[NEW]Man Murdered --- 7 Purses in his Pocket.
A well dressed man, about 30 years old, was  found  stabbed  to  death near St. Mary's church, in South Wabash avenue, early this morning. The police believe the man to be a thief who was killed in a fight with companions over the division of their loot. The body was found against the fence surrounding the parish house in Ninth street.   In the man's right hand was a razor. Over his heart was a fatal stab wound, evidently inflicted with a small bladed knife. In the man's pockets the police found seven pocketbooks. One contained a card bearing the name of Harry Dupree, a member of the window washers' union and a member of the Eagles lodge. This convinced the police that the man was a pickpocket and detectives at once began seeking the persons whose names were stamped on the purses with the view of discovering whether they had been robbed. Whether or not the victim was Harry Dupree of the window washers' union the police were not able to determine after several hours.   The body was taken to Ball's undertaking rooms at 502 South Dearborn street.

Chicago Tribune, June 8, 1916 (Contributed by source #6)

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 Five Persons Drowned.

Chicago, July 10. On Thursday last, Rev. Mr. Nichols, wife and child, Mr. Cleveland, wife and two daughters, and a brother-in-law, of Minneapolis, while bathing in Calhoun Lake, got beyond their depth and all but Mr. Nichols and an infant daughter of Mrs. Cleveland were drowned
[Campaign Atlas and Bee, Boston, Sat. July 14, 1860 - Submitted by Src #22]

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  CHICAGO ACCIDENTS KILL FIVE SUNDAY CHICAGO. Nov. 17 [1924].— Five persons were killed and 18 others injured here during Sunday automobile accidents, bringing the fatality to totals for the year to 597. The dead included Captain Peter Christensen, 53, head of a fire company -which was responding to a false alarm. His truck struck a taxicab, the driver of which was released. Three other firemen and two women taxicab passengers were injured in the crash, none seriously.
[San Antonio Light, 17 Nov 1924 - Submitted by Src #104 ]

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1 DIES, 5 HURT AS COP CHASES 2 DRAG RACERS
Squad Car Collides with Another Auto
One person was killed and five were injured yesterday when a squad car collided with another auto as a policeman chased the driver of a stolen car. William Fessett, 40, of 1835 W. 58th st., a machinist, who was driving the auto which was struck by the squad car, died two hours after the accident. [dod May 12, 1963] Policeman Victor Vega, 26, of 1204 N. Karlov av., was critically injured.
2 Thrown from Car
Four of the six passengers in Fessett's car were injured. They were his wife, Lottie; his sons, Kenneth, 16, and Gary, 4; and Mrs. Catherine Havelka, 40, of 5338 S. Wolcott av. The injured were taken to Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospital, where Fessett died. Vega was taken to the University of
Illinois research hospital. Fessett and his son, Kenneth, were thrown from the car when it was
struck by Vega's northbound squad car at Oakley boulevard and Van Buren street, according to Sgt. Nicholas Miljanovich of the Maxwell street traffic unit. Miljanovich said Vega observed two cars drag racing at Harrison and Leavitt streets and pursued them. One of the cars suddenly stopped in Harrison street, its driver ran to the other car, and it sped off, turning north in Oakley boulevard.
Runs Into Building
The car being pursued sped thru Van Buren street intersection at Oakley boulevard, but Vega's car, close behind, slammed into the Fessett auto. The squad car then careened into the side of a building at 2300 Van Buren st. before coming to a halt.
Miljanovich said the car abandoned by the two drag racers was stolen May 9 at 2521 S. Harding av. The car that got away, a 1957 red Chevrolet, also was believed to have been stolen, he said.
[May 1963, Submitted by Source #96]

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