Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Kusko Times
Takotna, Tokotna, Mcgrath, Alaska
What is this article about?
New York Police Commissioner Enright declares the city will be dry in six weeks through aggressive enforcement of prohibition laws, including 1,000 weekly arrests, raids on inns, and cooperation with revenue agents.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
New York.—Police Commissioner Enright of New York has declared that New York will be dry in six weeks. Arrests are being made at the rate of one thousand a week, and forty men under Inspector Thomas McDonald will take the warpath at once. The fight to rid New York of John Barleycorn in compliance with Federal and State prohibition laws has been launched with a vigor heretofore unprecedented in New York city. Revenue agents are co-operating with Commissioner Enright's forces in the eradication of booze. The city magistrates are hearing the cases with a swiftness in line with the rate of arrests. Nightly raids are being conducted, especially upon the many inns along the Hudson on the road to Yonkers.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Key Persons
Outcome
arrests at the rate of one thousand a week; forty men to enforce; nightly raids on inns.
Event Details
Police Commissioner Enright declares New York will be dry in six weeks. Arrests are being made at the rate of one thousand a week, and forty men under Inspector Thomas McDonald will take action. The fight against alcohol in compliance with prohibition laws has been launched vigorously, with revenue agents cooperating. City magistrates are hearing cases swiftly. Nightly raids are conducted, especially on inns along the Hudson to Yonkers.