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INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Casimir Mugowec, 751 Milwaukee av., always locked wife in room when hewent to work. Yesterday neigh bor sraelled gas. Kicked door in and found woman unconscious. Police seeking Casimir. . Woman known as Mrs. Gardner sought by police in connection with mysterious death of John F. Rom mel, 5021 W. 23d st. Body of Rom mel found in basement of his home with neck slashed. New Florida Hotel, 5751 Cottage Grove av., owned by Dago Frank, raided by police. Barney Shore, 650 W. 12th St., kicked by horse. Two ribs broken. John Haggerty, 1302 S. Tolman av., dropped dead in restaurant. Heart disease. Ralph Randall, 17, 5346 W. Adams St., threw beer bottle through car window. William Zajicek, motor man, fired two shots. Randall dan gerously wounded. Zajicek arrested. Baby girl 7 days old abandoned in hallway of building, 1468 Bryant pi. William Smith, negro, 2102 S. State St., and William Haverson, 1025 Wolf ram av., arrested. Identified by Jos eph Perez as alleged hold-up men. John Neurohr, 1139 Center st., mortgaged home to get rich quick. Police seeking Albert Holtman, man who got the money. Neurohr may lose home. Frank Mader, 21 N. Lincoln st., ar rested. Had 2 magazine pistols, but surrendered when orders "take him dead or alive," were given. Is held on charge of shooting two men. $2,000 worth of diamonds found under flooring of 2 West Side barns. Is part of $10,000 loot taken in front of Boston Jewelry Store on Halsted st. Frank Dirzina, 20, 900 Taylor st, arrested. Walter Crosby, arrested at Elkhart, Ind., tried to dispose of $1,000 worth of jewelry purchased on installments from Herbert L. Joseph & Co., 220 S. State st. Rumored that Herman F. Schuet tler, second deputy superintendent of police, may resign. Thirty-three complaints want in junction to enjoin Bristol Cafe, 5319 S. Halsted st. Want license revoked. Forest Hill, Pa. Miss Mabel Reit enback, 20, who went in trance and said she had been to Heaven, claims men angels are wingless. New York. Mischievous boy scat tered ka-choo powder in movie the ater. Several hundred patrons sneez ed out. Long Beach, Cal. Peter S. Mor rison, 100, having retired from busi ness, arrived here with 5 sons, oldest 76, to spend declining years. Portland, Ore. $1 down and $1 a week way judge told Walter Erickson and Albert Marks, messenger boys, they might pay $30 for motorcycle speeding. New York. Gibson studio building destroyed by fire. Feared lives were lost. Police seeking man who passed worthless check on M. J. Schmidt's saloon, 2901 S. State st Mrs. Margaret Fell, 656 Belden av., robbed. $10. Infantile paralysis cure of Dr. Roy Bernard, 4712 Champlain av., declar ed success by medical men. Mrs. Mathilda B. Carse, 65, 500 Di versey parkway, hurt while alighting from car. 2,000 faks names to be dropped from registry lists today. O. J. Olsen, 1609 N. Leavitt st., rob bed by 2 armed men. Lost $20. G. F. Robertson held as alleged window smasher. Is charged with try ing to get watch at 56 E. Monroe st. Katie Motolowski, 12, 2240 N. Ro bey st, knocked down and killed by Fire Battalion Chief Edward Calla ghan's buggy. Otto Larson, 3044 Seminary av., fell from ladder. Leg fractured. John Hannon voluntarify went to lock-up in Montgomery for shelter.