Temperance Republican Headquarters, fl. 1880 Recent work of grog shops

GLC01733.15

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GLC#
GLC01733.15-View header record
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
March 23, 1880
Author/Creator
Temperance Republican Headquarters, fl. 1880
Title
Recent work of grog shops
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 45.8 cm, Width: 28.7 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Gives detailed accounts of crimes and murders committed at liquor saloons due to excessive drinking. Stories are reprinted from other newspapers or publications. Printed by the Temperance Republicans. Subtitle reads: "It is high time for the law-maker to advocate laws which shall make safe the homes of honest citizens. Those who help enact laws whereby the rum seller is protected in his nefarious business are equally guilty with him for the murders committed."

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