Letter Reveals Struggle Over Prohibition and Whiskey Trade
A damaged letter from a distressed wife rails at Prohibition failures and calls for action against whiskey sellers and gamblers. It argues officers must act to curb illicit trade and alleviate poverty caused by saloons, urging enforcement to protect children and working families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Monroe
Scheol
Whiskey Seller
Today’s Birthdays and notable figures observed
Birthday notes mark Lillien Russell born Clinton Iowa 59 years ago. Thomas Walker Page born Cobham Virginia 53. Dr J W Kerr born Grand Rapids Ohio 49. Jesse Burkett born Wheeling West Virginia 50. Cal voted dinner in New York by Business Men's Republican Association. Washington gathering of lawmakers for State Senate session. Sir Auckland Geddes to speak at Phi Beta Kappa anniversary at College of William and Mary Williamsburg Virginia. Several historical dates and obituaries noted in a mixed list.
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Lillien Russell
Alexander P. Moore
Clinton
Iowa
Thomas Walker Page
U.S. Tariff Commission
Cobham
J. W. Kerr
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Jesse Burkett
Wheeling
W. Va
Evelogs
Calvin Cootidgnin
New York
Business Men's Republican Association
United States
Washington
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
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