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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1875
Page
2
The letter-wagger critiques potential British Burman war talk, calls for army intervention in New Hampshire politics, and mocks Mormon marriage trends. It notes recurring use of generals in Republican politics and questions consistency in postwar governance and appointments.
Gen Sierman revived a claim that Jefferson Davis knew of Lincoln’s assassination plot. Davis retorts through a St. Louis paper, defending Confederate acts, contrasting Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and the march to the sea with harsh language. He disputes Sherman’s bloodthirsty portrait and Lincoln’s stance on prisoners, notes Davis’s capture and lack of specie, and points to Reagan’s later political status as holder of the confederacy’s money.
The piece analyzes Mr Bristow and Mr Morton as orators, arguing Bristow’s practical, fact rich approach favors a future vision over grand rhetoric. It compares to Grant, notes the value of concise, dense statements over flashy declamation, and rejects the notion that oratory alone determines presidential success.
A special agent’s tour of interior ports reports inefficient offices and lax enforcement. Several ports like Alton Illinois Quincy Illinois and Dubuque Iowa show receipts at or below costs, prompting reform and possible abolition under a June 1868 law. The Treasury Secretary may implement changes soon.
A Menasha man visits George Hunter's Turkish bath in the magnetic fountain. He endures a long sauna, discovers a wool sock hiding a hundred dollar bill, and laughs at the mistaken treasure as others tease him about the lost funds.
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