All posts tagged "Prohibition"
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2.7K1Crime and ScandalA Fake Priest Gets a New England Mob Boss Out of Prison
Ray Patriarca ruled as the New England mob boss for 25 years from his Coin-O-Matic “vending business” on Atwell’s Avenue in Providence....
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6.4KBusiness and LaborHow Narragansett Beer Survived Prohibition (But Still Couldn’t Escape the Government)
Narragansett beer survived Prohibition, but it couldn’t escape the government. Not because government agents tried to shut down the brewery during Prohibition,...
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11.1K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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15.3K1New England PlacesA Haunted Murder Scene in Each New England State
New England has no shortage of haunted murder scenes, where the ghosts of murder victims move furniture in old taverns or float...
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7.7KArts and LeisureElton John Sings The Praises of 19th-C Quackery Queen, Lydia Pinkham
In 1968, a song about a quack medicine became a No. 1 hit in the U.K. nearly a century after Lydia E....
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7.6KMassachusettsJohn and Abigail Adams Give Hamilton a Review – No Stars
There was no love lost between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Hamilton famously castigated Adams in a pamphlet published in 1800 entitled,...
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