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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1922
Page
16
New York May 16 The Key Club with millions of members and branches in major cities has fallen under Volstead scrutiny. The State Conference of Mayors reports it as the era’s most insidious evasion of the prohibition law and among the hardest to detect.
An old charter club operates as a front for alcohol with many members buying cheap keys to gain access. Members enjoy a reading room pool table and a piano while back rooms stock home brew and bootleg whiskey. Officials report raids fail as evidence is erased and enforcement is stymied across multiple cities.
The body of Mark A. Wiggin, 66, a prominent local citizen, was recovered from the Suncook River two miles above town. Wiggin had disappeared Sunday after leaving a Bible note indicating intent to take his own life.
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