Auto Thief Suspect Escapes From Ward After Stealing Clothes
Robert Spies, 30, an alleged automobile thief, escaped from a hospital ward after being taken from the county jail as a critical heat patient. He fled down a fire escape after dressing in another patient's clothes. Authorities later recovered reports and planned tighter precautions for heat cases.
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Robert Spies
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Oliver Flint
Altho
H. A. Patterson
Spies
Flint
Theuttire
Rpiek
Federal agents raid Elizabeth Street brewery and barn
Federal agents raided a brewery hidden in a barn behind 1120 Elizabeth Street. They found and destroyed several barrels of beer four large vats and a pressure tank. The operation reportedly produced about 10 barrels daily. A second suspected brewery on the west side was also searched but not located.
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Elizabeth Street
West Side
Chicago Girl Arrested By Police
A 16 year old girl found alone along the Lincoln Highway late last night was taken into custody by police. She gave the name Anna Dudziak of 2712 Twenty Fourth Place Chicago but police could not obtain further information.
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Lincoln Highway
Anna Dudziak
Chicago
Hotel Clerk Heat Victim
A heat wave claim three more lives as cooling winds arrive. Stanley Brown 46, Avery Grove 67, and Mrs Thresa Racer 45 died under the extreme heat. Others treated include Mrs Mary O Reilley 80 and James Hamill 72 with critical conditions reported. Brown died at St Josephs hospital after residing at the Marquette hotel.
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Lake Michigan
Stanley Brown
Woodruff Hotel
Avery
Grove
Thresa
Racer
Elizabeth Street
Willard
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mary O’reilley
South Center Street
James Hamil
South Joliet Street
S. H. Mueller
Knox Place
O’reilley
Hamil
Brown
Marquette Hotel
Altho
St. Joseph's Hospital
Rockford
Thief Makes off With Woman's Purse at Intersection
Mrs. Catherine Limacher of 301 Nort Nicholson Street was robbed as she crossed Nicholson and Pearl. A short dark man seized her by the arm and snatched the purse, then fled through a nearby yard. Police searched the area but found no suspects. the purse held only change.
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Catherine Limacher
Nort Nicholson
Nicholson
Pearl Streets
Speeding Arrest Cass Street Incident
Walter Rogers of 717 North Chicago Street was cited after a motorcycle officer nabbed him for speeding while attempting to keep cool. He was taken to police headquarters and booked.
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Speeder
Walter Rogers
Chicago Street
Rogers
Bank Robbery Capture Sketch at Frankfort Bank
The photograph shows three young men identified as Michael Griffin Lawrence Beckett and Jack Strong seated after an attempted hold up at the Frankfort bank. Sheriff Oliver Flint jailor William Remo stand behind with bank president William Lankenau indicating a bullet mark in the glass. Bernice Weichbrodt a bank clerk and State Attorney Hjalmar Rehn observe the scene.
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Frankfort
Michael Griffin
Lawrence Beckett
Jack Strong
Oliver Flint
William Remo
William Lankenau
Mark
Beckett
Bernice Weichbrodt
Hjalmar Rehn
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Spectator Photo
John Myers
Martin
Myers
Lillian Swan
Cass Street
Evelyn Koste
Wilson Street
Michigan Beach
Lillian
Evelyn
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