The Archive · 1927

NEW YEAR Plenty to Drink for Everyones

Fantastic Prices at Night Clubs New York, Jan, 5.

There is great excitement over the inauguration of the trans-Atlantic wireless telephone service on January 7, Hundreds of written applic for calls have been already received but the American Telegraph and Telephone company state that only bookings made over the telephone will be accepted, Officials say that privacy in conversations cannot be guaranteed present—Reuter, New York, Jan. 1, In spite of the rain of wi nilvertised reports of poison alcohol, New York hailed the New, Year with all traditional revelry, Tt is stated that prohibition agents were ordered not to disturb the cabarets and night clubs Inst night and they and all the restaur= fants were packed.

Prices advanced anything from a hundred to a thousand per cent., one night club charging $40 a cover, exe eluding food and drink,

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