Temperance address warns of liquor losses to county
A heated county temperance meeting analyzes the economic harm of liquor. Speakers tally losses from alcohol to sheep, poultry, wages, pauper costs, and crime, estimating up to hundreds of thousands yearly. They urge prohibition efforts, legislative action, and civic duty, ending with resolutions and speeches from Pettibone and others.
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Austinburg
Citions
Geneva
Infield
Trumbull
Hartsve
Orwell
Rome
Austinsburg
Layk
Ashtabula
Jefferson
New Lyme
Colebrook
Cherry Valley
Andover
Richmond
Morgan
Wayne
W. C. Wax Nuss
James A. Hitt
E A. Pettibone
Pettibone
Is the Maine Law Practical Useful and Expedient
Letter from Rev Dr Warren of Portland Maine dated November 11 1878 answers discuss practical effects of the 1851 prohibitory liquor law in Maine. He notes lack of useful statistics on taxation and crime before versus after the law but provides testimonies on its general operation and impact from credible sources.
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Maine
Warren
Chistian Mirror
Portland
Wismroren
Fox
William P. Pere
Everexs
Reed
D. Liypsey
Teeweees
H. Hawins
Savarese Coampra
I. P. Wangew
Maine Liquor Law praised by governors and officials
Letters from Gov Connor and Maine officials recount a quarter century of Maine prohibition. They claim reduced liquor smuggling, steady enforcement, and broad political and public support. Sheriff Cumberland County and deputies report closures of rumshops and near absence of legal sales. Public education and moral campaigns helped sustain compliance nationwide.
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Gov. Connor
Maine
Friends of Temperance
England
Leipix Connor
Cumberland County
Portland
Maine Digest Praises Moral Suasion on Temperance
Remarks note no public sentiment for new laws yet but praise Mr Murphy and others for stoking moral suasion on temperance. They urge enforcing existing laws and hope taxes poverty and crime from intemperance will recede. W F Observer thanks the Mirror for the valuable communication.
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Mirror
W. F
Cornish Tin Mines Hit by Near Total Suspension
The Cornish tin mining industry in England is nearly shut down with only a few mines still operating in three exceptions. Widespread emigration and distress persist as thousands of women and children are left behind due to the downturn.
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England
Iess
Allen Smith Betroths Six Dames at Houston Courthouse
A chaotic scene at the Houston courthouse followed as Allen Smith announced six engagements tied to separate brides who waited. After lengthy talk, a portion of the parties protested while others issued sharp remarks, ending with the bans proceeding.
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Houston
Texas
Allen Smith
Misquoted chatter and odd notes in a late entry
The fragment cites Mme Bassanville on eye rest and a throwaway line about Kina Humsert’s popularity. It mentions public attacks by kings, wax-producing trees, and a Brooklyn woman Miss Fancher who allegedly has not eaten for fourteen years while collecting boards.
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Kina Humsert
Italy
Wilhelm
Alfonso
Herd
Phe
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