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Bootleg Trust Profits At Two Million
The article details a vast bootleg syndicate, led by four Philadelphia millionaires, that allegedly controlled the liquor trade from coast to coast. It claims yearly profits near 200 million dollars, with operations through the Superior Industrial Alcohol Company and subsidiaries in Cleveland, involving bribes, gunmen, and federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehipe
Uncle Sam
Cleveland
Boston
San Francisco
Superior
Thomas E. Stone
Tri-State
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Harry Volpe
Providence
R. I
Stone
U. S
A. E. Bernstein
Volpe
Rhode Island