Saloons and Local Option Debate Dominate Henry County
A campaign pamphlet from The Republican urges Henry Township voters to choose dry status on April 7 1914. It cites church leaders and multiple towns to argue saloons harm families and finances and promotes local option as a democratic solution.
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Temperance Organization Controls Henry Township Page
Edited and controlled by the Temperance Organization of Henry Township governs this page content and framing.
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Woman Suffrage Law Passed in 48th General Assembly
A long letterhead note recounts the 48th General Assembly passing the Woman's Suffrage law after wet opponents in Cook County courts failed to block it. It blames liquor interests for opposing suffrage and urges residents to vote dry, equating voting dry with delivering women from the saloon curse. The message cites Charles Kellerman and Antonne Germak in supportive roles.
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Papal Decrees on Abstinence Union and Excommunication
Fragmentary 1906 Brief from Rome references Pope Eutychianus and Pope Pius X sanctioning Total Abstinence Union of America. It notes excommunication for refusal to amend and grants apostolic blessing to union members. Mentions bishops priests religious orders and faithful urged to bear witness to the Union.
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Ballot specimen certified for Imeary election in 1914
The Town Clerk Cc. E. Vogelsang certifies a ballot to be voted at the Town of Imeary election in Marshall County Illinois on Tuesday April 7 1914.
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Lock the Saloon and Lock Up the Saloon's Profit
A magistrate faces a plea from a wife for her husband’s release and for locking the saloon instead. The speech links saloons to social evil, citing Chicago profits of 15 000 to 30 000 dollars yearly and police pressure, led by Dean WT Sumner of the Chicago Vice Commission.
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Prohibition Debate Sparks Catholic Leaders In 1914
A Chicago style temperance debate features Archbishop Ireland Cardinal Gibbons Bishop Spalding and other church leaders urging local option against saloons. They argue liquor fuels crime poverty and social decay while urging stronger restrictions and citizen action.
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