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Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Ships too

Rumrunners using creative innovations to avoid arrest.

Aired 01/05/2012

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Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Ships too

Clip: Special | 6m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

Rumrunners using creative innovations to avoid arrest.

In order to move alcohol, rumrunners travel to Canada to purchase the bottles and transport them across the borders using creative innovations to avoid arrest

Aired 01/05/2012

21st Amendment

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The repeal of the 18th amendment happens in 1933. (1m 46s)

Canadian Hospitality & Consolidated Exports

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Canada quickly adapts to accommodate their neighbors alcohol consumption (3m 10s)

Change in Dry Squad Forecast

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Federal agents conduct a sweeping raid and arrest the police commissioner. (4m 7s)

Charleston and Changing Times

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The taboos of the past are evolving including people’s opinions about alcohol consumption (6m 19s)

Corruption & Graft vs Dry Squads

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Spokane is no stranger to corruption and bribery of public officers (3m 7s)

Dry Towns and Suffrage

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The Suffrage movement plays a part in creating so-called dry towns in Washington (1m 25s)

Introduction

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Prohibition laws in Washington State creates a thriving subculture and business in Spokane (3m 27s)

The Irony of Prohibition

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Prohibition leads to even more consumption and an increase in the sale of alcohol (1m 29s)

The “Kingpin”

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Albert Commelinni is a powerful actor in the distribution and sale of alcohol in Spokane. (4m 39s)

The Saloon Must Go!

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Preacher Billy Sunday and leaders of Temperance Education (1m 57s)

Trent Alley

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Spokane booms, men indulge their spare time in what is known as Trent Alley (4m 5s)

Wiretap

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In Seattle, a precedent is set with the first use of a wiretap in a case. (2m 13s)

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