The Action of the Law and Prohibition Argument
Walter Thomas Mills argues for a prohibitory constitutional amendment to ban the liquor trade. He outlines government options from licensing to prohibition, claims high license fails to curb crime, and asserts prohibition would redirect capital to productive uses, reduce public harm, and end saloon influence. He appeals to good citizens to vote for prohibition to settle the issue and prevent public ruin.
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Chicago
Omaha
Lowear
Walter Thomas Mills
Signal
Prohibition Its Impacts From Maine Judges View
Veterans judge Charles Danforth and Judge Nathaniel Hobbs of Maine defend prohibitory law, citing reduced liquor sales, improved roads and schools, and stronger civic life. They argue prohibition has not caused higher taxes and has shifted drinking to secret venues, condemning saloon keepers as threats to society. The Voice supports prohibition as beneficial socially and politically.
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Maine
Charles Danforth
Gardiner
Kennebec
Danforth
Voice
Nathaniel Hobbs
North Brunswick
York County
The
Western Farmers for Prohibition in The Stockman and Cultivator
The Omaha Stockman and Cultivator argues for prohibition, framing the liquor issue as a moral and economic fight. It states farmers must oppose the liquor business, asserting prohibition benefits society, agriculture, and Nebraska’s prosperity, and vows to press for the liquor ban now.
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Omaha Stockman and Cultivator
Nebraska
Archbishops View On Intemperance In Civilization
Archibishop Ireland questions faith that rising intelligence curbs drinking, warning liquor powers grow despite pub influence. He cites historic per capita alcohol use from four gallons in 1640 to twelve in 1888, noting continued increases amid changing society and incomplete data from the era.
Prohibition Viewed as Great County Success in Kansas
Osage Lyndon and other Kansas counties report prohibition as a triumph. Clerks and treasurers from Osage, Montgomery, Thomas, Osborne, Norton, and Jefferson counties praise no saloons, lower crime, population growth, tax reductions, and easier capital access, noting fewer paupers and improved business conditions while claims of reduced drunkenness and healthier communities spread.
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BR. H. McClair
Osage County
Lyndon
M. F. Wood
Montgomery County
Independence
Kansas
Charles M. Hovey
Thomas County
Colby
J. A. Beeman
Osborne County
Osborne
F. M. Snow
Norton County
Norton
I C. Hosford
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa
Prohibition Changes Hurt and Help Counties in 1888
County treasurers from Marshall to Cloud recount mixed effects. Prohibition reduced crime and improved homes in some areas, yet tax rolls lengthened and capital shifted. Officials cite firmer business, lower or steady taxes, and higher property valuations under the new law.
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Jair
A. H. Smith
Marshall Maudie Marysville
Nebraska
Missouri
W. V. Adamson
Jackson County
Holton
Prilon
G. Wilson
Graham County
Hill City
D. M. Stackhouse
Cloud County
Concordia
Prohibitions Work A Tremendous Drop in Liquor Trade
United States internal revenue figures show a sharp decline in liquor receipts in Iowa and Kansas for the first eight months of the year. Distilling nearly vanished in Kansas and Iowa’s beer revenues fell dramatically, signaling a brewing industry collapse under prohibition pressure. Public revenue from stills and worms shows no collection this year.
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United States Internal Revenue
Iowa
Kansas
Brewers’ Journal
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
West
Prohibition Support Letter From Adel Clergyman
The Rev. C. L. Nye of Adel writes Zion's Herald urging constitutional prohibition. He argues five years under prohibition boosted Iowa's growth, morals, churches, and reduced crime and jails. He claims prohibition shifted social ills away, stopped youth drinking, and transformed enemies into supporters while defending limits on personal liberty as necessary for communal safety.
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Moore
Iowa
Prohibition
California
Great Northwest
Union
Not Diaphonous This Time El Perkins Relates an Incident
Humorist Eli Perkins praises Iowa prohibition after touring the Midwest. In Sioux City he told The Journal that claims of rising liquor use are false and Iowa now keeps funds at home, a sign of practical prohibition benefitting the state. He contrasted past heavy spending on whisky with current moral tampering by outsiders.
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el Perkins
Eli Perkins
Towa
Sioux City
The
Journal
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Peoria
Kentucky
United States
Charles W. Stone
Commonweal
Drunkard's Exile From Missouri to Iowa Oskaloosa
A Kansas or Missouri farmer tears up roots after selling his parents graves to move two sons to Iowa for safety. George, left behind, was killed in a drunken brawl in Brunswick, Missouri, three months prior. The piece contrasts two men spending 100 on furniture versus liquor and argues liquor costs more than furniture through employment and taxation effects.
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Missouri
Nebraska
Drentoni
North Missouri
Oskaloosa
George
Brunswick
Iowa
Pennsylvania
The Brethren Church and the Distillery Question Through History
A historical survey traces how Brethren councils from 1783 to 1853 repeatedly barred distilleries and ardent spirits, forbidding production, sale, and use among members and even with their kin. It notes parallels with the slavery amendment, urging adherence to church principles and unity amid conflict.
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Brethren Church
Amendment to the Constitution prose for voters and residence
A historic amendment proposal includes voter qualifications changes, residency and citizenship requirements, military service privilege, and a new Article XIX restricting intoxicating liquor manufacture and sale. It outlines timelines for legal enactment and enforcement by the General Assembly.
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General Assembly
Objections to Prohibitory Amendment Addressed by Ex Governor Long
Ex Governor John D. Long of Massachusetts argues against the claim that the constitution is endangered by the amendment. He says the constitution is not sealed in a cage but serves as a living framework for evolving laws. The text then shifts to a jumble of legal notices and land descriptions taken in execution, listing various names and parcels in Pennsylvania.
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Robinson Crusoe
John D. Long
Massachusetts
Joewids
Bey Lydick
Pariok Cette
Cines
Walter' Ne Oerts
Mer
BeCullonga
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Davison
R. Cc
Trent
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Tore
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Getta
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Jane
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