Dry Butte promises prosperity if Montana goes dry
An opponent argues against liquor, citing Des Moines and Rockford tests, claiming prohibition boosts economy, safety, and morals. He warns against bootleggers, blind pigs, and corrupt officers, urging Montana voters to reject dry measures and defend personal liberty and church life.
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John Barleycota
Mim
Butte
Tiger Weill
Auestion
Butte Wes
Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Amer. Railroad Association
Des Moines
de Moines
Polk County
Des Moine
Rockford
Bennett
Illinois
Jacksonville
Lansing
Sich
Thameston
W.va
Petrograd
Russia
Standard
Nance
Lquor Mono
Kentucky
Butte as She Drank and Drinks by Henry C. Sultzer
In a reflective piece, Henry C. Sultzer recalls Butte’s drinking culture from its mining camp origins to later centuries, noting how Prohibition-era shifts, saloon regulation, and changes in venues like the California and California Hall shaped social life, music, and crowd dynamics, while peppering memories of notable figures and nights in old Butte.
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Henry C. Sultzer
Butte
Fred Ritchie
Boston Charlie
Jim Kinney
Seaview
California
Main
Broadway
Boston
Helena
Thiay
Sam
Natio Anil Wesseman
Pieset
Waya
Thi
Willin
Buite
Arin
Silver Bow
Butte Will Not Go Dry Says Rev Martin Hudtloff
The Rev Martin D Hudtloff argues Montana will remain not dry, defending women's suffrage as a counter to prohibition and asserting Butte will not adopt prohibition. He cites Kansas and North Dakota as examples where dry laws failed to curb drinking, and warns prohibition will not increase temperance nor church membership in Butte.
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Butte
Prohibition Fats
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T. U
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Utte
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Kansas
North Dakota
Lauor
Kramer
Soo Tin
Topeka
Cincinnati
Ohio
Associated Press
Trutte
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