Debates and scandals swirl in Gilded Age politics
A wide range of political notes fill the page. Morrill looms as a presidential aspirant in the Republican ranks while Senator and ex-Governor figures are cited. A two-year jail term and a $10,000 fine are imposed on Uncle Billy McKee for defrauding the government. Debates rage over Grant’s veto, debt figures, and pension fraud allegations. The Boggs affair and the Clements matter bring fresh scrutiny to the administration. A Glasgow obituary honors Col. Eastin, and Gov. Ames’ Senate testimony is questioned amid election fraud chatter.
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Billy” McKee
Ames
Mississippi
Senate
Adelbert Ames
Adaira
Emperor Pedro of Brazil Visits United States Humble Arrival
Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil arrived in the United States and was welcomed by a presidential deputation. He declined a formal reception and requested private treatment for his wife’s health, traveling as a private citizen to avoid public snobbery. His restrained conduct offers a wholesome contrast to certain American showiness.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
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Almo
Lils Senve
Bristow Refuses Access To Treasury Books Inquiries
In a heated dispute over reform, Secretary Bristow declines to provide the original treasury books and papers to a committee. Critics say the move shields irregularities spanning years, enabling concealment of thefts and undermining the people’s right to inspect government records.
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Treasury Department
Bristow
Treasury
Dristow
Hile
Washington
Exposures and party shield in Blaine era politics at odds
In this report the Republicans struggle with exposures around Belknap and Blaine. It notes confessions, shifting blame to spouses, and partisan defense amid scandal. Morton’s challenge for the nomination looms as Democratic and Republican lines blur and rival claims arise in Indiana and Cincinnati politicking.
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Belknap
New Hampshire
Senate
Ile
Dlaine
Blaine
Morton
Delalio
Indianaparlo
Harrison
Republicans Routed by Apathy and Fraud Allegations
The piece argues democracy gained due to Republican apathy, not strength, as investigation reveals wide fraud ties from the President downward. It cites the New York Sun on Grant era rot at all levels, blaming long immunity and reckless officials. Reform needs new heads and new hands, with the Republican party needing annihilation for safety.
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Republicana
New York Sun
Grant
Public
Republican Party
Biolne
Credit Mobilier
Dirlatow
Grant’s Secret Service Fund Spending Admits Abuses
The article rebukes Grant for ordering $32,000 from the secret-service fund to Davenport for campaign use in New York, arguing the funds were diverted from proper sources to aid administration usurpations in the South. It notes the attorney general claimed no authority to use such funds for these purposes and that the broader $300,000 in the same period benefited the country while supporting corruption.
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Grant
New York
South
Confusion Over Secret Service Funds And Public Figures
Fragmented narrative alleges payments from a secret service fund to Davenport after conferring with the President. Ackerman and Williams, once Urant's attorneys general, reportedly admitted authorizing funds though lacking authority, with Grant singled out for theft. later editor apologizes for misquote and clarifies intent behind controversial phrasing.
Democratic aspirant for Secretary of State praised
Dr D H Ghields editors praise a young Hannibal physician turn politician as a capable and steady Democratic candidate for Secretary of State describing his temperate, calm demeanor and unyielding will. The note also reports the plague outbreak spreading from Turkey to Europe, alarming parts of Europe and London, with fears of railways aiding rapid transmission.
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D. H. Ghields
Merald
Ile Ta
Secarcely
Hannibal
Phrat Uo
P Mppy
Courteoua Andresa
Simon
Aala
Turkey
Europe
Euphrates
Seine Parte
London
England
Syria
Expenditures, Bribery, and Federal Overreach in Reconstruction Era
The piece argues that even large sums like 50 000 would be small next to federal abuses in the South. It accuses Grant Williams Davenport and Whitley of misuse of public funds and claims the Secret Service under the Attorney General conducted heinous actions. It cites Alabama 1874 and state troops suppressing votes, with arrests and welfare of citizens used to manipulate elections.
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New York Tribune
New York
South
Muchater
Loulalam
Kilbama
Grant
Williams
Davenport
Whitley
United States
Legimianire
Secret Service
Marahala Air Secret Service
Alabama
Patil Pt Bel
Department of Justice
Western man favored for national presidency debate
The New York Sun and New York Herald discuss Western candidates and the political balance for the next presidential nominating conventions. Georgia and Louisiana hint at Hancock and Hancock ties while Illinois and Indiana factions show shifts. A St Louis journalist touts Spaunhorst as a strong lieutenant governor option amid Democratic ticket talks.
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Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
New York
Jerald
Georgia
Tilden
St. Louis
Congress
Bduyard
New York Herald
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