Personal liberty and anti saloon rally in Ohio hall
A mass meeting in Cincinnati featured Judge Rufus B. Smith addressing a large crowd of German and workingmen societies supporting personal liberty and local option against prohibition. The event included numerous society parades, banners and speeches stressing self control and opposition to clergy led prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antisaloon League
Ohio
Bakers’ Singing Society
Bakers’ Mutual Aid Society
Bakers’ Industrial Association
Stabian Mutual Aid Society
Landwehr Verein
Schleswig Holsteiner Verein
Ladies’ ‘Auxiliary Landwehr, Hanoveraner Mutual Aid Society
Bavarian Mutual Aid Association
Amalgamated Woodworkers
Plattdeutschen Vogelscheiten Geselepatt
Stannicnics
Machinists’ Union
L . Stationary Firemen
Columbia Mutual Aid
Germania Raucher Casino
Deutscher Militaer Verein
Rheinpfaelzer Unt
Charles G. Schmidt
Rufus B. Smith
Schmidt
Deutsche Tag Gesellschaft
Geran Day Association
Rose County
Cincinnati
Postum praised over coffee in Virginia reform meeting
An American woman recounts quitting coffee and discovering Postum as a healthier alternative after years of coffee-induced dyspepsia and heart trouble. The narrative links coffee to health issues and describes a conversion to Postum with improved well being. The piece also notes a large public meeting advocating broader liberty and civic education with diverse speakers and a contingent of 800 Black men in the Eighth Division unable to enter Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Hood
E. L. Berry
West Troy
Virginia
Wellville
Rufus Smith
Frank L. Rist
Frederick Knapp
John B. Peaslee
Michael Ryan
Music Hall
Judge Objecting to Prohibition Debate in Ohio
Judge Rufus B. Smith argues against statewide prohibition during a heated discussion on liquor laws. He questions the efficacy of banning the liquor trade and warns that prohibition risks tax shifts, urban unrest, and undermining personal liberty while urging education over enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus B. Smith
Rist Urges Vigilance Against Prohibition Tide
Frank L. Rist appeals to listeners to protect personal liberties amid prohibition drive. He links bans to loss of jobs and economic harm in Cincinnati and argues German Americans uphold liberty and moderation. He cites church, industry, and education concerns while urging sober, lawful debate.
Time for Action Cries Dr. Knapp
The Rev Mr Knapp urged action against perceived threats to freedom. He defended outspoken protest as necessary when a nation or individual feels robbed of what is most holy. The speech framed silence as inadequate in defending liberty.
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Servants of the Church
God
Knapp
Noah
Paul
Christ
Timothy
Moses
Pedro Ilgen
St. Louis
America
Cana
Alabama
Mobile
Peaslee Praises German Education And Community
Dr. John B. Peaslee addresses the German Day Association on German instruction. He recounts prejudice against Germans, notes his 1864 Cincinnati arrival, and extols German contributions, thrift homes, and music loving culture as vital to Cincinnati’s greatness and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Day Association
England
Scotland
Pilgrim Fathers
Cincinnati
Blue Laws Debate from General Michael Ryan
General Michael Ryan argues against blue laws in Cincinnati urging temperance but warning legislation could override personal liberty. He contends morality cannot be legislated and questions political attempts to overhaul long established customs. He notes liquor legislation is a delicate issue needing careful balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Esau
Cincinnati
Michael Ryan
Columbus
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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Kor
Schiller
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Hamilton County
Abraham Lincoln
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John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel J. Tilden
Lord Salisbury
Francis Murphy
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Committee of Fifty
Eliott
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Seth Low
Columbia College
James C. Carter
Prohibitionists
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Commonwealth
State
West
Potter
Temperance
Missouri
Leavenworth
Germany
Washington
Humber
American Antisaloon Association
Prohibition Law
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Browning, King & Co
Browning, King & Company
Chicago
Sapolio
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