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Letter From Attorney General Langer To E. H. Tostevin Requesting Investigation Of A Liquor Law Violation In Litchville, October 29, 1919., William Langer

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated October 29, 1919, from North Dakota (ND) Attorney General William Langer to ND State Pool Hall Inspector Earle H. Tostevin Langer requests that Tostevin do everything he possibly can regarding liquor, gambling and cigarette violations in Litchville, North Dakota. Langer includes the text of a letter from Ole J. Belling, Justice of the Peace in Litchville, claiming a current pool hall is in violation of the liquor law along with gambling and the sale of cigarettes. Belling adds that another pool hall is being erected by a gambler and "booze fighter," and the license of this …

Letter From Attorney General Langer To Jay Reed Regarding Dickinson, North Dakota Pool Halls, September 4, 1919, William Langer

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated September 4, 1919, from North Dakota (ND) Attorney General William Langer to Jay Reed, Dickinson, ND Police Commissioner and President of the Reed Brothers Department Store, Langer replies to Reed's recent letter regarding the pool hall situation in Dickinson. Langer acknowledges receipt of Reed's letter and explains that the State's Attorney is working on a number of cases and Langer is confident the situation will be cleaned up before long.

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Letter from Jay Reed to Attorney General Langer regarding Dickinson, North Dakota Pool Halls, September 4, 1919

Letter From Jay Reed To Attorney General Langer Regarding Dickinson, North Dakota Pool Halls, September 4, 1919, Jay W. Reed

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated September 4, 1919, from Jay Reed, Police Commissioner and President of the Reed Brothers Department Store in Dickinson, North Dakota (ND), to ND Attorney General William Langer, Reed reports on efforts to shut down gambling in several pool halls in that town. He writes that local police are unable to "get on the inside" and asks that Langer's undercover investigators (known as the "Flying Squadron") take on the case.

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Letter from Attorney General Langer to Jay Reed Regarding Dickinson, North Dakota Pool Halls, September 4, 1919