Anti-Saloon League
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The Anti-Saloon League was a powerful early 20th-century American pressure group that led the campaign for national Prohibition by lobbying for strict alcohol control laws.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anti-Saloon League canonical | 3 |
| Anti-Saloon League of America | 2 |
| Ohio Anti-Saloon League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3548134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Anti-Saloon League Context triple: [temperance movement, hasNotableOrganization, Anti-Saloon League]
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American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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National Woman Suffrage Association
The National Woman Suffrage Association was a leading 19th-century American organization, founded by prominent activists including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, that campaigned for women’s right to vote and broader legal and social reforms.
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National Woman's Party
The National Woman's Party was a U.S. political organization, led by figures like Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman, that spearheaded militant suffrage campaigns and later fought for the Equal Rights Amendment.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was a leading U.S. organization that coordinated and advanced the campaign to secure women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anti-Saloon League Target entity description: The Anti-Saloon League was a powerful early 20th-century American pressure group that led the campaign for national Prohibition by lobbying for strict alcohol control laws.
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A.
American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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B.
National Woman Suffrage Association
The National Woman Suffrage Association was a leading 19th-century American organization, founded by prominent activists including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, that campaigned for women’s right to vote and broader legal and social reforms.
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C.
National Woman's Party
The National Woman's Party was a U.S. political organization, led by figures like Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman, that spearheaded militant suffrage campaigns and later fought for the Equal Rights Amendment.
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D.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was a leading U.S. organization that coordinated and advanced the campaign to secure women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political advocacy group
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pressure group ⓘ temperance organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| activity |
lobbying state legislatures
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lobbying the United States Congress ⓘ publishing propaganda ⓘ voter mobilization ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Anti-Saloon League Museum in Westerville, Ohio
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Westerville Public Library ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1950 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alcohol law reform
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temperance movement ⓘ |
| founded | 1893 ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
Anti-Saloon League
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
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| foundedBy | Howard Hyde Russell ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anti-Saloon League
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anti-Saloon League of America
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| headquartersLocation | Westerville, Ohio ⓘ |
| ideology |
prohibitionism
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temperance ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States alcohol policy
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temperance legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Ernest Cherrington
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Howard Hyde Russell ⓘ Wayne Wheeler ⓘ |
| mainOrgan | The American Issue ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Temperance League ⓘ |
| movement |
Prohibition era in the United States
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surface form:
Prohibition movement in the United States
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| notableAchievement | leading role in securing national Prohibition in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | campaign for the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| operatedIn | multiple U.S. states ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
brewing industry
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distilling industry ⓘ wet politicians ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
consumption of alcoholic beverages
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manufacture of alcoholic beverages ⓘ sale of alcoholic beverages ⓘ |
| originalHeadquartersLocation | Oberlin, Ohio ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Anti-Saloon League
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anti-Saloon League of America
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| publication |
The American Issue
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The American Issue Weekly ⓘ |
| purpose |
lobbying for strict alcohol control laws
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promotion of national Prohibition in the United States ⓘ |
| strategy |
nonpartisan support for dry candidates
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single-issue political pressure ⓘ |
| supported |
Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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National Prohibition Act ⓘ
surface form:
Volstead Act
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