He Left Brewery Shares to Teetotal Ministers

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Why did a Toronto lawyer leave brewery shares to ministers who opposed alcohol? His will left brewery shares to Protestant ministers who campaigned against drink, and racetrack shares to men who campaigned against gambling, in both cases only if they accepted. Several of them thought it over, and several accepted. #history #strangehistory #toronto #historyfacts

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THE WILL THAT STARTED A TEN-YEAR
THE WILL THAT STARTED A TEN-YEAR
He tested the ministers first
He tested the ministers first
A dollar each
A dollar each
Then the residue clause
Then the residue clause

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He Left Brewery Shares to Teetotal Ministers