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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

06 May 1886

Page 5

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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1886

Page

5

Confederate feelings and Jeff Davis honored in the South

The Messenger notes Southern displays of Confederate symbols in Atlanta with flowers for Jeff Davis, while anarchist Herr Most hid from New York police. It also discusses Ohio and Cincinnati politics, a reform bill for public boards, a Chicago riot, and Governor Foraker’s condemnation of Davis as a traitor to liberty and the Union.

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Atlanta Jeff Davis Herr Most New York Jeff Davis Board of Public Works of Cincinnati Board of Public Works Board of Health Board of Public Affairs The Messenger Chicago United States Democratic Party Republnc Jeff. Davis Montgomery Ala Covernor Foraker Grand Army Department Cleveland South Jefferson Davis Libby Andersonville Washington
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Athens noted town with state leaders and a distant asylum view

Representative Lampson recounts Athens Ohio as a notable town with Emmett Tompkins in the House and Charles Kurtz in the governor’s office. He tours the state insane asylum opened in 1874, housing 650 inmates on 180 acres, led by Dr. A B Richardson. The visit praises discipline and grounds while noting many inmates are incurable and from varied social classes.

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Lampson Jefferson (Ashtabula) Gazette Athens Ohio Emmett Tompkins Chas. Kurtz Foraker Insane Asylum A. B. Richardson
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