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Plattsmouth Journal in Plattsmouth, Nebraska

03 Aug 1908

Page 4

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Plattsmouth Journal

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Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1908

Page

4

Nebraskan Merchants Debate Liquor Control Policy

Nebraska business leaders from towns like Holstein Sterling Indianola Fort Calhoun Utica Clarks Herman Seward Stella Kearney Fairbury Red Cloud Plymouth Valentine Falls City Kearney Lincoln Clarks Sutton Plainview Wayne Glenville Pender Grafton McCook and others express views on high license versus dry policy. They cite tax impact trade and enforcement of the Slocumb law as factors shaping local liquor regulation outcomes.

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Nebraska Merchants’ and Manufacturers Association Holstein G. L. Fischer Grain C. W. Stuve Chester W. Dow Fort Calhoun Fred H. Frahm Utica Herman H. H. Herzog Seward H. A. Graff Stella Kearney Larys Couse Silver Creek Red Cloud Plymouth DeWitt Swanton Saline County Valentine D. M. Rice Democrat Falls City L. J. Harris Journal F. L. Whedon The Lincoln A. I. Israel Country Merchant Lcense William Douglas Sutton F. M. Brown the Register Plainview P. F Boyven Iveligh J. N. Mills Mulls & Berry, Dry Goods Bisness United States Glenville Ernest Frisch Republican Lawrence—D. Livingston Locomotive Schuyler S. Fuhrman Henry J D. K. Caldwell Clay County Pender Nick Fritz Grafton William G. Hainey M'Cook John E. Kelley Kansas McCook AU Iowa M Cook—P. Walsh Cook National Bank
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Prohibition Fear in Arapahoe Spreads Through Town

Residents debate licensing amid Prohibition driven revenue loss. Businessmen fear sales drop and tax hikes if no license is issued while the town remains unsettled about enforcement and long term impact.

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Arapahoe R. Piacmer
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Oklahoma Repeals Prohibition After Statewide Referendum

The Oklahoma public voted to end statewide prohibition after a period of enforcement failure. Legislation established state dispensaries for liquor sales, with counties and towns selling alcohol at a profit. The move follows pressure from business interests amid bootlegger activity and legal challenges to prohibition.

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Prohibition Debate Over Local Options in Nebraska Era

A 1908 discussion contrasts prohibition advocates with local option laws in Nebraska and other states. It cites the Slocumb high license, notes shifts in several states, and lists local option license fees and rules across multiple states and districts. The piece underscores that most so-called prohibition gains rely on local option licenses rather than outright bans.

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County option opposed by Nebraska business men

Nebraska merchants denounce county option as a tactic of the Anti-Saloon League aimed at national prohibition. They praise the Slocum high license law as a home rule check, arguing county option would erode local control and drive out business capital. The Merchants and Manufacturers Association forms to enforce liquor licensing and defend local oversight.

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Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association Nebraska New Association of Businessmen Stack Anti-Saloon League
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Local option protects home rule against county option

The piece argues that local option preserves town self government and blocks outsiders from forcing wet or dry policies on communities. County option would let voters in other towns or rural areas dictate a town’s liquor laws and undermine home rule, risking unjust outcomes and loss of local control. The text cites Oklahoma as a failed prohibition example and condemns county option as anti American.

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Prohibition Wave Alters Territorial Liquor Rules

A battered fragment notes a nationwide shift as prohibition sentiment prompts changes in liquor laws. It mentions state oversight of dry territories and a local option system, with references to political figures and regional enforcement, though the text is garbled and sparse on clear outcomes.

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Sernth
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