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February 11, 1930

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186 INDICTED IN RUM PLOT BY GRAND JURY IN CHICAGO; HOTEL MANGER HERE RAIDED; 34 NEW YORK DEFENDANTS 1,000,000 Gallons of Alcohol Said to Have Been Diverted Yearly. PLOT CENTRED IN CHICAGO Fleischman Yeast and Corn Products Indicted in Liquor Materials Case. ALBANY DRY BILL READY Jenks Measure, Going in Today. Will Be Less Severe Than the Volstead Act. Day's Developments in Prohibition Fight. Silent on Ousting of Yellowley. 186 IN RUM PLOT INDICTED IN CHICAGO Prosecutor Names Foreign Chemist. New York Concerns Indicted. Other Corporations Named.

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186 indicted of being in nation-wide conspiracy through diversion of more than 1,000,000 gals a yr during past 7 yrs

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Notable Births

1930Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (died 2007).[†]

Roy De Forest was an American painter, sculptor, and teacher. He was involved in both the Funk art and Nut art movements in the Bay Area of California. De Forest's art is known for its quirky and comical fantasy lands filled with bright colors and creatures, most commonly dogs.

Mary Quant

1930Mary Quant, British fashion designer (died 2023)[notes 1][†]

Dame Barbara Mary Quant was a British fashion designer and icon. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Swinging Sixties culture. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants. Ernestine Carter wrote: "It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents. In recent fashion there are three: Chanel, Dior, and Mary Quant."