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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
7
A critical tract argues the liquor industry harms workers by diverting their earnings, creating a class of unproductive nonproducers. It claims saloons fuel poverty and social ills, linking alcohol to crime, poverty, and institutions like jails and asylums, and calls for a production-focused economy.
Silena M. Holman of the Tennessee W. C. T. U. argues that prohibition outperforms all prior liquor controls. She cites variations from unrestricted to regulated sales and dispensaries, asserting the only effective solution is prohibition nationwide.
The ninth triennial World WCTU convention is planned in Brooklyn from October 22 to 28. Frances E. Willard founded the WCTU in 1883, with current president the Countess of Carlisle. Mrs. L. M. Stevens of Portland is US vice president. Delegates from 50 countries are expected, many with national bodies and 22 world missionaries.
Dr FA MacNichols, vice president of the American Medical Association, told a Atlantic City audience that eighty percent of young physicians were rejected as physically unfit for war. He asked what to tell the next generation when four fifths of America’s most representative men are deemed unfit for service.
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