Prohibition

Prohibition Starts

Jan 16, 1920

The Prohibition starts.

Speakeasies

Jan 1, 1923

Cleveland had an estimated 3,000 illegal speakeasies, compared to the 1,200 legal bars it had in 1919.

Prohibition Cartoon

Oct 10, 1928

Editorial cartoon that appeared in the Putnam County Courier, which regards a canidate who was running for office.

Dapper Dan

Dec 4, 1928

Saloon owner "Dapper Dan" Hogan, a go-between for St. Paul police and gangsters, is killed by a car bomb outside his W. 7th St. home.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Feb 14, 1929

Al Capone was known for speakeasies and being a gangster. On this day, he tried to assasinate another major criminal, Bugs Moran. Fake police officers killed several people, but Moran was not one of them.

Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

The stock market crash was a big part of the Great Depression. This meant people needed work.

Leon Gleckman

Jan 18, 1930

Bootlegging kingpin Leon Gleckman moves into the Hotel St. Paul and establishes it as his headquarters.

Brewery Fire

Oct 1, 1931

Illegal brewery discovered after fire. Three hundred gallons of beer found in barrels. Owners never found.

Federal Agent Raid

Mar 1, 1932

Sixty dry federal agents raided fifteen restaurants, inns, stores, and private homes located throughout Putnam Count. Twenty men were arrested.

Hoover Acceptance Speech

Aug 11, 1932

President Herbert Hoover stated that prohibition needed to end in his acceptance speech.

Roosevelt signs Cullen-Harrison Act

Mar 23, 1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act which legalized the manufacture and sale of certain types of alcohol.

Prohibition Ends

Dec 5, 1933

The prohibition ends. The 21st Amendment releals the 18th Amendment, making alcohol legal.