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Show THREE SAFES BLOWN OPEN IN ONE STORE CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Threc safes In the building of John Magnus Mag-nus & Company, dealers In Jewelry and silverware, were blown open early today in what police declared was one of tho boldest safe robberies rob-beries in years. While two men. supposed to be former employes from their Intimate Inti-mate knowledge of the building, forced the night watchman to make his customary rounds to tho nine burglar alarms, two others worked for soverul hours over the three safes, neglecting ten ether Kates in which wero stored less valuable merchandise. Company officials estimated the loot at $30,000. NEW YORK. Feb 23 Guests of several large hotels here who recently havo been victimised by a mysterious burglar, were called to police headquarters today to-day to scrutinise William Baker, who was captured at the Waldorf Astoria late last night after a battle with oetcctlvos. Th.- arrest of Baker ended a vigil kept by the detectives slnco last Saturday night, when Jewelry Valued ut li.OOo was taken from a sixth floor room occupied by-Mrs. by-Mrs. Mary Gallagher. of San Francisco. The capture occurred when the prisoner entered the same room about midnight- A detective seised him and hearing the scuffle women guests screamed and others oth-ers ran Into the corridors. Other detectives arrived and subdued tho man |