Howe Becomes a Debate on Law and Temperance
The speech critiques gunpowder regulation, defends legal systems, and condemns excessive restraint on drink. It argues law must be safeguarded, cites Walter Scott and Dickens, and contrasts temperance with historical upheavals from Cromwell to Restoration. It highlights wine’s history and notable orators who drank wine.
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Walter Scott
Chancery
England
Henry VI
London
Annapolis
Cromwell
Whitehall
Friends of Temperance
Cicero
Demostenes
Dows
Maine
Pitts
Burkes
Grattans
Foxes
Shermane
British Islands
Europe
Debate on temperance bill questions virtue of alcohol
A speech questions the temperance bill, arguing wine has fueled art and heroism through history. The speaker rejects coercive reform, citing scripture and the harm of moral suasion, and denounces forced prohibition as a violation of voluntary principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flas Maine
Washington
Temperance Society
Wallace
Bruce
Bannockburn
Schrdlyup
Cumberland
Vancouver Smokers Strike Steady Support Across Trades
The Vancouver strike began at 11 am with a dimmerd tie vip strike, as workers from diverse trades walk out in solidarity with the Winnipeg action. A 15 member committee leads, with seven point demands including reinstatement of Winnipeg postal workers, collective bargaining rights, pensions for soldiers, a $2000 overseas service grant, and six hour day push. The Trades and Labor Council cites government recognition or electoral resolution as the trigger to end the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Winnipes Strikters
Athough
le Daily
Trades and Labor Council
Sevenpoint
Winnipeg
Real estate boom around old Mather mill site attracts settlers
Mr Lehman Notus notes four new settlers near the old Mather mill site and a general real estate boom in the district. He says hill land does not appeal to returning soldiers, but options exist on other purchasable land. He praises the soil quality and abundance of land in the area.
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Mather Mill
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Bellevue
Mission City, B.C
Victoria Phoenix
Milwaukee
Howe
David
Solomon
Constantine
Scotland
Neal Dow
Mr. Lehman Notus
Dominion of Canada
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