Chicago youth recants key perjury in Billik murder case
Eighteen year old Jerry Uzral, whose courtroom testimony helped convict Herman Billik of murdering six family members, now says his statements were perjury. He names police and prosecutors as coaching sources and claims relatives lied. The affidavit issues as Billik faces a March 20 hanging after a supreme court ruling. a pardon from Governor Deneen remains possible.
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Chicago
Jerry M. Uzral
Herman Billik
Uzral
Billik
Supreme Court
Deneen
Valparaiso
Ind
P. J. O’callaghan
Paulist Fathers
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father O'Callaghan
Rose
Muider
Billiken
Poor Clares
Columbus Hospital
Italian Order of the Missionary :‘Sters of the Sacred Heart
Gustav Marx
Niedermeyer
van Dyne
Winona to Host Its Greatest Bible Conference
Winona Lake Indiana will host the fourteenth annual Bible conference from August 16 to 25 with Dr J Wilbur Chapman directing. Prominent speakers include Gipsy Smith W L Watkinson AKN Bishop Hartzell C L Goodell W J Dawson Frank W Gunsaulus W G Moorehead Howard Agnew Johnston J M Thoburn M G Kyle Henry Ostrom Rev Wm A Sunday and many others. Music will feature noted chorus leaders Charles M Alexander E O Excell and Charles F Allen with accompanists Harkness Marsh Ralph Norton among others. The event will cover temperance gelisin young people's work home and foreign missions.
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Sentinel
Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
J. Wilbur Chapman
Gipsy” Smith
W. L. Watkinson
London
England
Akkn
Hartzell
The
Methodist Church
C. L. Goodell
New York City
W. J. Dawson
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
W. G. Moore
R. R. Lloyd
R.A. Torrey
J. 5. Martin
H. W. Stough
William Asher
W. E. Beiderwolf
G. A. Funkhouser
F. N. Palmer
EB. P. Brown
Charles T. Schaeffer
Arthur J. Smith
Ford
Ralph C. Norton
Minneapolis
Bible Conference At Winona Draws Large Attendance
The meeting will cover church finances Sunday school work and key themes led by expert men and women. Last year over three thousand ministers attended, a strong compliment to the leader and his associates. The lectures preached and sacred songs added to Winona’s reputation as an attractive and profitable Bible conference.
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Winon
Man Without Shoes Fined In City Court
A man identified as Jack Denver, described as a knight of the road, was fined five dollars and costs after entering the police station with worn shoes and seeking vagrancy charges. He told a hardship tale of westward unemployment and cold weather, receiving fifteen days to await better conditions. A crowd of hobos known for cheap lodging gathered nearby, with several named individuals present. William Quinn and Frank Rauner faced separate proceedings to be continued or postponed.
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Jack Denver
George Strodel
William Logan
Charles Walker
Henry Berger
Henry Monroe
George Wilson
Richard Fogarty
Robert Core
William Quinn
Frank Rauner
Veterans seek cottage at Lafayette for disabled soldiers wives
Committees from Sion S. Bass G A R Lawton-Wayne post Union Veteran Legion and Spanish War veterans petition county commissioners for a Lafayette soldiers home cottage to aid disabled veterans and their dependent wives. The request, supported after a lengthy legal discussion, may prompt a special appropriation.
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Sion S. Bass
Lawton-Wayne
Union Veteran Legion
Lafayette
President Tonkel
Issac D'Isay
James Liggett
8. M. Hench
Sion S. Basspost
Cornelius Gearin
I. N. Medsker
W. A. Kelsey
Lawton-Wayne Post
H. W
Two Fingers Severed At High School Work
Charles Popp the high school carpenter room supervisor had his right hand two fingers severed at the second joint while using a buzz saw in the manual training department last Saturday. Dr. B E Morgan attended and the patient was moved to Hope hospital where the fingers were amputated after anesthesia. He is reported resting easy this afternoon with no serious injury beyond the loss of two fingers.
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Manual Training Department
Charles Popp
BE. E. Morgan
Hope Hospital
Popp
Alumnae Association studies French history topics
A St Augustine's academy Alumnae Association meeting last night approved studying French history. First papers were read Friday night by Miss Elizabeth O'Rourke and Miss Agnes Logan. Music featured performances by Miss Frances Welch, Miss Charlotte Quinn, and Miss Beatrice Kinder.
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St. Augustine's Academy
Elizabeth O'Rourke
Agnes Logan
Frances Welch
Charlotte Quinn
Beatrice Kinder
Real Estate Notice for Persona Security CG Premises
Property listing for Persona Security CG located in rooms 6 7 of the Gas Block. Potential buyers are invited to inquire about the lease or sale terms and available space details. Official advertisement appears in the local real estate column.
Cleary Makes Three Attempts to End His Life
Dennis Cleary a former city fireman now a machinist at Pennsylvania shops tried to kill himself at 515 Madison Street Saturday morning. He stabbed at his stomach with a fork cut himself across the throat and struck his head with a milk bottle. He fell twice and was restrained by a passerby and his brother in law. He is hospitalized at St. Joseph’s with suspected internal injuries and possible mind derangement.
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Dennis Cleary
Pennsylvania
Madison Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
B. E. Morgan
Cleary
Fred Whinger
Edward Ehinger
Au Shelf
John Schroeder
Moving van Silent Burglary Strikes 2208 Cherokee Street
Four burglars in a moving van looted the residence of Mrs. Jennie Grifin at 2208 Cherokee street while she was downtown shopping. Neighbors witnessed the activity but assumed she was moving out. Stoves with tires were among the stolen items, and the assailants acted with noticeable speed.
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St. Louis
Jennie Grifin
Cherokee Street
Griffith
Business improves in Fort Wayne district as week tops new year
W. E. Russell of R. G. Dun & Co. reports stronger business conditions in Fort Wayne with notable gains in wholesale trade and stock and bond movements. Industrial firms have large orders, signaling a revival. Fort Wayne Clearing House shows weekly gains despite a holiday, with total clearings of 052,250.83 and balances of 184,744.02. Daily figures list Monday through Saturday activity, Saturday holiday.
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Fort Wayne
W. E. Russell
R. G. Dun & Co
Russell
Fort Wayne Clearing House
Local Stocks Active In Past Week
Local activity shows 40 shares of Home Telephone preferred and 114 shares of preferred treasury stock sold at par with accrued interest. There are many inquiries from out-of-town investors for the preferred treasury stock.
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Home Telephone Preferred
Preferred Treasury
Runaway Mother Reunites With 10 Sons in Kokomo Hotel Twist
In Kokomo Indiana fourteen years apart Mary Sanders Jelenke meets her two grown sons Charles and Otis Sanders at the Lindell hotel after returning from St. Paul. The reunion reveals a grandmother and a dramatic contrast of wealth and memory as the family plans a move to St. Paul.
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Kokomo
Ind
J. A. Jelenke
St. Paul
Alexandria
Samson
Sanders
Mary Sanders
South
New Albany
Chicago
St.Paul
Vast Russian Naval Program Outlined for Ten Years
Representatives of the Russian Admiralty presented to the Duma's national defense commission a ten year naval plan. Proposed completion by 1917 includes four new battleships and hydrographic work at several ports. Projected expenditures total 1 078 000 000 dollars with yearly increases from 1908 budget. An emphasis on turbine machinery and duplicate gun complements accompanies a timetable for first ships in four years and remaining vessels within three years after laying down. A smaller alternative drafts only four battleships at 225 000 000 dollars. A full admiralty reorganization is viewed as essential before adoption.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Commission of National Defense of the
Duma
Russia
Virenius
Hughes Outlines Policy Against Special Interests
Gov. Hughes delivers a broad address calling for disciplined government and a right policy aligned with constitutional limits. He warns against lobby influence, urges railroad regulation, honest business practices, and equal opportunity while endorsing national unity and steady reform. Wheeler later urges a national university for Washington.
Choate Delivers University Day Oration in Philadelphia
Joseph H. Choate of New York spoke at the University of Pennsylvania Academy of Music on Washington’s Birthday, praising Washington and comparing reverence for him to the South’s homage to Robert E. Lee. Dr. Charles C. Harrison presided as the annual exercises honored Choate with a Doctor of Laws degree. Governors and judges were among the other recipients, including Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania, Judge Chas E. Rice, Grove K. Gilbert, and Miss Cecilia Beaux.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Joseph H. Choate
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Music
Choate
George Washington
Robert E. Lea
Charles C. Harrison
University
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Chas E. Rice
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Grove K. Gilbert
Cecilia Beaux
DeKalb County to Go Dry as Anti-Saloon Leaders Predict
Anti-Saloon leaders foresee DeKalb County joining the dry list soon. Saloons in Garrett closed as licenses expire for two years, remonstrances threaten Auburn and Waterloo, leaving Ashley as the only wet spot. Rev N C Shirey and Rev B S Shumaker meet in Fort Wayne ahead of temperance events in Auburn. South Bend eyes a new union station to be built by Lake Shore and Grand Trunk railroads.
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DeKalb County
Garrett
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Auburn
South Bend
Union Station
Lake, Shore and
Grand Trank
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Herman Billek
Sulbiens
Cottage IB
City Fire Department
Mrs. Griffin
St. Thieves
Dun
Wayne District
Naval Program
Gov. Hughes
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Orchestra Hall
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Washington, D. C
Union League Club
Hughes
Wheeler
Revere
Bears
Contaur Company
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Waterloo
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