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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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In New York on April 6, police strictly enforced the Excise Law, resulting in the city's driest Sunday in five years since Superintendent Byrnes' crackdown. Most saloons closed, though Raines Law hotels served drinks with sandwiches; violators were arrested.
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Excise Law Enforced as Never Before in History of City.
New York, April 7. The police and the liquor dealers gave Greater New York a "dry" Sunday yesterday. Though there were degrees of dryness, so to speak, in different sections of the metropolis, the day has had no equal in the suspension of the liquor traffic since five years ago, when Superintendent Byrnes tightly closed the saloons one memorable Sunday. On that occasion those seeking spirituous refreshment were compelled to resort to places outside of Chief Byrnes' sphere of influence. His task, however, is said to have been easier than that which confronted the police yesterday, for he had no Raines law hotels, with their sandwiches, to contend with. These hotels must be taken into consideration, therefore, when the word "dry" is used in connection with the events of yesterday, for the man who had cash to buy a sandwich and a drink had small difficulty in slaking his thirst. Few liquor dealers had the temerity to keep open and serve drinks alone, and of those who did the majority were invited to visit the nearest police station, there to remain until bond was supplied.
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New York
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April 6
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few liquor dealers kept open and served drinks alone; majority were arrested and held at police stations until bond supplied.
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Police and liquor dealers enforced a 'dry' Sunday in Greater New York by suspending liquor traffic, surpassing the enforcement five years prior under Superintendent Byrnes. Raines Law hotels allowed drinks with sandwiches, enabling some to obtain liquor.