PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.
SEVERE BLOW TO BREWERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright. 2\Tew York, Jan. 5. The brewers received a severe blow by the decision of the Supreme Court that 2.75 per cent, of alcohol is illegal. The Court upheld the action of Congress in declaring intoxicating and preventing the sale of beverages containing one-half per cet. or more of alconol. The decision ii reuarded as a definition that will stand under constitutional prohibition, and America appears to be a bone dry nation.—Reuter.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1920, Page 5
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81PROHIBITION IN AMERICA. Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1920, Page 5
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