Rum Runners

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In my search for this alleged "rum boat" in Winni during the Prohibition (speed boat supposed to have been involved in a chase) I researched archives of the Laconia Democrat from 1920-1933 (the Prohibition)-all 676 issues-during which this thing was supposed to have gone down (shot full of holes or scuttled). While I found no trace of this incident in the newspaper whatsoever I did find about 15 articles in the Democrat about illegal liquor running and related activities of all sorts.

Attached are two printouts-hope you can read them. See the article just above the one in question-Curious to note that even in 1921 some people in New Hampshire were pushing for an income tax-unbelievable.

If you're interested-if you find what appears to be an old bottle (anywhere) and it says on it something like...."Per federal law this cannot be re-filled" you will know it was made after 1933-the end of Prohibition created new regs and rules-among them a law against using the bottle again; Why I don't know, but it helps me date the glass that I find.