National Prohibition Advances as States Approve It
The Anti-Saloon League outlines enforcement plans after Nebraska Missouri and Wyoming ratified the federal amendment. A federal prohibition commissioner would be created, with penalties of 600 to 1000 dollars and two to six months imprisonment for home possession. The league also seeks an international congress in Paris to discuss worldwide prohibition and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
League
8. B. Musgrove
Alabama
Paris
Prohibition ‘Congress
League, of Nations
United States
Nebraska
Missouri
Wyoming
America
Foss
Greece
Adriatic
Italy
Wilson
Orlando
Rome
Bells Ring as Nation Moves to Prohibition Victory
Boston and New England churches rang bells in celebration after the ratification of the constitutional amendment. Leaders like former Governor Eugene Noble Foss voiced jubilation, while liquor interests prepared a response with a downtown meeting. The Park Street Church bell led the notices, and officials predicted real estate gains as saloons close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
John Barleycorn
Eugene Noble Foss
J. Doherty
Boston Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
New York
John. J. Hill
Massachusetts Liquor League
Howard Noble
Supreme Court
Prohibition Aims for Global Dry World After Ratification
Chicago report says national prohibition leader Virgil Hinshaw declares America dry and eyes world reach. Eugene E. Chafin and daughter arrived in Sydney to promote a year of Australia dryness. A Tokyo telegram says temperance forces invite Kara Smart Root of Los Angeles to launch a drive to make Japan dry by 1930. Prohibition headquarters plan campaigns in many lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition Party
America
Hinshaw
Eugene E. Chafin
Sydney
Ausralia
Australia
Tokio
Japan
Temperance
Kara Smart Root
Los Angeles
New York Prepares Drastic Day Law Enforcing Prohibition
Albany N Y Jan 16 Legislation to enforce the federal prohibition after its January 1920 operative date has been drafted for early introduction by Anti Saloon League attorneys. The bill would place enforcement in a prohibition commissioner and staff with power to issue warrants and prosecute violators. It imposes contempt penalties for refusing to name liquor sources and tightens druggist sales rules requiring physician prescription for medicines containing alcohol and affidavits for mechanical chemical or sacramental uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Anti- Saloon League
Tax on Soft Drinks and Liquor Rates Set by Conferees
Revenue bill conferees set taxes on beverages including a one cent per ten cent tax on certain ice cream soda refreshments after May 1 and kept distilled beverages at 6.40 per gallon with other rates, while beer stays at 6 per barrel. Nebraska ratified prohibition as House and Senate agree on liquor taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
House
Senate
Home remedy promises relief for catarrh deafness and head noises
An advertisement promotes Parmint Double Strength mixed with hot water and sugar as a home remedy for catarrh and related symptoms. It claims rapid improvement in breathing and reduction of head noises, dulness, and mucus drainage, noting many ear troubles stem from catarrh and can be cured at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugar
Trial twists in Harris case prompt new subpoenas
Surprising developments at Camp Devens open the Harris trial as Lt Goldstein testifies about irregularities in the sub depot and transfers. The court orders Major Shumaker, several soldiers, and contractors to appear. Harris faces charges related to profits and coal and a Brookline move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
Harry J. Harris
Harris
Intellience Office
Maxwell H. Goldstein
Newburg
N. Y
Reclamation Office
George H. Shumaker
Allard
Stillwell
Merchant
Sullivan
Bragg
Smith
Goldstein
N. R. Blatherwick
J. I. Sullivan
R. K. Lawrence
W. H. Finch
Judd Dewey
Stark
Intelligence Bureau
Boston
Brookline
Judn Dewey
Blatherwick
District Attorney's Office
Toeves
Treasury
W. A. Powell
76Th Division
Shirley
Earl Palmer
Scales House
Harris Home
Sergeant Stillwell
Lebaudy Taken From Home to Nassau Jail
Madame Lebaudy was moved from her home to the Nassau county courthouse jail shortly after 1 pm, with Sheriff Phineas A. Seaman and Constable Carman Plant accompanying in a limousine. A heavy robe and cushions were seen in the car as it arrived at the jail yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phineas A. Seaman
Carman
Lebaudy
Nassau County
Outlines on Floor Mark Tragic Lebaudy Murder Scene
Faint and weeping Mme. Le baudy descended to a hallway where on Saturday she shot her husband Jacques Lebaudy. The chalk outline on the floor, police noted, and the dining room scene saw her nurse, a child, and Father McGuinnis present as the sheriff arranged removal after medical clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy
Margaret Wiedmer
Jacqueline
Dr. Kerrigan
Constable Plant
Bolshevik Threat Dominates Peace Conference Outlook
The piece notes Russia and Poland as the central problem for the peace conference. Bolshevik advances threaten Poland and Russia, with Western powers reluctant to deploy new forces. An American led policy is hoped but未 settled, delaying decisive action against the Bolsheviks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Poland
America
Peace Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maine
Mexico
Canada
Florida Winter Colony
John H. Pray &Sons Co
Washington St
Boylston St
Park Street
Old Church
William Tilton
Cambridge
Post
Jersey
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Christian Science Church
Church of the Advent
Christopher Eliot
Unitarian Temperance Society
National Prohibition
Charles F. Dole
Twentieth Century Club
Arthur J. Davis
Massachusetts Anti-liquor League
Davis
Paul Revere Frothingham
ELF
Ture
Coats
Kit Coney
Norfolk
Augusta
Capt
District Attorney’s Office
Alice
Jacquelin
Mrs. Lebaudy
Kerrigan
Seaman
Plant
Mrs. Wiedmer
Mme. Lambaudy
Jack DeSaulles
Jacques
Moore
Westbury
Narragansett Pier
Cleghorn
Howard Phipps
Paul Ferris
Harry Greenfield
Mineola
Mark Rosenfeld
Mark
Alicé Riget
Jamerson
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Bitant
Ery Systems
Jamerson Clothes Shops
Dexter Bldg
Sinnott
North End
Michael
Sarah Sinnott
Bernard St
Dorchester
Mary's Church
Esmond St
Charles Russell Lowell
William H. L. Odell
George H. Allen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!