Historic Newspapers: Prohibtion

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 9, 1933

* United States officially ends prohibition
* Repeal of the 18th Eighteenth Amendment 
* Beer & liquor returns for 1st time in 13 years
* Organized… more

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1920

* Prohibition in America starts 
* No beer - liquor 

This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"SUPREME… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 24, 1931

* Prohibition in the United States
* re. 18th - Eighteenth Amendment
* Beer - liquor - alcohol beverages wanted 
* American Legion votes to end it
* Wets… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1929

* Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition early
* Severson Act - enforcement bill repealed
* Public liquor - beer consumption allowed

The front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in the state of New Jersey
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

Page 21 has a one… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1933

* United States prohibition ending
* State of Illinois acts to allow sale of alcohol 
* Beer and Liquor returns to the gangland 

The front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 21, 1930

* George Remus acquitted of murder 
* Infamous "King of the Bootleggers"
* Prohibition era liquor smuggler 

The front page has a one column heading: "REMUS… more

THE DRY SPASM of The "BLABBER", Rochester, New York, Feb. 18, 1918  A very unusual broadside newspaper without any volume or issue numbers. The masthead includes: "Priceless", "Weather: Bone Dry",… more

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 16, 1920  This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "J. BARLEYCORN IS MOURNED AT 36-HOUR WAKE"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in the state of Wyoming
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

The bottom of page 4… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1919

* War-time prohibition taking effect (eve)

The front page has a one column heading: "WAR PROHIBITION REPEAL HANGS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL" with subheads. (see)… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1930

* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment
* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.
* Beginning of the end ?

The top of the front page has a two column… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1933

* 18th Amendment - prohibition
* Senate votes to repeal - 21st Amendment

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SENATE VOTES DRY REPEAL… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 14, 1933

* Prohibition ending - beer returning
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

The top of the front page has a four column heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 10, 1926 

* Push to end U.S. Prohibition 
* Re-legalize beer - alcohol
* American Federation of Labor
* U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

The front page has a nice banner… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, December 6, 1933

* U.S. prohibition ends (1st report)
* Beer returns - legal liquor

The front page has one column headings that include: "Repeal Adds… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1919 

* re. Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins
* 18th Amendment ratification
* 3/4 of the states needed is met

The front page has a one column heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1926 

* During U.S. Prohibition 
* Illegal beer - alcohol
* Failure of the law exposed

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ASKS TIGHTER U.S. LIQUOR LAW" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1930

* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment
* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DRYS PORTRAY PROHIBITION… more

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 3, 1919 

* Headed towards prohibition
* Liquor - beer to be abolished

The top of the first column reports on the progress towards Prohibition:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 12, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in Oklahoma
* Connecticut & New Hampshire
* Beer - liquor returns

The front page has a five column heading: "Beer Is Voted, but… more

NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, December 5, 1932

* Repeal of U.S. prohibition fails
* 18th Amendment continues
* John Nance Garner

The front page has a one column heading: "REPEAL LOST IN CONGRESS… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 27, 1933

* Prohibition ending in Michigan
* Beer - liquor soon to return soon
* Governor Comstock signs beer bill

The front page has a nice banner headline for… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in the state of Illinois
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

The front page has… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Missouri repeals amendment
* Beer - liquor returns

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REPEALISTS WIN IN… more

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 4, 1933

* Prohibition ending (eve of)
* Day of Beer returns
* Legal liquor

The front page has a two column heading: "Wets Join Drys in Plea for… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1930

* Prohibition is a failure ?
* Referendum by U.S. lawyers
* re. Eighteenth Amendment
* Nice headline for display
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

The front… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 17, 1930

* Prohibition is a failure ?
* Referendum by U.S. lawyers
* re. Eighteenth Amendment
* Nice headline for display
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

The front… more

THE NEW REPUBLIC, Westerville, Ohio, January 22, 1915  An interesting Prohibition newspaper from early in the 20th century. The content within these four pages has an overwhelming bias against the… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1919

* War-time prohibition takes effect

The front page has a one column heading: "WETS DESPERATE IN PRESENT CRISIS" with subhead. (see images)… more

THE DAY, New London, Conn., Feb. 27, 1930 

* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment
* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.
* Beginning of the end ?

The top of the front page has a three column… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1918

* Cardinal James Gibbons
* Catholic Church prelate
* Against prohibition
* Pro beer - liquor

The front page has a two column heading: "Cardinal… more

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT (bi-weekly), North Carolina, January 20, 1919 

* Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins
* 18th Amendment ratification
* 3/4 of the states needed is met

The top of the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in Tennessee
* Beer - liquor returns

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 14, 1930

* Herbert Hoover message to U.S. Congress
* Prohibition & the enforcement of the Dry Law

The front page has a five column heading: "Fight Opens on… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, February 17, 20, and the "Extra" of the 20th, 1933 

* 18th Amendment - prohibition end imminent
* House votes to repeal - 21st Amendment - Blaine Act

This… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 13, 1933

* Prohibition ending in Michigan
* Beer - liquor soon to return
* Michigan Senate passes beer bill

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Senate… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 21, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Iowa - Connecticut - New Hampshire
* Beer - liquor returns

The front page has a one column heading: "DRY IOWA JOIN REPEAL… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1923

*Interesting Prohibition Headlines

The 2nd page has fascinating Prohibition coverage including: “CITY WANTS WHISKY FOR HOSPITAL USE”,“MODERN PAUL REVERE WARNS… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 14, 1933 

* 3.2 per cent beer voted on 
* Franklin D. Roosevelt  endorses
* Prohibition ending 

The front page has a one column heading: "NATION VISIONS BEER BY… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Alabama & Arkansas
* Beer - liquor returns

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REPEAL WINS IN ALABAMA AND… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 24, 1931

* The 19th Amendment deemed valid
* Supreme Courts upholds Prohibition

The front page has a 4-column, 2-line heading: "SUPREME… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 11, 1933 

* Prohibition ends
* Beer returns
* Legal liquor

The front page has a one column heading: "WHAT! NO BEER? CONFLICT RAGES IN THE SUBURBS" with subheads.… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Beer - liquor returns
* New Mexico - Idaho

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "IDAHO, NEW MEXICO JOIN… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., February 21, 1933

* 18th Amendment - prohibition end imminent
* House votes to repeal - 21st Amendment - Blaine Act

The top of page 5 has a one column… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1930

* Inventor Thomas Edison
* U.S. Prohibition support
* Anti beer - liquor law

Page 17 has a one column heading: "EDISON SEES BOON IN PROHIBITION LAW"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in New York State
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

The top of the front page has… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1935

* Prohibition ends in Iceland
* Beer returns - legal liquor

The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Iceland Ends Prohibition; Few Drink… more

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1933. 

* Impending end of prohibition 
* 18th Amendment 
* Alcohol - beer -liquor 

The front page has a two column headline: "HOUSE… more