When the 18th Amendment outlawing the manufacture and sale of liquor was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, it provided a lucrative challenge organized crime couldn’t pass up. As crime and violence increased nationwide, so did the number of bootleggers in Iowa.Newspapers, including The Gazette, were peppered with reports of federal arrests for violations of Prohibition.
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Diane Langton, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 3:56pm
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