The day book. [volume], March 20, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 8

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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO
Sunrise, 5:53; sunset, 6:02.
Nick Drucker, Bellwood saloon
keeper, fined $100 for keeping gam
bling house.
Bernard Fender, 3616 Douglasv
blvd., beaten and robbed of $100 and
jewelry in hallway of home.
James Ryan, 3950 W. 12th, freed
of gambling charge when he told the
judge that Policeman Arthur Horr,
who arrested him, lost 80 cents in
the game.
Fergus Printing Co., 500 N. Dear
born, fined $25 for violation of 10
hour law for women.
John Dillon, radio inspector, for
government, left for Milwaukee to
conduct tests for operators.
Charles Mitchell, head of Int. Pic
ture Frame Co., filed bankruptcy
schedule.
Edwin Clark, Winnetka, filed suit
for $50,000 against Geo. Gonsalves.
Slander.
Ray Houghton, confidence game
expert, brought back from San Fran
cisco. Civil service com'n postponed hear
ing on ex-Chief of Police Healey and
ten police lieutenants.
Ralph C. Bennett, former ass't
state's at'y. sued Sydney Boynton for
$10,000, following fight in lobby of
Gladstone hotel.
Vaclav Lala, 2322 Millard av.,
sued E. B. Woolf, real estate dealer.
Says he was cheated on trade.
Leo Hildebrand, wanted in con
nection with killing of Thos. Dillon,
brought back from St. Louis.
Divorce suit against Dougal Mc
Kenzie started today. Mrs. McKen
zie charges cruelty.
Mrs. Josephine Weideling filed
cross-bill accusing hubby of seeing
other women.
Paul Bernfoot, 1114 W. Chicago
-av., fined $50 for trying to evade
jury service.
Malcolm Sterrett, Evanston, refus
ed to present petition to run for may
or of suburb. Friends filed for him.
Edward Becker, 1922 W. North av.,
and Frank Grouse, 1129 Drummund
pi., fined $20 and costs for fighting
with two Ohio nat'l guardsmen in
Evanston.
John Tonstrko, carriage driver,
810 N. Carpenter, thrown from ve
hicle when car hit it. Skull "frac
tured.
City Prosecutor Miller instructed
policemen to refer all legal inquiries
to his assistants stationed at police
courts.
Cruelty, desertion and drunken
ness charged by Mrs. Betty Kraft in
suit for divorce from Ben Kraft.
John Sweeney, real estate dealer,
sued by sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Kelly. Says she lost $15,000 in real
estate deal.
Estate of Charles Peacock, Jr.,
filed for probation. Amounts to
$220,000; goes to family.
William Norton, 1651 W. Jackson
blvd., wife Frieda and Gene Weller
severely hurt when Robey st car hit
their auto.
New inquiry into actions of state
board of liva stock comm'rs started
by State's Att'y Hoyne.
Jas. Liapos, bootblack, 647 S.
Dearborn, lost $300 to two men by
use of handkerchief game.
Albert Budasek, 1802 S. Throop,
hit John Hrack, 829 N. Kostner av.,
over the head as he was stabbed in
fight. Both may die.
Amanda Kopka, 16, Hinsdale, held
with two men as result of flirtation
two weeks ago.
Ben Koch, bankrupt Jobber in
woolens at 223 W. Jackson blvd.,
went to Judge Landis' court with
$780. Judge ordered it turned over
to creditors.
Sam Greenblatt, 8 months old, Chi
cago Heights, burned to death when
his brother set fire to clothes. while
playing with matches.
Frank Gerary, 17, 212 W. 42d pi.,
and Harry Jacobs, 16, 234 Root, ar
rested, in stolen auto.