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LOCAL DOINGS IN TABLOID FORM f Loot obtained in home of Z. G. Dunne, Evanston, totals $15,000. Home of Mrs. George E. Redfield, 8 E. Elm st., entered. $120 stuff taken. Mrs. Alice C. Malone, 42, 6447 S. May St., dropped dead in Edward Manning's drug store, 1359 W. 67th st. Vincent St. John will speak at the ,1. W. W. open forum, 17 N. Halsted St., Sunday evening, March 29, 8 p. m. Subject: "Spies in the Labor Move ment." - Lillian Urban, 13, 8358 Buffalo av., missing. Dan Shindlum died as pauper at county -poorhouse. Bank book found in man's shoe for $1,054.34. "Handsome Jack" Koetters trying to prove alibi. Claims he was in New York on day Mrs. Kraft was mur dered. World's' Fair fund may be used for girl's recreation rooms in loop. William K. Nourse, 31, 5225 Win throp av., charged with bigamy. Ad mits 3 marriages, but claims to have divorce. Lewis-J. Highland, Hamilton Club, in court on two charges. Mrs. May Gibson, 2338 Calumet av., wants $25,000 for breach of promise and Louis Fritts, Oak Park, claims to have been defrauded out of $1,800. Edith Schubert, 17, missing Brookfield girl, found in. Cleveland. Left Chicago with man she "met in music store. New school trustees to remain off board pending court action. Ousted members want berths back. Municipal Court to have psy chopathic laboratory. Mental tests to be taken of men on trial. John Oram, alleged fake detective who beat up John McGuire, found in Bridewell. Was captured in raid on disorderly house and unable to pay fine. Leonard Mennler paroled for" year liked it so well that he asked for life parole. Got it. American Judicature Society wants ' one general court with judges ap pointed by chief justice. Believes it ' would settle question of jurisdiction. Dr. Coleman G. Buford won judg-' ment of $5,050 from estate of A. L. Sercombe for operation performed1 on widow. Sercombe refused to pay. 1 Ju)ry out ten minutes. Mrs. Pearl Dales Bell, candy poison ' victim, better. Crank blamed. ' George Koplin, former sales man-' ager Great Western Cereal Co., col lapsed on stand in "Oatmeal Trust" quiz. - Martin B. Jonah, wanted here for passing checks, captured in Boston. Alleged collectors for United Po lice "slush" fund may face contempt charge for refusing to answer grand jury. . 1143 W. Adams st. raided as yegg headquarters. Five ex-convicts taken. , Frank P. Danisch, Municipal Court clerk, notified Judge Olson to dismiss one $1,800 clerk. Olson so astonish ed that he will frame letter. Theresa Brai, 17, 607 S. Racine av., missing. Family fear abduction. May Wright, 30, 28 W. 18th st., fined $50. Disorderly house. Anthony Salermo and John Tow andi found guilty of violating Mann act. Brought Grace Hamilton from St. Paul to Chicago. Loraine Williams had revolver in stocking. Was going to suffrage meeting and didn't know what might happen there. Fined $25. Thirteen men and five women taken in 3 raids by morals squad. Mrs. T. J. Harrigan, 55, Oak Park, died from burns received March 9. Henry Went, 211 W. 45th st., given 6 months in Bridewell for desertion. Owen Gavigan, 60, struck by auto. Right leg crushed. Robert Dixon, clerk jn Miller's drug store, 2 S. Clark st., held for selling "dope." Judge Ryan excused jurors in case against South, Side Savings Barus ..A