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Eureka Springs, circa 1910: Carrie Nation is seen speaking from a buggy ... She died in 1911 after collapsing with a stroke while making a speech.
In 1910, the hatchet-wielding, bar-smashing temperance crusader Carrie Nation came to Butte. At that time Butte had 275 saloons; even Mayor Charles Nevin owned a bar. Booze joints in nearby ...
The most well-known advocate for temperance in Arkansas was Carry Nation. Carrie Nation's first husband was an alcoholic. She blamed his habit for the health problems of their child. Her second ...