Prohibition Column Explores Benefits of Liquor Sale Ban
Prohibition column argues the policy yields beneficial results. It asserts business improves under prohibition and people are more content with conditions than under legal liquor sales.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
3
Prohibition column argues the policy yields beneficial results. It asserts business improves under prohibition and people are more content with conditions than under legal liquor sales.
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Notice states a 20 percent penalty will be added to all unpaid city taxes starting on the Sgt day of August. Signed by W. A. Black and C. and T. for the city.
James A. Patten, famed wheat investor, asked Evanston's tax assessor to double last year’s personal property valuation. The assessor cited about 400000 dollars, but Patten urged a precise million dollar figure, arguing for a just share of taxation and noting smaller taxpayers would bear the excess.
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