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Prohibition in Iowa A 24 Year Trial Ends in Law's Death
A long Iowa prohibition history is recounted, detailing local option shifts from 1851 to 1858 and the 26 year struggle with saloon clashes. It notes that after decades of violations by saloon keepers, the people voted to end the liquor traffic, asserting majority rule and denouncing organized resistance by the trade.
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Iowa
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West
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Prairies
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Territory of
Maine
Newe England
Bain
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Foster
Ohio
Jowad
Garfield
Pilgrims Covenant
Mae
Sears
Bay Imbl
New England
John Brown
Harperjs Ferry
Virginia
Erie
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Georgengton
Bord Chatham
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Tilowa
Mississippi
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