When Ira Clinton Speer was born on 18 October 1887, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, Ira Dillard Speer, was 25 and his mother, Cyntha Lucindia Sewell, was 25. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Cass, Texas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 6 February 1964, in Cass, Texas, United States, at the age of 76.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
German and Dutch: from Middle High German, Middle Dutch sper ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part, it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears.
German: nickname for someone thought to resemble a sparrow, Middle High German spar(e) ‘sparrow’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Speyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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