Court Upheld Federal Tax on South Carolina Liquor Sales Dispensaries
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Nott, dismissed the State of South Carolina's suit to recover money paid as a special excise tax on liquor sold at dispensaries. The court held the excise is an ordinary tax on a commercial business, not a direct state tax or an interference with police powers, distinguishing it from income tax cases.
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Washington
Nott
South Carolina
United States
Internal Revenue
Wright
Rights and tax power in national law debate
The fragment discusses governmental tax authority and limits on evading a national excise tax. It questions whether state or private entities can be compelled to follow the same law to enforce a uniform tax regime across dealers and commercial activity.
Electric Bitters Said to Cure Nervous Tension Riots
A historic Advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for work stress sleep loss and nervous tension. It claims the tonic also relieves liver and kidney disorders and rheumatic pain, promising malaria germ expulsion and general well being with a satisfaction guarantee from Crawford Bros and partners.
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Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
T. Eugene Fanderbirk
State Upheld Life Sentence in Thompson Murder Case
Chief Justice Pope affirmed the circuit court ruling that Isadore Thompson, convicted in Greenville in 1903, should serve a life term for the writer Arch Sullivan who killed him for ruining his daughter after promises of marriage. The trial featured disputed testimony from G H Spann, whose credibility was challenged by the defense. The appellate review sustained the verdict and rejected the appeal.
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Pope
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Isadore Thompson
Greenville
Arch Sullivan
Thompson
G. H. Spann
Bat
Spann
Tragedy Averted by New Discovery Cure
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery for saving her young son from a terrible cough and Consuption after other doctors failed. The ad claims it cures coughs colds and all lung diseases with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and free trial bottles offered by Crawford Bros J J Mackey Co and TL Eugene Funderburk Drugist.
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Crawford Bros
J. J. Mackey & Co
TL Eugene Funderburk
Castoriea Beats the Ten Kind You Han Always Signature
An old note touts Foley's Honey and Par as a quick cure for pneumonia and consumption arising from a hard cold settled in the lungs. Sold by T Eugene Finterburk.
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Foley
T. Eugene Finterburk
Remarkable Murder Scene Ends With Slayin Near Calvert
A disorderly Saturday turn ends in a brutal murder near Calvert. A railroad worker from Sam Kerville was abducted after altercations with a mob, shot multiple times, and left in a ditch. He later identified his attackers before dying, while authorities trace a trail from a nearby house and track evidence. The incident unsettles the community and points to a premeditated crime with unclear motive.
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Sam Kerville
Richard Johnson
John Brown
Joe Swinton
Ally Hill
Buckra
Calvert
Manuel A
Manuel Thee
Working OverTime Indigestion Cure Pills Ad
In a period ad style the copy promotes King’s New Life Pills as a tireless cure for indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and stomach liver and bowel troubles. It claims millions are at work day and night and lists Crawford Bros Mackey Co and Eugene Fundeebark drug stores as sellers for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J.¥. Mackey & Co
Eugene Fundeebark
Subscription Push Fails to Impress Readers
A fragmented plea urges payment to access export services, promising happiness upon subscribing. The brief text hints at dissatisfaction with current access unless dues are settled. The tone resembles a marketing nudge typical of late 20th century print ads.
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