Sunday Opening Is Hotly Opposed: Dr. Iglehart Tells Legislators That the Bill Is a Stick of Political Dynamite
Title
Sunday Opening Is Hotly Opposed: Dr. Iglehart Tells Legislators That the Bill Is a Stick of Political Dynamite
Subject
Liquor laws -- New York (State)
Sunday legislation -- New York (State)
Temperance
Description
Newspaper article describing a public hearing in which the New York State Senate Committee on Taxation and Retrenchment presented a bill permitting saloons to be opened for the sale of alcohol on Sunday afternoons. Vigorous debate for and against the bill followed with business and civic interests primarily in support of the bill and temperance groups and church organizations opposed to it. Ferdinand C. Iglehart, pastor of Park Avenue United Methodist Church, is noted as being opposed to the bill.
Creator
New York Times staff
Source
New York Times Archive
Publisher
New York Times
Date
1913-04-17
Rights
New York Times
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Type
text
Identifier
Coverage
New York City
Collection
Citation
New York Times staff, “Sunday Opening Is Hotly Opposed: Dr. Iglehart Tells Legislators That the Bill Is a Stick of Political Dynamite,” Park Avenue United Methodist Church Archive, accessed April 29, 2024, https://paumchistory.omeka.net/items/show/59.