November 07, 2024
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Comments for: Bangor’s bars busy despite prohibition

In 1905 a showdown erupted between Maine prohibitionists and liquor dealers. At the beginning of the year, a new state enforcement body called the Sturgis Commission promised to send deputies into counties where local police were failing to enforce prohibition. Trying to head off a humiliating Sturgis invasion,… Read More

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