Alliance Herald Burr Printing Co Official City Paper
The Alliance Herald is the official newspaper of Alliance Nebraska City and Box Butte County. Published Tuesdays and Fridays with Burr Printing Co as owners and editors George L Burr Jr and Edwin M Burr serving as editor and business manager.
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Efficacy of Jail Sentences Shaping County Justice
County Judge Tash enforces harsher penalties for no fund checks and bootlegging intoxication. Thirty to sixty day jail terms replace fines to deter crime, with a push for informant cooperation. Critics warn of moralizing reforms in cinema and public life amid enforcement drive.
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Tash
BoxeButte
Hood
Honor
Reformers target tame cinema content in New York clash
Editors note how reformers and movie producers plan to cull vampires, sex appeal, kissing, crime, nakedness, church ridicule, and gambling from films. The piece questions if a film without these elements would be worth watching and mentions vampires fading from output as a result.
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Gope
Gus Hyers
Toonerville
Little John
Siser
New York City
Wilbur Crafts Am
William A. Brady
Thecu Bara
Coast
The Wetness of Prohibition and Public Attitudes
A Lawrence Kansas Journal-World column argues prohibition reduced crime and bootlegging but faces stubborn disbelief. It notes high bootleg prices, criticizes drinkers, and ends with a quip about funeral needs for third-rate burglars amid early 20th century booze debates.
The Changing Sentiment Drives Crime Prosecutions
The editorial argues that public sentiment for law and order has shifted nationwide, leading juries to convict more readily. It cites Alliance where a woman received thirty years for murder and John Guyton was convicted of rape, suggesting rising resolve to punish crimes and ease enforcement for officials.
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Bridgeport News-Blade
Stooi
Box Butte
Alliance
Attering
John Guyton
Beer on Prescription Promises Relief Amid Prohibition Debate
The Omaha Bee notes Washington's tilt toward Palmer's ruling allowing whisky and beer for medicinal use, with officials hinting at home delivery by the case and even larger supplies for chronic users. The piece fears a surge of sickness as the policy unfolds and questions what conditions beer might treat.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
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