10 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1891
Page
1
A British husband faces social backlash as wives resist new coercive norms. Reports detail legal limits on controlling a wife's person and property, noting prominent jurists questioned old common law. The piece recounts Emily Hall and Edmund Jackson’s marriage fallout and a later forcible interstate dispute.
A fragmented report discusses a trial examining marital authority under ancient English and Roman laws. It notes that British law once allowed a husband to restrain or imprison a wife for disobedience or alleged misconduct, while Roman law granted similar coercive power. The judge concludes English law has evolved beyond those barbaric notions, though remnants linger in old cases. The piece ends with a critique of a fatal mistake by Edmund Jackson, who would have better saved his marriage by taking his wife to New Zealand immediately after their wedding.
An editorial notes railroad employees’ strong willingness to aid injured colleagues or bereaved families, claiming hundreds donate and only a few refuse. It lauds their liberal spirit against wealthier classes and cites broader admiration for railroad workers’ courage and solidarity.
Comments urge attracting summer tourists to the county via advertising while praising national literature growth led by a London reviewer and local education efforts. Other items report outdoor surveying work, proposed street fountains, and residents reacting to a possible soldier encampment.
By virtue of a power of sale granted in a mortgage from George L Fox and Marthe Fox his wife dated on the fourth day of March in the year 1591 the trustee will offer at public sale at the Court House in Frederick City Maryland on Saturday May 2 at 1 o clock the following described real estate.
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