United States Industrial Alcohol Company
Former US distiller, owner of tank which caused the Boston molasses disaster
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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]
