Harry R. Truman
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Harry R. Truman was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector. He lived near Mount St. Helens, a volcano in the Cascade Range in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of M
Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake before the 1980 eruption
Truman once refused service to Associate Justice William O. Douglas (pictured) at his lodge. Upon learning his identity, he chased Douglas down and convinced him to stay.
Truman's name is on a plaque (bottom right) with names of the 57 victims of the May 18 eruption, with Mount St. Helens in the background.
Rum-running
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Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. Smuggling circumvents alcohol taxes and outright prohibition of alc
Harry R. Truman
…Harry R. Truman (October 30, 1896 – May 18, 1980) was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector. He lived near Mount St. Helens, a volcano in the Cascade Range in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of Mount…
Police use a road roller to destroy bottles of illegal alcohol confiscated in Serpong, out of Jakarta, Indonesia on April 13, 2018.
A liquor raid in 1925, in Elk Lake, Ontario
Rum runner schooner Kirk and Sweeney with contraband stacked on deck
Rum-runner William S. McCoy, Florida area from 1900 to 1920