Judge Emory Speer on Locker Club Liquor Tax
Judge Emory Speer criticizes locker clubs as retail liquor dealers under U S law, detailing penalties for unlicensed sale. He cites Section 3242 and 1875 act, notes stamps and fees, and warns members face penalties. says clubs storing liquor may be treated as liquor dealers even if main aim is social.
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Emory Speer
United Cries District Court
News Today
Duidge Speer
Miller
Morning News
Ilen
United States
Industrial Progress in Georgia and Alabama Weekly
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports rapid revival with 15 new corporations valuing at least 555000 in minimum capital. Alabama orders 18000 tons of pig iron at 13.50, banks report strong profits, and notable contracts include a 100000 ce plant in Mobile and a soft drink plant. New projects span cotton mills banks canning factories and street railway extensions plus orchards, bridges, school buildings and water systems in multiple cities. Waycross forms a 100000 land company and Athens approves a 75000 bond issue.
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Columbus
Georgia
Alabama
Mobile
Als
Demores
Montgomery
Ala
Talladega
Fulton County
Waycross
Athens
Wise Counsel from the South Endorses Electric Bitters Cure
J R Blankenship of Beck Tenn asserts Electric Bitters cures back and kidney trouble after trial. He says initial relief came with the first bottle and full cure followed after several bottles. Sold with guarantee at W J Smith & Bro H R Palmer & Sons drug stores. Price 50c.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer& Sons Drug Stores
City court hears damage suit verdicts in two cases
City court convened yesterday morning and spent much of the day hearing evidence in two cases. Miles Johnson versus E P Fears ended with a verdict for the defendant. Fruit Dispatch Co versus Athens Brokerage and Commission Co yielded a verdict for the defendant. Representing Fears were Col H West and J L Hull represented Johnson. Health Coffee imitates real coffee using toasted cereals and grains and has no actual coffee. G H Williamson.
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Miles Johnson
E. P. Fears
Fears
Col. H., West
J. L
The Edwards Resolution Shocks Congress in D C
Washington, January 22. The Edwards resolution demanded a full nine to six workday for lawmakers earning about 24 a day, provoking shock and swift defeat. The piece sparked debate on congressional efficiency, party divisions in Ohio, and broader GOP maneuvers before the primaries. It notes Taft Foraker tensions, Cannon's silence, Metcalf’s “play ball” stance on Sunday baseball, and Sabath's Chicago advocacy for constituents.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Edwards
Ohio
Taft-Foraker
Washington
Farakeen
Buckeye
Taft
Mr. Foraker
Republican Party
Cannon
Minois
House Sees Names and Numbers in Debates on Marriages
The article notes a bill proposing a 25 percent tax on marriages and dowries to foreigners and outlines a Sunday session confusion among members. It mentions Sabath and Pray in a private office visit, and lists combinations like Lamb Hay Littlefield. The piece discusses naval budget debates limiting battleship construction to two ships and general budget cuts, with anxiety over pork-barrel projects fading in Congress.
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Sabath
J. M. Pray
New House
Pinch
Ettek
Lamb
Hay
Littlefield
Brick
Indiana
Glass
Virginia
Wood
New Jersey
Ands Woodyard
West Virginia
House Committee On Naval Appropriations
Roosevelt
Congress
Bartow Jury Indicts Rose in Liquor Solicitation
Bartow county grand jury returned indictments against R. M. Rose Co. and Randolph Rose president formerly of Atlanta now in Chattanooga Tenn for soliciting liquor orders in the county. The indictments relate to liquor house circulars seeking orders and endorsing order blanks. Judge Fite said sending circulars into the county is as unlawful as personally soliciting. Solicitor Maddox said the defendants will be asked to plead demurrer so cases may go to the supreme court for final settlement. Rose was previously fined 2000 and the case was appealed and reversed.
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Treasury Department
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Locker Club
Locker Clubs
Internal Revenue Records
Macon
Metcalf
Navy
Pennsylvania
League Island
Philadelphia
City Hall
Cartersville
Bartow County
R. M. Rose & Co
Randolph Rose
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Fite
Ilegal
Sam P. Maddox
Rose
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
How to Cure Chilblains in a Small Town Ad
An advertorial note by Joan Kemp of East Otisfield Maine urges relief from chilblains using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. She claims success for salt rheum, fever sores, ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites, and related ailments. Sold for 25 cents at local drug stores W J Smith & Bro and I R Palmer & Sons.
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Joan Kemp
East Otisfield
Bucklen
W. J. Smith & Bro
I. R. Palmer & Sons
Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro. L. P
Boy asks Admiral Evans why rabbits blink at Newport News reception
At a Newport News reception for ships bound for the Pacific a six year old son of a geologist asked Admiral Evans why a rabbit winks its nose. The Admiral, amused, tried to dodge the query while the boy pressed for the nature question.
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Courtenas
Newport News
Pacific
New York Times
Admiral Evans
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen
An old advertisement touts Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen as nature's great cure for coughs colds croup and consumption with bottles priced at 25c 50c and 1.00 sold at druggists.
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Taylor
Bryan speaks for Beckham in Kentucky Democratic push
Frankfort, January 22. W J Bryan urged Kentucky Democratic lawmakers to back former Governor Beckham for U S senator in a closed session. He argued for democratic reforms, warned against corporate influence, and said he would support whichever Democratic nominee stands for reform, stressing the need for a Democratic Senate and House.
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Frankfort
W. J. Bryan
Beckham
United States
Bryan
Campbell
Mr. Bryan
Goebel
Kentucky
Democratic Party
Povery
McCreary
Senate
House
Washington
White House
Parker
Theo Les
Jefferson
Thepaker
Ower
Roosevelt
Cotton receipts near one hundred thousand bales hoped
The Athens cotton season progresses with receipts and shipments tallied for 1907-08 and 1906-07. Stock on hand rose from about 1,557 to 1,561 and 1,557. total receipts reached around 95,240 in 1907-08 and 94,247 in 1906-07, with railroad and wagon entries and local spinners deducted. Shipments stood at 75,322 and 72,938 respectively, leaving stock on hand about 18,570 and 18,794. The notice references prices and local sales outlets for Chamberlain's Salve Market.
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Athens
Convict College Debate Sparks in Au Burn Prison
The Minneapolis Journal notes Philetus M. Helfer runs a college for inmates at Au Burn New York with faculty drawn from Oxford Harvard and Yale. He urges engagement to curb latent evils while recounting a New York typewriter girl who humorously repurposed postage stamps by sticking them on a broker's head.
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Philetus M. Helfer
Auburn
N. Y
Oxford
Harvard
Yale
Minneapolis Journal
New York
Sly
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed By Kingston Councilman
Kingston Jamaica city council member W O Reilly Fogarty writes favorably of Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting its quick relief for a troublesome cough and plans to obtain another bottle. Advertisements list local druggists in Athens Georgia and a general endorsement of the product.
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Chamberlain
Kingston
Jamaica
W. O'Reilly Fogarty
Weat Mudles
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens, Ga
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