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  • 71Owney Madden — Born Owen Vincent Madden December 18, 1891(1891 12 18) Leeds, England, UK Died April 24, 1965( …

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  • 72Local Option — is a term used to describe the freedom whereby local political jurisdictions, typically counties or municipalities, can decide by popular vote certain controversial issues within their borders. In practice, it usually relates to the issue of… …

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  • 73James Black (prohibitionist) — James Black (1823 ndash; 1893) became a leader of the temperance movement in the United States after having a bad experience with alcohol intoxication, if not alcohol poisoning. Black was born in Union County, Pennsylvania to John Black and Jane… …

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  • 74Scientific Temperance Federation — The Scientific Temperance Federation was founded in 1906 upon the death of Mary Hunt, head of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union’s Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction.Mrs. Hunt had avoided accusations that she profited from her… …

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  • 75Henry Bourne Joy — (November 23, 1864 in Detroit, Michigan November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company. Early life Henry Joy was born in Detroit in 1864, the son of Michigan Central Railroad president James F. Joy. James Joy was involved with… …

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  • 76Prohibition Party presidential election results — The U.S. Prohibition Party presidential election results are listed chronologically below.The Prohibition Party has run a candidate for the presidency of the United States every election year since 1872. Although national prohibition was… …

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  • 77William D. Upshaw — (1866 1952) served eight years in Congress (1919 1927), where he was such a strong proponent of the temperance movement that he became known as the driest of the drys. . He served as vice president of the Georgia Anti Saloon League in 1906 and… …

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  • 78S. S. Kresge — Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966), American merchant and philanthropist, was the founder of the The S. S. Kresge Company (later Kmart), now known as the Sears Holdings Corporation.Early life and educationKresge was born… …

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  • 79Lowell K. Bridwell — (14 June 1924 ndash; 21 November 1986) was an American journalist and official with the Federal Highway Administration.Bridwell originally from Westerville, Ohio (his father worked for the Anti Saloon League), after WWII, he briefly attended Ohio …

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  • 80Howard Russell — may refer to:* Howard Hyde Russell (1855–1946), founder of the Anti Saloon League * William Howard Russell (1821–1907), Irish reporter * Howard Russell Pawley (b.1934), Canadian politicianee also* Russell Howard (disambiguation) …

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