11 Feb 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1925
Page
1
A fragmented report notes New Orleans as a major port yet not second rate. It mentions plans for Main Street and widening Brownsville Bridge Street as part of ongoing developments.
The wet and dry issue heats up as Governor Pinchot files a united enforcement dry bill. A Permit Board within the Department of Agriculture would issue permits for nonbeverage alcohol manufacture and use, ensure honest operations, conduct inspections, and revoke permits for violations. Philadelphia is cited as a major center for illegal denatured alcohol production.
In a Pennsylvania address the governor denounced fraud surrounding specially denatured alcohol and bootlegging. He cited 17 authorized distillers in Philadelphia and 151 toilet water makers who diverted alcohol to bootleggers, urging passage of a united enforcement bill to curb illegal drink at its source.
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