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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
2
A public figure voices opposition to the so called unwritten law as a dangerous defense for murder threats and murder cases. The piece cites a hotel shooting in the national capital and historic instances near the White House and Ford's Theatre. It denounces the unwritten law as a fiction and urges adherence to written statute and moral law.
Dean of the Washington College of Law argues the unwritten law protects the integrity of the family against intruders. He notes privilege of husband wife communications, the family as a unit is rarely addressed by law, and emphasizes moral accountability of men who threaten virtue and motherhood as foundations of the home.
A summary of dramatic murder and manslaughter cases linked to the so called unwritten law. Angie Birdsong, Amasa Campbell, Lucille McLeod, and Nan Patterson are among those named. Notable incidents include the 1906 Stanford White case and various killings in Chicago, New York, Monticello, and Washington. Some trials reached acquittals while others resulted in manslaughter verdicts.
The author attacks the obsession with the unwritten law in murder cases. They condemn the defense as emotional insanity, argue for accountability, and call out a New York figure and a western woman as examples. The piece warns against exploiting sentiment and biblical rhetoric to excuse violence.
The text contrasts chronic chaining as cruel and detrimental to a dog's health with a practical alternative using a pair of posts and a taut wire allowing freedom while securing the dog. It covers installation details, potential issues with sagging, and notes odd library scavenger findings like hair, glasses, and unmailed letters from returned books.
A traveler notes differences in folk song subjects by nationality. Irish songs focus on lovers like Mavourneen, Scottish tunes celebrate country and history with titles such as Scots Wha Hae and Loch Lomond, while English songs center on self and personal deeds with occasional England references.
San Francisco police describe John Siemsen and Louis Dabner as a remarkable criminal pair. They confess three murders and multiple robberies, terrorizing a city of about 400,000, with a spree ending in their arrest and downfall.
Dabner breaks under family pleas confessing to the Pfitzner shop murder and the Kimmon Ginko raid. Siemsen, a smooth planner, taunts police after staged hold up, then backs away, while Dabner sobs over the years of crime and the pair face mounting danger.
Mrs. Gunbusta from Burnhurst travels to New York to find a modern flat for her husband and four children. She visits a real estate office and is directed to a corner granite building with a gilt sign reading City Orphan Asylum, implying a grim misunderstanding of housing options.
During a Martha performance at the Metropolitan Opera New York a white flash from an upper box revealed a diamond necklace worth about ten thousand dollars had fallen to the orchestra seating. The box occupant identified the stray gems and the usher retrieved them with discreet handling. None else was disturbed by the incident.
A jumble of jokes from 19th and early 20th century papers. A Milwaukee Sentinel item mocks strict control in marriage while a Detroit Free Press cartoon plays on domestic roles. Another quip notes a singing instructor teaching through a loud neighborhood response.
Two young girls spar over fashion and insults in a brief exchange. The first boasts about her mother’s No. 2 shoes, while the other dismisses it with scorn, leading to a clipped, teasing back and forth between children.
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