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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
4
A sweep of prohibition measures converts twenty counties into strict anti-saloon zones. Local authorities enforce liquor bans, with officials citing temperance and social order as the primary aims across the region.
Michigan groups allied with Prohibition appear to have won ten of fifteen counties. In Wisconsin David Rose a Democrat is re-elected mayor for the fifth time by about 3000 votes with the slogan personal liberty. Kansas City Democratic ticket led by Thomas T. Critten Jr. wins. Oklahoma City shows incomplete returns with a Republican victory for Alderman. In Montgomery Missouri a young widow wins the city collector post on the Derance ticket.
Illinois voters in 84 counties outside Chicago voted to abolish saloons in 20 counties while larger cities largely supported licensing. County results added to earlier rounds, with towns like Rockford and Decatur voting against licenses. Raids followed and authorities jailed suspects. a cleaner town motto surfaced as upheaval continued. In Oklahoma, Senator Owen must pay Dudley and Mitchener 10,000 for legal services linked to a Cherokee claim. The ruling reverses a lower court finding, noting Owen benefited from the attorneys' work.
Sapulpa news notes Judge Josiah G. Davis who now leads Creek county with a hardline stance on liquor offenses. The Evening News reports he will jail every felon convicted for selling intoxicants, regardless of wealth, signaling a shift from Sapulpas prior leniency toward gamblers and bootleggers.
In Montgomery on April 5 Tessie Jones shot and killed Nelson Croom during a life and death struggle with her father. The intruder grabbed the father at the window and the revolver fired three times, the final shot striking Croom in the left eye and skull.
Returns from thirty or forty towns show two thirds have gone dry in Nebraska. Omaha dispatch reports a strong progressive swing with saloons closing across multiple counties as voters back prohibition measures.
In a special election Lincoln retained saloons with a 174 vote majority out of 7,800. The excise board limits liquor sales to 7 am to 7 pm. South Omaha switched to a Republican mayor while Omaha held no election.
Detroit reports indicate prohibitionists won in ten of fourteen counties voting on the measure yesterday. Oakland county remains doubtful with a slight dry lead, while Van Buren abstained. A special supervisors session Monday will decide. Celebrations occurred countywide as saloons close by May 1 under the new law.
An advertisement claims Dr. Shoop's Night Cure suppositories provide soothing healing for women and offers a free book No. 4 For Women with confidential medical advice. Readers are told to write Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin to obtain the book, with distribution through G. M. Ramsey.
Washington April 7 reports say the house committee on election of the president vice president and representatives failed to enforce action on McCall Massachusetts campaign contributions bill. Heated words followed and Democrats plan to accuse Republicans of cowardice for avoiding a recorded vote on campaign publicity.
An old advertisement claims Dr Shoop s Pink Pain Tablets stop pain quickly by rebalancing blood flow. It asserts congestion lowers blood pressure and pain fades in about 20 minutes with a 20 tablet dose priced at 25 cents. The ad lists Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin and seller G M Ramsey.
In Bloomington Illinois on April 6 women and children paraded the streets as a silent appeal for local option. The procession of about one thousand women and three thousand children urged voters to drive out saloons with banners reading vote yes protect us from the saloon save the boys. Tomorrow they will serve hot coffee and sandwiches at polling places to reinforce the appeal.
Guthrie Oklahoma April 7. The state superintendent of dispensaries cannot secure possession of liquor seized before the Billups enforcement act. Stocks are kept by courts pending trial, hindering collection of 2000 dollars of liquor in Oklahoma City. In Roff county court Overham and Boyer vs City of Roff proceeds this afternoon over payment on two chemical engines sold in 1904. City Attorney Anderson represents Roff and contests the case.
An advertiser offers to mail a small trial box of Dr. Shoop’s Magic Ointment to prove its claims about piles. The message invites readers to address Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin and asserts it would not send a free sample unless confident in the product.
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