Ontario Ballot on Wet and Dry Issue
Ontario voters face a wet and dry election as Premier Ferguson campaigns to retain power. The platform promises repeal of liquor prescriptions and establishment of a government committee to regulate alcohol sales.
01 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
1
Ontario voters face a wet and dry election as Premier Ferguson campaigns to retain power. The platform promises repeal of liquor prescriptions and establishment of a government committee to regulate alcohol sales.
A damaged OCR style notice advertises travel along the Washington Sunset route with a tourist sleeping cart. It references G M McArt as Passenger Agent and lists Washington DC offices and daily California service. The fragment hints at fares and a promotional booklet number but lacks clear dates or details.
A fragmented note suggests a proposal that a returning official would require government stores to sell beer and spirits. It claims government control would protect the poor by ensuring purchases go through a government agency at actual cost.
Chicago reports at a hearing where Joseph Leiter challenged claims by Countess of Sunfolk and relatives that he and his father Levi Leiter mismanaged the Leiter estate. Letters from over twenty years ago suggest unpaid bills and caution against contracts, with figures showing losses on Leiter coal properties. The dispute centers on trusteeship and alleged father son discord.
New York November 20 Frequent shifts of speculative sentiment produced irregular trading as bears pushed some issues to yearly lows while bulls bid others to record highs. Call money hit 5 percent and slipped to 1 percent, funds shifting at month end as banks lent 25 to 20 million dollars. Major industrials like US Steel Baldwin General Motors showed only mixed fractional changes amid overall volatility.
Bernard Hohrer an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when he was caught between two ments in the local yard. He is thought to be internally injured and was reported in serious condition by his supervisor tonight.
Fragmented ad style text touts HIDLS as the ultimate quick system cure with high efficiency and large payouts. It promises superior results over Hill's products but uses garbled wording and vague claims. The piece reads as an unreliable promotional snippet with multiple typographical errors.
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