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Old 10-29-2010, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Nort Seid
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great link here on the beer riots:

Modern Drunkard Magazine

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Old 10-29-2010, 04:26 PM
 
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Not only were the Germans drinkers but many of the early Germans here were Catholics, Free Thinkers and political liberals; none of these things were very popular with the Protestant New England and upstate New York people who were flooding the upper Midwest at the same time and who became the city's elite.
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Old 10-29-2010, 05:37 PM
 
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Default Music and beer

Speaking of music and beer, an old movie starring Mario Lanza called the "Student Prince" had a healthy dose of both.


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the Lager Beer Riot is the name of my latest musical project, combining my Irish & German backgrounds with good old Chicago history:

The Chicago Beer Riots
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