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Word: prohibition (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...still possessed of his fund of humor and anecdote, has begun to set down the experiences of his 30 years in public life ?from the time when as Governor of Texas he put a stop to one of Bob Fitzsimmons' prize fights by calling the Legislature to prohibit, it ?to last November when the Ku Klux Klan unseated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Political Notes: Nov. 19, 1923 | 11/19/1923 | See Source »

...Lady Astor's bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicants to persons under 18 passed its third reading in the House of Commons by 257 votes to 10. It now goes to the Lords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITISH EMPIRE: Parliament's Week: Jul. 23, 1923 | 7/23/1923 | See Source »

...Amendment of the law to prohibit American vessels from carrying liquor on the high seas as well as within the three mile limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Modification | 5/12/1923 | See Source »

PENNSYLVANIA: A bill to prohibit any municipality from adopting daylight saving was passed by the Legislature. Philadelphia business men are ignoring the bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: may 5, 1923 | 5/5/1923 | See Source »

...Congress may amend the Volstead Law to prohibit liquor on American vessels, but the Court's decision declared that it had neglected to do so by the terms of the present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: The High Seas | 5/5/1923 | See Source »

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