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Adjournment Near as Prohibition Drive Gains Steam
Harrisburg June 19 The 1917 Pennsylvania legislature moves toward adjournment on June 28 with a Smith prohibition resolution aimed at banning manufacture and sale of intoxicants. The measure could go to voters via the 1919 session, while leaders weigh revenue needs if inheritance tax veto alters funding. Edgar R. Smith, Bedford County's young legislator, pushes anti liquor laws and cabaret restrictions as vetoes and overrides shape final days.
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Pennsylvania
House Committee On Constitutional Reform
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Republican Party
Edgar R. Smith
Bedford County