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Iowa Mulct Law and Prohibition Battle Recap
The article traces liquor regulation from colonial times to Iowa’s 1882 prohibition and the 1894 Mulct law. It explains local option battles, the river cities’ evasion, and Horace Boies's 1894 win. The Mulct law taxed saloons and limited locations, expanding dry districts until repeal in WWI. It notes national prohibition’s failure and calls for reform.
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Iowa
North End
John B. Gough
Supreme Court
Horace Boies
House
Senate
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Cedar ‘Rapids