Whisky in Bonded Warehouses Faces Postpone For Ban
Kentucky distillers plan storage of about ninety million gallons of whisky in bonded warehouses after July 1 hoping the prohibition ban will be lifted. Exports are blocked, leaving about 40 million gallons in Kentucky with a value near 320 million dollars. In St Louis, 15 000 reservations booked for celebrations, liquor sales stop at midnight, and many establishments push to finish stocks before the ban.
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Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Owensboro
Frankfort
Paducah
Congress
Wilson
Pendennis
ST. Louis
Internal Revenue Collector
Flavoring Extract Makers Press Congress Against Prohibition Bill
Cincinnati manufacturers of flavoring extracts rally against a House bill provision that would ban flavoring extracts. They argue many products require alcohol to extract or preserve ingredients and that the amendment would preserve legitimate commerce while prohibiting use as beverages. The proposal, drafted by Representative Stephens, allows certain alcohol containing preparations for non beverage uses.
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Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Cincinnati
Alexander Fries & Bro
Heekin Company
Roosa & Ratliff Chemical Company
New London Tea and Spice Company
Stephens
Washington
Ten Men Caught Trying to Bring Liquor into Ohio
An all night vigil by a government agent and Conneaut police led to ten alleged prohibition blockade runners arrested as they entered Ohio from Pennsylvania. Federal officers estimate $30 000 to $35 000 in beer and whisky seized at Conneaut, including twenty five barrels and 100 cases of whisky and thirty two cases of beer. The men face Reed amendment violations, and confiscation of the liquor by the federal government if convicted.
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Cleveland, O
Conneaut(o
Pennsylvania
Conneaut
Dry Act To Stay Becomes Law After Constitutional Amendment
In a divided Congress, anti prohibitionists plan fights on general enforcement. The Volstead Act will be enforced under wartime provisions until after a holiday recess. Mayor and city corporation counsels in Syracuse and eight cities vow to enforce only with clear federal guidance.
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Judiciary Committee
Volstead
Dyer
Missouri
Glass
Syracuse
N. Y
Buffalo
Troy
Geneva
Rome
Beacon
Dunkirk
Utica
Antisaloon League Won't Enforce Drouth Policy
New York June 28 The Antisaloon League plans no steps to enforce wartime prohibition. William H. Anderson state superintendent says any brewer action could aid prohibition. The Retail Liquor Dealers Association will meet Monday to decide if New York saloons will open Tuesday and all dealers will follow the association's decision.
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New York
Antisaloon League
William H. Anderson
New York State
Anderson
League
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Hillsboro Jubilation Recounts First Prohibition Crusade
Special Dispatch describes Hillsboro’s temperance jubilee set for Tuesday to honor the 1873 march of seventy women who opposed liquor sales. The article recalls clashes with W. H. Dunn, legal battles, and Hillsboro’s Southern heritage shaping the crusade era. Esberger's Band from Cincinnati will provide music for the 1919 event.
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Hillsboro
The
Commercial Tribune
Hillsboro, CO
Virginia
Kentucky
Highland Hills
Esberger
Cincinnati
British Merchants Plan Insurance to Seize Russia Trade
British merchants draft a government backed scheme to insure transport of goods into non Bolshevik Russia. A $25 million fund would finance insurance with overseas trade officials guiding Parliament through a bill. Banks would lend against insured goods and issue warrants usable only for British purchases.
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London
Associated Press
Russia
United States
England
Department of Overseas Trade
The
Board of Trade
Dredging Start Planned for Galveston Harbor Channel
Galveston Texas June 28 work to deepen the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Galveston harbor to thirty five feet mean low tide will begin soon Colonel Spencer Crosby in charge says the six mile waterway varies one to two feet from depth and the Galveston deep sea dredge with 2850 cubic yard hopper will handle the job Vessels of thirty five feet draft will enter at high tide when finished and those of thirty two to thirty three feet draft can enter safely at all times The harbor shows renewed activity with up to twenty five ocean going vessels at times though prewar levels included sixty two steamers and berth limits of sixty
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Harbor
Spencer Crosby
United States Army
Rural delivery men seek relief from Post Office pay issues
Rural free delivery carriers ask the joint commission for reclassification of postal employees pay and relief from Congress. They claim unfair treatment by the Postmaster General and outline their demands in an official publication.
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Washington
Joint Commission
Congress
Rural carrier pay and benefits proposals a 1930s postal reform list
The proposals include entrance salary for rural carriers set at $50 per year per mile with 10 percent annual increases to year five retroactive to service start, full maintenance allowance, pouch mail compensation for intermediate routes, extra pay for heavy mail routes, no salary deduction for weather-related incomplete service, a Civil Service Court of Appeals, equitable retirement and pensions, and equal treatment for substitutes in rural delivery with priority for vacancies.
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Civil Service Court of Appeals
Irish Language Dying Warned by Sinn Fein Author
Dublin June 28 Desmond Fitzgerald a Sinn Fein author warned that the Irish language is dying He blamed the decline on events since Easter week last year when Sinn Fein clashed with authorities in Dublin He doubted the Irish kilt would be worn in the fields and urged cultural separation from England as more urgent than political.
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Dublin
Desmond Fitzgerald
Sinn Fein
Fitzgerald
Ireland
England
Anti Prohibition League Plans State Wide Campaign
The Anti Prohibition League prepares a national and state level fight to overturn the war time prohibition amendment. Maryland declares it will back a wet state ticket and urges donors to fund its restoration of American rights. The league aims to organize in every state and pressure old parties to support beer and light wines next year.
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Anti-Prohibition League
League
Maryland
Anti- Prohibition League
Samuel C. Appleby
Antiprohibition League
Democratic Party
Quiet memorial planned in Kansas City after liquor era ends
Kansas City, June 28. As John Barleycorn and the liquor family depart, plans call for a subdued, conventional memorial service. The Hotel Men's Association canceled a big citywide party, opting for light wines and beers. Bars will close heavier drinks to the bars only, with police promising order. Some bars already shifting to cafeterias, with private warehouses stocking liquor for oil-field sales. Overall, mood mixed with lingering bustle and lighter celebrations Monday night.
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Kansas City
John Barleycorn
Hotel Men’s Association
Barboursville Bids Farewell to Horse Car Service
Barboursville Kentucky ends horse-drawn street railway as City Council orders asphalt paving on main streets. City Railway Company cites revenue shortfalls for pavement costs and heavier rails and contemplates liquidation amid rising jitney competition.
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Barboursville
March of Progress
Gayety Planned in Twin Cities as Bars Close
St Paul and Minneapolis prepare for major crowds Monday night as prohibition drives bars to close and saloon owners raise prices. Dry borders and enforcement clash with celebrations while Minnesota risks losing status as the Northwest’s only wet convention state to Iowa and the Dakotas.
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Gayety
Twin Cities
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Minneapolis
North
South Dakota
Northwest
Iowa
Dakotas
Chicago Prepares Massive Drink Arenas for Last Day
June 28 Chicago plans a carnival like farewell to Prohibition era saloons. Bars convert to eateries. hotels fill, and some offer free drinks to veterans and old patrons. Liquor stores reduce stock as demobilization looms while bartenders seek new work in bands, films, or other trades.
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Chicago
China
Wisconsin Brewers Hold Hope For Postwar Prohibition Action
Milwaukee leaders press Washington for action to suspend war time prohibition as Wisconsin prepares a celebration for the closing of licensed drinking places. Hotels plan to sell only soft drinks while soda fountains multiply in shops and offices amid rising prices and dwindling supply.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Washington
W. H. Austin
Wisconsin Brewers’ Association
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