Prohibition’s swift arc from dawn to repeal in history
A historical survey notes rapid gains and reversals of Prohibition from its wartime rise to the Eighteenth Amendment’s ratification and the Twenty-first repeal. It highlights milestones, wartime bans, temperance movements, party politics, enforcement costs, and the era’s social shifts across states, courts, and cities.
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Death Toll Of Dry Laws High
Washington dispatch reports the prohibition era toll estimated over 2400, amid debate on enforcement methods. Senator Ty Dinges of Maryland cites 1750 deaths previously uncounted, noting shotgun enforcement and excluding deaths from poisoned alcohol. Government figures show a smaller portion of the total.
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Totsereit Elected President as Prohibition Repeal Advances
The Twenty first amendment replacing Prohibition was submitted to the states on February 20, 1933. The electorate of the required thirty six state ratified the measure yesterday, completing the repeal process. Franklin D Totsereit was elected president as the movement gained momentum.
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Franklin D. Totsereit
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McLevy becomes Connecticut's first Socialist mayor in Bridgeport
Cyris McLevy, son of 8 Beath domicie, won Bridgeport's mayoralty in a three way race, ending 28 years as perennial candidate. The conservative Socialist vowed to push for land government and a higher social system, calling the moment the happiest hour of his life.
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Women Wets Will End Organization Dissolves After State Ratification
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin announced that the Women’s Organization for National Promotion Reform, of which she is chair, will be dissolved once the thirty-sixth state ratifies repeal, expected December 5.
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