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December 18, 1905
The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
In 1790, Count Rumford organized a cavalry drive in Bavaria to arrest over 10,000 undesirables, including beggars and thieves, to address unemployment, with 2,600 arrested in Munich alone.
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Rounded Up Undesirables.
A remarkable experience was tried in Bavaria in 1790, in an effort to solve the problem of the unemployed. Count Rumford, an Englishman, after an adventurous career in America, settled in Bavaria, won the confidence of the elector, and obtained permission to apply Cromwellian methods in ridding the state of all its tramps, beggars, thieves and undesirables. On New Year's day four regiments of cavalry were distributed throughout the state and at a given hour a "drive" was made of all the undesirables. Over 10,000 were placed under arrest, including no fewer than 2,600 in Munich alone.
A remarkable experience was tried in Bavaria in 1790, in an effort to solve the problem of the unemployed. Count Rumford, an Englishman, after an adventurous career in America, settled in Bavaria, won the confidence of the elector, and obtained permission to apply Cromwellian methods in ridding the state of all its tramps, beggars, thieves and undesirables. On New Year's day four regiments of cavalry were distributed throughout the state and at a given hour a "drive" was made of all the undesirables. Over 10,000 were placed under arrest, including no fewer than 2,600 in Munich alone.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Bavaria
Count Rumford
Undesirables
Cavalry Drive
Arrests
Munich
1790
What entities or persons were involved?
Count Rumford
Where did it happen?
Bavaria
Story Details
Key Persons
Count Rumford
Location
Bavaria
Event Date
New Year's Day, 1790
Story Details
Count Rumford convinced the elector to use cavalry to round up and arrest over 10,000 tramps, beggars, thieves, and other undesirables across Bavaria on New Year's Day, including 2,600 in Munich, as a method to address unemployment.