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INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Fire totally destroyed home of Dr. Alfred M. de Roult, 6620 Kenwood av. Loss $20,000. Peter Plett, 345 Krai av., found dead. Broken neck. Drastic legislation wanted by bar bers to prevent women shaving hus bands on Sunday. Unidentified man found dead on walk at 362 E. Illinois st. Wound on head. Police investigating. Chas. James, 2806 W. Van Buren St., robbed of overcoat and $15. Policeman Fred Schabel wounded in arm in duel with robbers at Oakley and Austin avs. Grover Vannatta, 4923 Pensacola av., robbed by 2 men. $50. Mrs. J. H. Gates, 1230 N. State st., lost purse containing rings, valued at $800. Purse snatcher. Mrs. H. D. Hiizzah, 522 Roscoe st., robbed of $350 brooch in loop. William J. Sweeney, Denver, killed by fall from 4th story window of Chi cago Hotel, 20 S. Clark st. John Robinson, 4843 S. Dearborn St., arrested for burglary. James Lil lard, 4812 St. Lawrence av., com plainant Mrs. Ruby Zane wants search-warrant for 4-year-old son. Believes hus band kidnaped him. Utilities Commission to investigate Racine av. street car accident. Sick boy rescued at blazing build ing, 1317 N. Washtenaw av. Dam age to building $5,000." " Battalion Marshall C. N. Heany injured by fall ing glass. Archibald A. Cross, 6053 Cottage Grove av., saved himself from serious burns by diving into puddle of water. Clothes caught fire from gasoline ex plosion. Damage to building $2,000. Milton Conway, 12, 5469 University av., and Verne Smith, 12,' Detroit, robbed by Jackson Park "gang." Vic tims severely bruised. Richard Coleman, found wounded on walk, claims to have been attack ed by three robbers who took $118. Police trying to connect him with hold-up of Henry Hafer's Sons Coal Company. R. M. Zabel, 519 N. Wood st., ar rested. Alleged forgery. D. C. Williams, Kankakee, robbed $22 and watch. Stanley Ball, 1027 E. 59th st., and George Casey, 5428 Cottage Grove av., arrested. Said to have entered home of Charles .Casserly and taken jewels valued at $85. Maynus Peterson, 1607 Walnut st.t found unconscious, several ribs frac tured. Claims to have been in street car accident Nicholas Bauman, Morton Park, robbed. Two men who offered to see him home. Lost $20. Philip Newfield, clerk Cadillac Hotel, disappeared with $650. Po lice searching. Mrs. Lillie Squardo, 25, and Mrs. Domiana Carlardo, 27, Townsend st, gone. Husbands want police to find them. Judge Mahoney released 8 men in "sunrise" court. John Ray, 52, 322 N. Clark st, dropped dead at Chicago av. police station. Mrs. Ruth Mannay, who swallowed bichloride' of mercury, may recover. Sidney Levy, 6207 Wayne av., at tempted suicide. Gas. Revived by pulmotor. $250 worth of aigrettes stolen from I. Bezark's store, 22 S. State st, by" padded brick thiefs. Fourth time in two months. f S. E. Spear, LaGrange, III., killed by C, B. & Q. train. M. F. Fox, 2721 Washington blvd., bumped into man on N. Clark st' Stabbed in arm. Assailant escaped. r George Pressler, 33, 1911 Eddy st., found dead. Gas. $10,000,000 railroad yards up to city council. 14 railroads to use clearing freight terminals. ' Body of woman fourid in Hum boldt Park lagoon identified as Mrs.' -