May Close 1000 Salons Protest Beer Price Rise
A group of New York saloonkeepers met to protest brewers raising beer prices by one dollar per barrel. They threatened to close 1000 saloons if the action proceeds.
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
3
A group of New York saloonkeepers met to protest brewers raising beer prices by one dollar per barrel. They threatened to close 1000 saloons if the action proceeds.
Proceedings detail numerous motions and continuances in multiple cases. Orders include sale confirmation, continued trials to July 1, 1908, demurrers, and attorney substitutions. The court adjourned March 23 after lengthy dockets and rulings in mining and transportation disputes.
A case from Marion County details Ora Hembree charged with killing his wife and daughter. Evidence was circumstantial and the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. The furnace story of burning the home is cited to cover the crime.
Report from Hazen dated January 19 describes a major gold discovery in British Columbia. Prospectors, led by the Mutenica party, say a stampede followed the discovery with claims strong and shallow bars suspected by nearby districts. Authorities and local miners prepare to wash the new grounds as riverbeds pale and tides rise.
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