Gov Tilden and Morrissey Dialogue on Tweed Escape Tale
The New York Sun cites a playful exchange between Governor Tilden and Senator Morrissey about William M. Tweed. Morrissey expresses sympathy for Tweed’s escape, claiming he cut ties with Tweed earlier, while Tilden warns him not to voice such views publicly.
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Morrissey
Republican Party Critiqued as Selfish and Corrupt
The piece attacks the Republican party as self-serving and hateful toward whites foreigners Catholics skeptics and those who do not keep Sunday or diet. It contrasts honest voters with corrupt politicians and cites a case where a Turkish official bribed the Sultan's Prime Minister to secure a commercial treaty deemed favorable to the United States.
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Republican Party
Mohammedan
Geo. Baker
Turkey
United States
Political clash over investigation and party roles
The text asserts the Democratic House supports an investigation while criticizing the Republican leaders for a short last Congress session that failed to pass a two party assent bill. It claims such a bill would have halted actions against the Secretary of War, and says the Senate, described as Republican, would not join in the persecution.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Dean Stanley’s Marriage Ceremony Critique in The Detroit Post
The Detroit Post mocks Dean Stanley for failing to challenge Prof. Tyndall’s marriage ceremony. The piece sarcastically questions whether he should have asked the bride to take the anthropoid as a co ordinate to love and cherish him until their molecular bond dissolves to its primitive state.
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Dean Stanley
Tyndall
Massachusetts Legislature Voted Against Women's Municipal Suffrage
The Massachusetts Legislature narrowly rejected extending voting rights to women in municipal elections and denying them municipal office powers. Although some argued women’s participation could balance power, the vote sided against granting broader civic rights to women in the state.
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Massachusetts
Sale of Fort Sill Satler ship linked to scandal
The New York Tribune reported the 1872 sale of the Fort Sill Satler ship but drew little attention. The incident was described as one of the scandals of the indecent press.
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New York Tribune
Fort Sill
New York Letter on Washington Corruption and Tweed
The writer laments sudden corruption revelations in Washington naming cabinet figures and Tweed trials. It argues impeachment may succeed, condemns moral decline, notes Lent and a new monthly record, plus reports on O Conor, Tilden, Field fees, Beecher case sentiment, river piracy, and calls for swift justice.
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Washington
O’conor
Fisto
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Humor in Newspapers Across the Atlantic
The piece contrasts American and English humor in newspapers, noting American “spice” and squibs in daily papers versus English gravitas. It argues humor is not harmful, cites Punch and Fun, and recalls an Englishman’s boast of superior English papers and his shifting to weather talk when teased. The American Eagle commentary closes with the line that the Eagle will scream louder this year.
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England
Gatling Gun Scandal Ends in Political Telegrams
A Washington dispatch in the Cincinnati Enquirer reports claims of improper means to push the Gatling gun contract involving Governor Hendricks and General Love. Hendricks defends his limited role while Love denies influence, with notes on tests and adoption by the War Department as explained in Ordnance Memoranda No. 17. An Indianapolis Sentinel editorial frames the affair as party malice and calls out broader Indiana Republican pressure tactics and blackmail in the campaign.
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Committee On War Department
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M. Stanton
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Iehall
Inptanapolis
M.C Kerr
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Indiana
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Sentinel
Friedley
Republican State Central Committee
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Cincinnati
Morton
J D Howland
United States District Court
Marsh
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Ventlemen
Republican Party
Treasury Department
Priedley
Indorses
Grant
Weekly
State Sentinel
Daily Sentinel
Belknap Scandal Draws Sharp Political Fire in Congress
George Alfred Townsend notes Belknap scandal exposes moral failings of officials. Mrs Belknap praised yet described as luxurious, while Secretary loses thrift and restraint. House session centers on privilege issue as Clymer's committee faces grand jury summons and fears witness intimidation. Democrats vow to drag the pollution from political waters and expose the Leviathan.
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George Alfred Townsend
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King Bohemian
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Jim Wilson
Frank Palmer
Frank P. Blair
Julie Marshall
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New York
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