Doctor ridicules emotional insanity as murder defense
Prominent psychiatrist Dr Allan McLane Hamilton denounces emotional insanity as a criminal excuse. He cites past cases like Sickles, Cole, Thaw, and McFarland to argue such defenses lack scientific basis and urges commission of alienists to assess insanity before trials.
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New York
Allan McLane Hamilton
Guiteau
Garfield
Buffalo
Czolgosz
McKinley
Dr. Hamilton
Sickles
Key
Hamilton
Coje-Hiscock
Albany
N. Y
George W. Cole
Harris Hiscock
Stanwix Hall
Cole
Hiscock
Hadley
James T. Brady
McFarland
Richardson
United States
District of Columbia
Schneider
Warren W. Foster
General Sessions
Grand Army of the Republic
Insane Attempt on President Jackson in 1835 Described
A 1835 assassination attempt on President Andrew Jackson is recounted with vivid detail. The would be assassin fired a pistol but Missed. Lieut Gedney restrained him as Jackson pressed forward with a cane during funeral ceremonies in the Capitol.
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Capitol
George Washington
Smith D. Fry
Pittsburg
Washington
Andrew Jackson
United States
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Statuary Hall
United States Senate
Jackson
House
Congressional Cemetery
Gedney
Navy
Harriet Mirabeau
Lawrence
Washington's Vegetable Treasure and Boston Ivy Vine
The ampelopsis vettchli vine, a national botanical treasure in Washington, was brought to the United States in 1854 by William R. Smith, superintendent of the National Botanic Garden. A Boston importer helped spread seeds and cuttings, giving rise to many descendants known as Boston ivy.
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Washington
National Botanic Garden
Washinington
United States
Pets of the Executive Mansion Under Roosevelt Administration
The Roosevelt era saw a steady stream of notable dogs at the executive mansion. After Jack’s death Mrs. Roosevelt sent a new black and tan from the DC pound not to replace Jack but to recall the loyal companion. The dog named Scamp, whose breed is uncertain, was bought for two dollars and has lived up to his nickname with notable antics.
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Roosevelt
Executive
Jack
Washington Prohibition Official Drawn Into Irish Letter Gag
A Washington prohibitionist is humorously tricked by an Irish visitor seeking a job and a flattering testimonial letter. The official, famed for never drinking, ends up drafting a letter praising a “mixologist” in a playful sting that leaves him torn between resentment and amusement.
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Man
Washington
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Jokin
Erin
Washington water and the dogs in the south
A freight yard tale from Union Station recalls two collie dogs shipped from North Carolina to New York with a sign asking Washington residents for water. The piece notes crude regional scorn and the box’s curious message. President Roosevelt returns to Washington and opens the Presidential Station at the railway terminal.
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Washington
South
Middle West
Union Station
Landseer
New York
North Carolina
Washington Post
Autumnal Peace and scattered verses amid a goat tale
A stream of rustic musings and poems contrasts with a comic note about a goat raiding a minister's study and sleeping afterward. It blends autumn imagery, tranquil woodland reveries, and moral reflections with a stray line about a forthcoming marriage.
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Allan M’lane Hamilton
Tarry Thew
Haqlson Square
Carlin
Trelforl
National Capitol
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Executive Mansion
Washington Temperan
Oyster Bay
President's Station
Shoul
Annie
Morel
Frank Scott
Marr
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