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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
6
An expert argues that bank embezzlement stems from speculatio n and social ambition. He cites cases like the Real Estate Trust crash and Wisconsin and Chicago losses, discusses causes including women and gambling, and urges reform via stricter bank incorporation and stronger deterrents like bonds and home ties.
A French astronomer Camille Flammarion argues that sun and moon do not cause recent earthquakes. He notes eclipses align with volcanism less than the observed crustal upheavals and urges reliance on geological factors and tides rather than celestial influence.
J C Grew recounts a Malay jungle trek with five elephants and a baby, describing the six month old’s antics. The infant charges bamboo, mud jets crowds, slips on a bank, and is gently aided by its mother amid jungle challenges and amused observers.
A historical account depicts Spanish funerals in Madrid with elaborate open black carriages, ten-horse teams, and ornate dress among mutes and attendants. Processions move slowly through muddy streets, sometimes losing dignity before the cemetery, with costs approaching nearly $1,000.
Ancient earthworks along the Little Miami River in Ohio draw sightseers and scholars. Fort Ancient shows complex embankments and a crescent gateway. Experts debate its purpose, linking it to Scioto valley works or Madisonville villages, with theories ranging from defensive stronghold to rendezvous site. The site remains cloaked in mystery as mounds yield few clues.
A collection of brief, witty quotations from various papers including the Chicago Tribune, Washington Star, Baltimore American, and Washington Star. It features John Hancock’s signature style remark on independence, reflections on telephones, a horse and motor noise anecdote, a circus character anecdote, a prison reform joke, and a remark on American Indian prospects. Names of papers and figures are cited as context.
A column on Holland bells describes carillons in Utrecht and Delft, tunings on New Year and other towns, and historic inscriptions. followed by vignettes on a Boston Globe piece about a nickel in city hall, then notes on tasty tea ware and a Heflin anecdote about a court case involving an Irishman accused of pork theft and a young lawyer.
A correspondent shares a statute allegedly enacted in Mississippi incorporating a town with corporate bounds measured by a square 1200 yards on each side starting at Caleb Hannah's residence. The note adds that this echoes the old puzzle about squaring a circle, a Case and Comment reference.
A collage of satirical cartoon captions and humorous exchanges appears, including a judge remark about a cisems proprietor discharging a snake charmer, snippets on education and a fond mother asking about her son, a finance joke involving Wall Street bulls, a line about changing doctors, and a nautical verse about marrying a naval officer plus a playful mermaid image.
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