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As the newspapers reported itJudge W. F. Bryant's bread-and-water sentence

2 days of original coverage, September 19, 1926 to September 20, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Sunday, September 19, 1926

Nebraska · a judge tests his own sentence
Evening Star, Washington, District Of Columbia: Nebraska · a judge tests his own sentence

ContextCounty Judge W. F. Bryant of Cedar County, Nebraska, 75 years old and fourteen years on the bench, has been sentencing liquor law violators to bread and water. Critics call the diet cruel, so he proposes to find out for himself, beginning Monday morning.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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Monday, September 20, 1926

Nebraska · the judge begins his five days

As printed: JUDGE GOES ON BREAD, WATER DIET HIMSELF

ContextCounty Judge W. F. Bryant of Cedar County, Nebraska, 75 years old, has been sentencing liquor law violators to spells of bread and water, a punishment critics call cruel and inhuman. He said he would find out for himself, starting this morning.

The Bismarck Tribune · Bismarck, North Dakota · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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