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Government Gets Four Stills, 250Barrels of Mash at Corner of Burr Oak and LincolnCHIEF IS HEAD OF RAIDProhibition Administrator E. C.Yellowley with a picked squad, personally conducted a raid on a dance hall and soft drink parlor at Burr Oak and Lincoln Avenues Friday night The raiders found in the basement 4 huge stills, cans of alcohol and 250 barrels of mash.The building, a two story brick affair, situated on the south-east corner of Lincoln avenue is owned by Stanley Pasinski, but was being ented by parties from Indianapolis, nd. There is a soft drink saloon on :he first floor and apartments on the .econd. John Hahn sold the building several months ago to Pasinski, who formerly ran a saloon at 12300 So. Halsted avenue.Saturday afternoon, acting on a tip that the place was to be raided by I Jack 'Cusick’s gang, Mr. Yellowley I and six heavily armed United States Marshalls, descended upon the place to guard the captured mash should hi-jackers attempt to destroy it. Al-tho the tip proved ficticious, three marshalls were left in Blue Island to | guard the mash day and night until i it can be destroyed after court action*
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1926
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Kenneth W.
USA 18 Jan 2019
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