Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-07-01
BACKBONE

The triennial session of the Interna-
tional Supreme Lodge of the Good Temp
lars will convene at Belfast, Ireland. Aug.
list.
Miss Susan B. Anthony was reelected
president of the National Woman's Suf-
frage Association at it's convention at
Mountain State Patriot: ''Win it win"
is the cry of the man who is willing to
sacrifice principle for party success. rs
ciple demands duty at the ballot box.
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DR.. Howard H. Russell, for many years
National Superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League has established, at Dams
vile, N. Y, the Lincoln Magazine. 1t is
monthly devoted to social and civic
Michael ]. Tanning is back on the Pro-
hibition party platform and has been en-
gagged by the Pennsylvania State Com
mittee as an organizer Mrs. e. Norine
Law has been made superintendent of
Alliance work. She. will strengthen old
According to statistics recently gath
cred. about thirty million people, more
than one-third of our entire. population,
rns In Mane Ransas and North e
Dakota they have prohibition by state
law, and in thirty eight other states they
nave 1t IlrOuRn local OpIlOu.
Panama Canal Commission, enjoyed the
distinction of being the only member of
his Glass in Sog ss oboeo eth Miss dran 1a
M. Shonts, his sister, is the founder and
president of the Young Peoples Christian
Temperance Union and his mother was
an active member of the w. c. T. u.
Virgil G. Hinshaw recently secured
$500 in cash and pledges for the Neb.
State Committee in three weeks. The COM
Y,1itt &c yinR hn n
izer should be put in the field and has
asked Mr.. Hinshaw to take the position.
1t also unanimously requested State
Chairman Wolfenbarger to give up his
law practice and devote his time to party
And now it is the Prudential Insurance
sion to no longer consider. applications
upon the lives of persons either directly
or indirectly connected with the manufac-
ture, handling or sale of malt or spiritu-
Gus liquors. The Prudential people say,
General experience. of insurance com
panies is showing this is class OF risks to
poses Squeeze 'em again.
Replying to an inquiry from Colonel
Sweet, Commanding officer at Fort
Smelling Genera chaffee has decided that
p to them e He says n
of beer to commissioned officers for their
own use and for the use of their families
may continue It b9t deliveries erie to enlisted
consent of the commanding officer, who
will be held responsible for the observ-
ance of the anti-canteen law.
Speaking of the attempt of Bishop Pot
ter and others to improve the saloon,
H. H. Hadley, successor to Jerry McCauley
in the Water Street Mission, New York
City, a reformed drunkard,, says: ,The
evil, and only evil. It is shame to call
buy whiskey and to hatch all sorts of
devilment and crime. People go there
because they want alcohol, and with that
they take all else they can get"
The Independent order of Good Temp
lars had their Grand Lodge meeting in
Cauley, of Duluth, was chosen to attend
the International Supreme Lodge, in Bel.
fast, Ireland; Rev. M. D. Stockland, of
Little Falls, Grand Chief Templar;. Rev.
Irving Thompson, of st. Paul, Grand
Counselor; Mrs. Baldwin, of White Bear,
neapolis, Grand Supt; Juvenile Temples
Secretary.
A St. Paul subscriber writes that in
date, received 456 votes in the First
Ward, St. Paul. The comparative state
ments in our last issue were based on
the gubernational vote of 1902, the legis-
lative vote not being accessible as we
went to press. We are glad to be cor
rected and to exhibit this proof that the
Prohibitionists of the district which gave
Mr. Mckinney 1145 votes and almost
elected him to the Legislature last Fall
have been doing business right along.
THE ONLY SAFE WAY.
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