Liquor Men Ten Judge Bell Impose Fine and Jail Term
Judge Bell fines ten liquor violators and imposes possible road sentence or jail term. Local authorities report enforcement action against illegal alcohol sales and distribution.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
6
Judge Bell fines ten liquor violators and imposes possible road sentence or jail term. Local authorities report enforcement action against illegal alcohol sales and distribution.
In Shreveport, Judge Bell sentenced 25 liquor offenders for unlawful beer sales, with fines totaling $8,300 and road labor terms from 30 to 120 days. He blamed brewers as driving the violations, criticized city licensing, and warned that future sentences would be harsher. Some prisoners faced jail or road camps, while two potential escapes were Strickland and Barber.
Arguments opened before Judge Marshall on the general demurrer to the indictments against Governor Charles N. Haskell and six other defendants in the Muskogee town frauds case. If the court overrules the demurrer, trial will follow at the earliest date. Also notice that Brown Bakery will sell bread and tickets for cash only starting November 1.
In August 1908 Mrs. Dalton Costello, age 27, suffered Bright's disease symptoms and heavy albumin in urine. After remedies failed, Robinson Spring water produced relief in three weeks. she became well. Doctor H F Ashford notes her recovery and Tulane professor Dr John B Elliott endorses the water.
A fragment of a railway timetable lists eastbound and westbound train numbers and arrival times, including No 12 No 2 No 10 and southbound Iron Mountain and A B L G lines with various arrival and departure entries. The legible items note times around 5 to 10 a.m. and p.m. and generic platform notations.
Louis Boon of Norway Michigan testifies that Foley’s Honey and Tar cured his boy’s severe cough and helped a neighbor’s boy recover when doctors had given up. The product is sold by D H Key.
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