Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bencana Molase Boston" in Indonesian language version.
In January of 1919 Purity Distilling Company of Boston, maker of high-grade rum, was working three shifts a day in a vain attempt to outrun national Prohibition.
Any disruption at the tank could prove disastrous to his plan to outrun Prohibition by producing alcohol as rapidly as possible at the East Cambridge distillery.
First, it was believed that the tank was overfilled because of the impending threat of Prohibition.
