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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1888
Page
2
The speaker argues tarIff policy protects American industry and labor, contrasting it with Democratic free trade. He attacks the South’s Democratic leaders and their Northern allies, predicts political backlash, and ends with a forecast about electricity as capital punishment in New York starting January 1.
W A Thomas writes to the editor opposing misstatements about local option in Athens. He insists the Prohibitionists have no local option and that the issue is council driven, requesting the editor’s public stance on local option and the town ordinance.
The Messenger endorses local option as the best liquor solution and supports upholding the Athens sale prohibition if enforceable. If enforcement fails, it favors repeal to allow tax collection from traffic, insisting on practical measures backed by common sense.
fragmentary OCR text notes an earnest appeal or initiative urged by numerous unnamed individuals. No clear event, names, or places are readable to identify a concrete news item.
White ET on at Dress osm for 1 0D ZENNERS CO's. Nelson downs them all on Boots and Shoes.
Athens travelers can buy round trip tickets to Chicago and return for 4 dollars on June 16 17 and 18 with return validity to July 2. The offer promotes attendance at the National Republican Convention and includes Gov. Foraker and the Foraker Club. Tickets can be purchased on specified spring dates via the Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway with routes to Minnesota and beyond.
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