The 1926 Washington ban on tin-can wedding parties
As printed: D. C. Police Will Stop Tin Can Wedding Parties
ContextThe District of Columbia's police force is headed by a superintendent and answers to the federal government rather than an elected mayor. Tying tin cans to the back of a departing couple's automobile was a standard wedding send-off.
The Washington Times · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 13 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 2 of 25 papers that day.