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Prohibition Debate and Local Option Law in 1916
A public letter questions clergy whether they should urge voting for the 1916 Local Option Law to ban liquor sales while allowing manufacture, asks if ministers support dry Frederick County, and challenges church leaders on the law’s fairness, enforcement, and morality amidst Prohibition debates.
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