DEATH PENALTY PROPOSED FOR VIOLATORS OF LIQUOR LAWS
Madisonville*, Kentucky (JFK+50) On August 11, 1925, Associated Press reports that a business men's Bible study class at First Baptist Church is proposing the death penalty for every person in the Commonwealth convicted "of manufacturing, selling or buying liquor."
This recommendation was made in hopes of getting a law passed in the Kentucky State Legislature following the murder of a local county liquor law enforcement officer.
*Madisonville is located in Hawkins County, Kentucky in the western coal fields region. It was founded in 1807 & named for then Secretary of State James Madison.
The city became a rail hub & coal mining center in the 20th century & was also a tobacco market. It is home of Madisonville Community College.
SOURCE
"Death for Dry Law Violators Is Urged By Bible Class Men," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 11, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
