United States Prohibition Experiment Begins Nationwide
The nation embarks on a constitutional experiment of national prohibition after the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified swiftly amid wartime urgency. Prohibition activists foresee strong enforcement, with state and federal measures to follow, while opponents consider legal challenges and referendum options in several states.
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United States of America
United States
Congress
Naonal Prohibition Party
Senate
James M. Baker
House
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolin
North Dakota
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Thomas Marshall
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
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Anthsi Toon League
AnthSiloon League of America
H.W. Blair
New Hampshire
John D. Works
California
Hobson
Alabama
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Prohibition Party Half Century Informed By Odds Against
The National Prohibition party, fifty years old, formed in Chicago at Farwell Hall and officially organized after temperance efforts from 1862. St. John made a stir in 1884, boosting Prohibition votes to 150,626 in New York and defeating Blaine in part, with effigies burned in over 100 cities.
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Pennsylvania
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Good Templars
Oswey
John Hussell
Detroit
Mich
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Bloomington
J. A. Spencer
Cleveland
John ‘. Stearns
New York
James Black
Lancaster Pa
John Tussell
Columbus
Washington
John Russell
Black
National Temperance Society
Pubiication House
Ocean Grove
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Russell
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Jucky
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Ohio
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Maine
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St. John
John PB
Prohibition Party
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Leutenant
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Whamed Knight
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Order of Rechabites
Society of the Washingtonians
Good Senplars
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Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Anion
Francis Murphy
Blue Ribbon Temperance Mission
Temperance Pioneer John Gough Two Decades of Lectures
John Gough the reformer born in 1817 in Sandgate England rose to fame in the temperance movement. He toured New England lecturing at 75 cents a ticket, weaving pathos and humor to attract crowds and drive home abstinence ideas. He later lectured in England, earned wealth, and his books were translated into many languages.
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Dob Ts Gough
Sandegate
England
Frankford
Worcester
Mass
New England
Robert J. Ingersoll
Gough
Prohibition Wins in United States Says Chicago Daily News Editorial
An editorial from the Chicago Daily News argues that nationwide prohibition reflects the democratic will. It notes the majority’s decisive support through state legislatures, despite no national plebiscite, and asserts the experiment will unfold under legal safeguards and time.
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United States
Chiveago Daily News
Giant pedestal clock crowns Los Angeles Terminal Market
A handsome 85 foot high reinforced concrete clock rises at the center of the Los Angeles Terminal market. Four six foot illuminated dials glow at night with internal lighting and each side bears an advertisement panel for the sustaining association. The mechanism is electric and self correcting.
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Los Angeles Terminal
Ornamental Street Lamp Posts as City Beautifiers
The article argues for ornamental street lamp posts blending beauty with utility. It contrasts old oil and gas lamps, modern arc lamps, and the need for lighting that both illuminates well and complements surroundings. It cites J. Davis in The House.
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Rorun
As J. Davis
Plant Trees as Memorials for Fallen Herons
A call to plant trees as memorials, noting benefits beyond beauty. The text cites universal acts of remembrance including fountains and monuments and mentions Mohammedan practices. urges communities to memorialize their dead through greenery and water features.
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Americas
Ftre
Small-City Problems Highlight Housing Needs
The Nation Housing association held its sixth annual session in Chicago revealing serious housing issues outside big cities and urging thoughtful focus on the homes people live in eat in and sleep in.
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Nation Housing Association
Chicago
Theainians Yearbooks and Almanacs in the United States
Theainians publish yearbooks or almanacs in the United States and Cannia as key household library features. Ukrainians do not publish illustrated magazines here but issue many paper-covered manuals on a vast array of subjects filled with pictures and detail. The diligent person often avoids pain.
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Theainians
United States
Cannia
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