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Show OLD POLICE STATION PASSES INTO HISTORY CHICAGO. July U.-Tilwdij u the list day of the old Harriaoa (treat police station. Tb city lockup that for forty year haa atood la ta center of the most thickly congested aad what w for moat of the time the toughest part of the city, was eloaed last sight and its wrecking began today. The department moved yesterday into new quarters several blocks away on L'lark street. During its existence tha Harrison street station has shared ia notoriety with New York's ' Tombs. It has housed more thaa 1,000,000 prisoners and has giwa shelter to 230,000 more. Its cells have closed on crooks known in every part of the conn try, and many episodes of crime that have startled the country have had their initial hearing hear-ing ia the adjoining courtroom. |