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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
4
A column of satirical commentary discusses Harry Thaw and the legal and public response to his insanity claim. It contrasts political figures like Wilson and Catts with European affairs, mocks war talk, and venerates mothers in Thaw’s plight, while noting U.S. piano industry and legislative attitudes.
The Thaw case prompts renewed debate as Harry Thaw’s family may claim he is insane to avoid extradition to New York. Observers note the shift appears driven by money and legal strategy, highlighting the case’s odd theatricality and the public’s susceptibility to emotion without full facts.
The article critiques Thomas W. Lawson for not naming sources in the peace leak affair and calls for action by the North Carolina General Assembly to fund a home for fallen women and wayward girls. It notes potential political shifts affecting future legislation and party control.
A Berlin newspaper urges indiscriminate submarine warfare as a possible defense measure, noting it would threaten neutral rights and violate international law. The piece contrasts such a move with potential Entente restrictions and warns it could push the world toward catastrophe, drawing the United States toward peace negotiations.
A brief cartoon caption contrasts a husband asking about his wife’s whereabouts with her reply that she was playing bridge and lost. The wife faces public admonition for not staying home with their children, reflecting domestic duty norms.
On the first anniversary of the Moewe seizure the Appam case was argued before the Supreme Court. British claimants seek return of the vessel and cargo from Newport News Virginia while German claimants defend the capture as German property under treaties and Hague conventions. Counsel for the British include Frederic R. Coudert and for Germany include Lehman Penfield Hughes among others. Arguments expected to conclude tomorrow.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Mayor Smith has taken personal charge of the Maizie Colbert known Grace Roberts death inquiry. He doubts the Atlantic City hotel suicide of Bernard W. Lewis settles the case and questions police progress.
Readers are urged that high heel wear harms feet and causes corns with a sensational warning of personal crisis. The ad promotes Freezone as a quick relief remedy that removes corns or calluses, claiming it dries and shrivels the corn without irritation.
Amsterdam dispatch reports in the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger that Prince Friedrich Sigismund and Prince Friedrich Karl, sons of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, have joined the German flying corps. The elder prince is 25, his brother two years younger, and both are cousins of the emperor.
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