#OtD 27 Mar 1881 rioting took place in Basingstoke, UK, in protest of the daily vociferous promotion of teetotalism by the @salvationarmyuk.

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#OtD 27 Mar 1881 rioting took place in Basingstoke, UK, in protest of the daily vociferous promotion of teetotalism by the @salvationarmyuk. 3000 people blocked a Salvation Army march before fighting broke out and the mayor read the riot act https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9926/basingstoke-riots