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Monday, November 1, 1926
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 1 of:Seward Daily GatewaySeward, Alaska

BOOZE SHORTAGE FOR HOLIDAY TRADE, CZAR ANDREWS ANNOUNCES

RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN; VESSELS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED

Context - explained by ACL:

The item reports a declaration that there is a real scarcity of liquor in rum row for the holiday trade in prospect, and that the rum runners are on the run, credited to the coast guard and to the agreement with Great Britain. It adds that reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet has quit that base since the agreement, which provides a more direct exchange of information between the governments, and that four liquor ships are reported under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Seward Daily Gateway, Seward, Alaska, November 1, 1926, page 1]

DASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (AP) - Czar Andrews declared there is a real scarcity in rum row of liquor for the holiday trade in prospect and remarked the rum runners are actually on the run, thanks to the coast guard and on account of the agreement with Great Britain. Reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet have quit that base since the agreement which provides a more direct exchange of information between the government's coast guard. It is reported four liquor ships are under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

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October 31, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Chicago Daily Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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November 1, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, New Britain Herald, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, Seward Daily Gateway, and Phoenix Tribune.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 2 Monday, November 1, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 1 of:Seward Daily GatewaySeward, Alaska

BOOZE SHORTAGE FOR HOLIDAY TRADE, CZAR ANDREWS ANNOUNCES

RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN; VESSELS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED

Context - explained by ACL:

The item reports a declaration that there is a real scarcity of liquor in rum row for the holiday trade in prospect, and that the rum runners are on the run, credited to the coast guard and to the agreement with Great Britain. It adds that reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet has quit that base since the agreement, which provides a more direct exchange of information between the governments, and that four liquor ships are reported under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Seward Daily Gateway, Seward, Alaska, November 1, 1926, page 1]

DASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (AP) - Czar Andrews declared there is a real scarcity in rum row of liquor for the holiday trade in prospect and remarked the rum runners are actually on the run, thanks to the coast guard and on account of the agreement with Great Britain. Reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet have quit that base since the agreement which provides a more direct exchange of information between the government's coast guard. It is reported four liquor ships are under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 31, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Chicago Daily Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Today's paper

November 1, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, New Britain Herald, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, Seward Daily Gateway, and Phoenix Tribune.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 2 Monday, November 1, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 1 of:Seward Daily GatewaySeward, Alaska

BOOZE SHORTAGE FOR HOLIDAY TRADE, CZAR ANDREWS ANNOUNCES

RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN; VESSELS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED

Context - explained by ACL:

The item reports a declaration that there is a real scarcity of liquor in rum row for the holiday trade in prospect, and that the rum runners are on the run, credited to the coast guard and to the agreement with Great Britain. It adds that reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet has quit that base since the agreement, which provides a more direct exchange of information between the governments, and that four liquor ships are reported under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Seward Daily Gateway, Seward, Alaska, November 1, 1926, page 1]

DASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (AP) - Czar Andrews declared there is a real scarcity in rum row of liquor for the holiday trade in prospect and remarked the rum runners are actually on the run, thanks to the coast guard and on account of the agreement with Great Britain. Reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet have quit that base since the agreement which provides a more direct exchange of information between the government's coast guard. It is reported four liquor ships are under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 31, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Chicago Daily Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Today's paper

November 1, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, New Britain Herald, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, Seward Daily Gateway, and Phoenix Tribune.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 2 Monday, November 1, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 1 of:Seward Daily GatewaySeward, Alaska

BOOZE SHORTAGE FOR HOLIDAY TRADE, CZAR ANDREWS ANNOUNCES

RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN; VESSELS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED

Context - explained by ACL:

The item reports a declaration that there is a real scarcity of liquor in rum row for the holiday trade in prospect, and that the rum runners are on the run, credited to the coast guard and to the agreement with Great Britain. It adds that reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet has quit that base since the agreement, which provides a more direct exchange of information between the governments, and that four liquor ships are reported under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Seward Daily Gateway, Seward, Alaska, November 1, 1926, page 1]

DASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (AP) - Czar Andrews declared there is a real scarcity in rum row of liquor for the holiday trade in prospect and remarked the rum runners are actually on the run, thanks to the coast guard and on account of the agreement with Great Britain. Reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet have quit that base since the agreement which provides a more direct exchange of information between the government's coast guard. It is reported four liquor ships are under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 31, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Chicago Daily Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Today's paper

November 1, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, New Britain Herald, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, Seward Daily Gateway, and Phoenix Tribune.

A Century Late
Vol. I, no 2 Monday, November 1, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 1 of:Seward Daily GatewaySeward, Alaska

BOOZE SHORTAGE FOR HOLIDAY TRADE, CZAR ANDREWS ANNOUNCES

RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN; VESSELS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED

Context - explained by ACL:

The item reports a declaration that there is a real scarcity of liquor in rum row for the holiday trade in prospect, and that the rum runners are on the run, credited to the coast guard and to the agreement with Great Britain. It adds that reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet has quit that base since the agreement, which provides a more direct exchange of information between the governments, and that four liquor ships are reported under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. Seward Daily Gateway, Seward, Alaska, November 1, 1926, page 1]

DASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (AP) - Czar Andrews declared there is a real scarcity in rum row of liquor for the holiday trade in prospect and remarked the rum runners are actually on the run, thanks to the coast guard and on account of the agreement with Great Britain. Reports from Halifax indicate the rum fleet have quit that base since the agreement which provides a more direct exchange of information between the government's coast guard. It is reported four liquor ships are under close watch in the North Atlantic zone.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from Seward Daily Gateway, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 31, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Chicago Daily Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Today's paper

November 1, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, New Britain Herald, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, Seward Daily Gateway, and Phoenix Tribune.