The day book. [volume], July 24, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 3

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today when he gave orders to close
Freiberg's. Harrison's picture has
hung in the position of honor at Frei
berg's for several years. Ike Bloom,
boss of Freiberg's, was one of the
supporters of Harrison until a couple
of months ago. Gleason said he would
get Ike Bloom.
Bloom's picture found hanging in
22d street station. Taken to base
ment Capt Nootbaar and squad raided
"Chinatown" to find if any women
from the levee were being secreted
there.
Reported that formal charges will
be filed against Capt. Ryan and Lieut.
Grady with the city civil service com
mission. Nootbaar's men started on "house-to-house"
canvass of the district.
Hoyne certain levee, gunmen took
part in shooting that ended in Offi
cer Bums' death.
Ed Woods, Loraine Woods, Beck
Moriarity, Johnny Torio and "Saffo
the Greek" believed at Jack Burk's
place in Cedar Lake, Ind. r
Cedar Lake refugees said to have
sent Bird Gentry, former tout, to
Chicago yesterday to confer with Jim
Colosimo.
Capt. Nootbaar gave men and wo
men of levee 15 days to leave district.
Roxy Venille said to be threatened
with lockjaw.
Police raided Mrs. Caird's massage
parlor, 421 S. Wabash av., and ar
rested keeper and two other women.
Roxy Venille accused of murder in
Warrant.
Lieut. Mike Morrissey, 22d st,
transferred to Hyde Park. Lieut
John Martin, Fillmore, takes his
place.
Hoyne investigating report that
Inga Tracy, young girl, was kidnaped
from Wesley Hospital by levee gang.
Was wanted as witness .against Ed
Wright of the old Ed Weiss crowd.
Warrants charging conspiracy to
kill taken put against Maurice Van
Bever, "Saffo the Greek," "Jew Kid"
Joe Grabiner, Wm. Leathers, Morris 1
Grabowsky, Curly Donaldson, Emil
Longley and Johnny Torio.
Underground passageway connect
ing several Federal street resorts
found. False furniture and trap
doors also found.
Serg't Harry Whitney succeeded
Serg't Mullen as head of 22d st de
tectives. Capt. Nootbaar's case against Frei
berg's will be heard by Judge New
comer on Aug. 3.
"Mushroom" bullet found in Detec
tive Merrill's hip thought evidence to
prove that levee gangsters used guns.
Ike Bloom, head of Freiber's, and
Sollie Friedman visited Capt Noot
baar. Georgie Spencer, wife of John J.
Jordan, said to be on her way to
Cedar Lake, Ind., with $5,000 to aid
missing witnesses.
Funkhouser denied Investigator
Thome was caught in raid on
Loraine Woods' flat.
SAFETY FIRST
"Mamma, may I go to cooking,
school today?"
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will promise not to eat anything," j
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