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United States Industrial Alcohol Company 
Summary
United States Industrial Alcohol Company was an alcohol distiller in the United States. Charles Edward Adams, was chairman of the board.[1] In 1919 they were held responsible for the Boston Molasses Disaster, through their subsidiary, the Purity Distilling Company. 125 lawsuits were filed against the company in the aftermath.[2]
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- ^ "Charles Edward Adams". New York Times. 28 January 1957. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
Charles Edward Adams a director of the Air Reduction Company Inc. and of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York died yesterday in his ...
- ^ "The Molasses Disaster of January 15, 1919". Yankee Magazine. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
And there were about 125 lawsuits filed against the United States Industrial Alcohol Company.