neck broken. Mystery. Police searching for man who threw Elizabeth Cordes, 2742 S. Harding av., from street car at Madi son and Halsted sts. Shoulder broken. U. S. Sen. Sherman and Former Gov. Deneen held political confer ence. ( Women's Party of Cook County- in war against suffrage clearing house operated by Women's City Club. Anton Wiskieszek, applying for citizenship papers, said President Wilson lived in Cicero. Mrs. Kittie Garnt, 10 E. Illinois st., found dead in bed same day her former husband, Thomas Raddigan, was drowned. Sam Insull says he'll cut Common wealth Edison rates $974,000. John J. Sullivan, 4756 Vincennes av., killed by fall from "L" platform at State and Van Buren sts. "Prof." Salisbury, long-sought clairvoyant, brought back to Chicago from Boston. Named Barney Bert sche. Negro burglar got $800 worth of jewels from home of Mrs. W. E. Campbell, 3? 51 Grand blvd. Sarah Padden, Chicago actress, married to Geo. C. Sackett, sec'y of United Play Co. Jennie Grayson, negress, convict ed of killing Bessie Taylor on account of jealousy. One year to life. Nathaniel Hill, 58, stationary engi neer, Hotel Holland, killed by being crushed between elevator cage and roof of building. Thos. Laquinto, laborer, North western Railroad, kilted by buggy of Battalion Marshal Kenny, fire dep't Aid. Richert authorized to fill va cancy on commission on city expen ditures caused by resignation of Aid. Beilfuss. Mrs. Emma Douglas, 16, arrested with Aldo F. Bleisch on complaint of her husband. Judge Hopkins ordered Bleisch to leave town. Girl wife sent back to husband. Would-be burglar frightened away when he tried to rob home of Mrs. John E. Barnes, 3571 Grand blvd. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst arrives in town today. Isabella Carruthers, 1820 Jackson blvd., appointed first woman bailiff of Municipal Court. Capt. C. Glenn Collins who passed himself off as English banker, arrest ed for forgery. Wanted in Baltmore, Md. Aid. Capitain resigned from sub way committee. President Samuel Gompers, Ameri can Federation of Labor, is in town today. Six Chicago girls announce them selves willing to enter into eugenic marriages. Morgan Campbell, 14, 1928 Larch mont av., killed by electric shock when he climbed electric light pole in Hallowe'en joke. Vice President Thos. R. Marshall is here. Predicts trouble over adminis tration currency bilL Aid. Geo. F. Harding, Jr., 2nd ward, boomed as Republican candidate for mayor Helen Sullivan, 3, taken from home of Mrs. Annie Edwards, 1246 Clark st, by man who said he was her father. Prominent young Elgin man ar- 1 rested as suspect in Addison, DL. jtmmmmmmmmmammmamM