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Nearly 200 years ago, the lectures of a celebrity vegetarian visiting Portland caused a riot
But eschewing meat, alcohol and spices and endorsing whole wheat bread and pure water were only part of his message.
By Avery Yale Kamila
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People across the United States were abuzz with talk of the Portland Graham riot in the summer of 1834, a time when vegetarian ideas were in vogue locally. The “Agitation,” as headlines in Boston, Philadelphia and Albany called it, was a violent mob that attacked the Temple Street Chapel, where celebrity vegetarian lecturer Sylvester Graham was giving his popular course on the “Science of Human Life.” Newspapers here and across the country had much to say about the riot but were left to wonder at its cause.
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Sea Dogs rally from rough start, sweep Fisher Cats in doubleheader
Trailing by 5-0 before coming to bat for the first time, the Sea Dogs rally for a 9-6 win, then finish the sweep with a 4-3 victory.
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Plate umpire Jude Koury holds back Ronaldo Hernandez of the Portland Sea Dogs after he was nearly hit by a pitch. The confrontation cleared both dugouts. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Their Double-A affiliate showed similar resiliency Thursday.
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The Portland Sea Dogs bounced back from a lopsided season-opening loss Tuesday and an inauspicious start Thursday to sweep the visiting New Hampshire Fisher Cats in a seven-inning doubleheader before a crowd of 1,240 at Hadlock Field.
Threatened by coronavirus, city’s restaurants turn tables
Creativity and customer support, along with government aid, helped Portland restaurants stay in business at a higher rate than other parts of the country, but dozens have yet to reopen their doors and almost all have losses to recoup.
This is the first of five parts in our series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Portland’s restaurants.
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