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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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U.S. Senate adopts agricultural bill with prohibition rider; President to ban beer production after Dec. 1 via wartime powers, advancing nationwide alcohol ban set for 1919.
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Washington, D. C., Sept. 7.--Nationwide prohibition was a step nearer today as a result of the adoption by the senate last night of the emergency agricultural appropriation bill with its dry rider and the announcement of the food department that the president would exercise his wartime authority to prohibit the manufacture of beer after December 1 next.
Under the federal amendment the manufacture of both beer and wine would be prohibited after May 1, 1919, until the American troops are demobilized, and the sale of intoxicants would be prohibited after July 1.
Under the president's order only wine may be manufactured after December 1.
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Washington, D. C.
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Sept. 7
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manufacture of beer prohibited after december 1 next; only wine may be manufactured after december 1; under federal amendment, manufacture of beer and wine prohibited after may 1, 1919 until american troops demobilized; sale of intoxicants prohibited after july 1
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Nationwide prohibition advanced by senate adoption last night of emergency agricultural appropriation bill with dry rider and food department announcement that president would exercise wartime authority to prohibit beer manufacture after December 1 next