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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 17, 1901

Page

4

Labour Party aims at reducing alcohol in Europe

The column highlights the Labour Party's continental push against alcohol among workers. It cites German and Belgian efforts including pamphlets on alcohol harms, crime, and child impact, with statistics from Berlin and Saxony. It notes social reforms like shorter hours and communal canteens, urging removal of licensed temptation.

Labour Party Germany Belgium Berlin Switzerland de Daer Hase Saxony Leipsic

Temperance Campaign Expands Across State Drives Out Saloons

Despatch from Topeka reports a statewide temperance push led by Nation and allies aiming to remove saloons and fixtures. A public order committee closed sixty establishments without property damage, while W O T U and Kansas Temperance union pledge broader action. Independence hosts anti saloon meetings with officers elected and committees formed to pressure liquor keepers.

Topeka Iade Drs Nation Committee of Pub W.O.T.U Kansas State Temperance Union Independence Bmsee

Prohibition Activists Target Saloons Across Towns

A wave of anti liquor action sweeps Kansas towns as leaders demand closures. Merchants like Art Wellington and John Roth face orders to move bars out of state. mayoral actions close joints in Osage City and neighboring areas. Riots erupt in Winfield and Hatchets threaten saloons in Olpe and Cottonwood Falls amid mass meetings and jail terms for dealers. Senate backs a bill declaring liquor locations public nuisances and empowers county attorneys to shut them down.

Art Wellington John Roth Peck Osage City Ing Winfield United Brethren Church Hendershot Hiswatha Civic Purity League Haa Siloona Olpe Emporia Hutchison Law Enforcement League Senate

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