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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
2
The Grand hosts the comic opera Gelsha on Monday night with a chorus of 60, a large cast, and dazzling stage beauty including chrysanthemums and blossoms. The production promises a lavish New York style performance, with seats selling to full capacity and prices listed as 1.59 to 1.00.
The article details intense public contention over Prohibition in West Virginia with factions seeking constitutional or local option measures. It notes farmers, merchants, and political groups weighing the impact on taxes, county autonomy, and rural versus urban interests as legislative action looms.
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