Disparaging Mayes defense fuels party dispute in Ohio
A controversial 1870s letter reprints a caustic dissent to Gov. Mayes, arguing he lacks leadership, intellect, and cabinet potential. It contrasts Mayes with Hayes and Washburne, questions party loyalty, and suggests the southern issue dominates Republican campaigning, ending with broader remarks on local politics and social anecdotes.
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Whiskey Ring Scandal Mention Above Tax Revenue Loss
A mistranscribed 19th century note cites the 1407-8 era discussing distilled spirits tax revenue. It claims over a hundred trillion gallons taxed at two dollars per gallon, with only seventeen million collected and the rest diverted to the whiskey ring. The passage accuses Bristow of thwarting reform and blames party figures for protecting the scheme.
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United States
Bristow
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Henderson Amd Dyer
Hiemen Frauds in New Zam and post roll scheme exposed
A chaotic report outlines a 1870s fraud in New Zam involving about 200 men on a custom house payroll of 93 dollars monthly. Fictitious rolls and forged vouchers funded campaigns and delegate purchases, with four registration supervisors implicated and an estimated theft near 225000 dollars aimed at weakening the Fourtum House ring rule in Louisiana. Several stray anecdotes and quotes accompany the grim overview.
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Louisiana
The Scattered Fragments of a Hard Times Ledger
A Detroit incident recalls a boy and temper, while a street money theft ends with staged honesty tests. The scene shifts to fading summers, gates that won’t return, fragrant memories, and a pennyrnyal scent as a farmhand tends the reaper in a rural mood.
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