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Wisconsin Prohibition Gains In 1800 Saloons Movement
Prohibition drives sweep Wisconsin and surrounding areas as counties shift to anti-saloon status while major cities largely retain licensing. Illinois towns vote to end saloons in many counties. Milwaukee and Lincoln show mixed results with mayoral and licensing outcomes. Democratic gains reported in Kansas City and Lincoln vote reflect wider national mood on alcohol control.
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Chicago
S.efu
Springfield
Freeport
Aurora
Elgin
Sterling
Kankakee
Lincoln
Monmouth
Bloomington
Danville
Joliet
Murphysboro
Rock Island
Rockford
Decatur
Dixon
Hoopestown
Georgetown
Pontiac
Shelbyville
Carbondale
Champaigne
Boone, Moultrie
Fayette
Hamilton
Edgar
Clark
Brown
Saline
Gallatin
Douglas
Macon
Cumberlain
Pratt
Shelby
Coles
White
Wayne
Richland
Milwaukee
Wis
David H. Rose
Seidel
Pringle
Robert M. LaVoyette
Wisconsin
Kansas City
T. T. Crittenden, Jr
Henry M. Beardsley
Lincoln, Neb