Dancing at Dignified Warden Party in Fairmont
Nancy Barr, urged by Edith Hull, attends a warden party hosted by Miss Locker in Fairmont. Dick Ventnor, introduced by Miss Locker, dances with Nancy repeatedly, impressing her and upsetting Edith. Nancy defends Ventnor, while Edith worries about social consequences and Miss Locker’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hull Fountl
Miss Lucher
Bobby Tuaylor
Bobby
Bobbys
Nanes Barr
Nancy Barr
Edith
Nancy
Fairmont
Miss Locker
Mr. Ventnor
Robby
Nanny
Bobbs
Richard von
Wiss Seeker
Seton
Nasey
Miss Locher
Duzatine
Nancy Ventnor engagement hints at war hero revealed
Edith learns the rich war correspondent Richard Ventnor is Nancy Barr's fiancé after a garden party. Miss Locker confirms his decorations and bravery, while Bobby Traylor comments that Nancy's “reward” for helping at the garden party is the engagement. Three months later, Nancy's engagement to Dick Ventnor is public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Richard Ventnor
Miss Locker
Nancy Barr
Ventnor
Nancy
Dick Ventnor
Bobby Traylor
Ex Queen Honored for Services Rendered
Former Tahiti sovereign Mme Murautaurea-Salmon, also known as Joanna Nalmon, was decorated on the proposal of the colonial minister for services rendered to the French cause. Her lineage ties to Tahiti’s Tevas and Papara district elevate her role, with family members serving France in uniform and in public posts across the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Maruutaron Tepau A Tati
Joanna Nalmon
Tahiti
Tati
Kansas City Star
France
Elssee Palace
Felix Faurd
Princesses
Teri
Tahau Pomare
Ernest Salmon
Bomako
Migistrate
Clock Built in 1711 SHS Runs in Omaha
A clock built by Felix Owen in Park England in 1711 and bought by Newton Peters later came to America with his son Absalom Peters. The timepiece, kept by Mrs Carrie M Peters, records seconds minutes dates and tides and was on exhibit at Philadelphia 1876. It marked events at Lexington Concord and Yorktown and still keeps time in Omaha per the Omaha Bee.
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George Washington
Omaha
Carrie M. Peters
Hester H. Peters
Felix Owen
Park
England
Newton Peters
America
Jamestown
William Byrd
Petersburg
Absalom
Zachariah Peters
Philadelphia
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Omuhao
New York Birds Adapt to Jazz Hours in City
A visitor notes New York’s birds kept awake by late music, as dining rooms in chic hotels host nocturnal song birds that wake at first jazz note. The early bird in the metropolis now rests until afternoon, raising questions about routine and city life.
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New York
New York Times
Coal Curiosities at the British Empire Exhibition
A block of coal weighing five and a half tons, nine feet high and four feet square, shipped from Wekhart Mad to Baltimore and onward to Milan for display at an Industrial exposition. Four men worked seven days to cut it, and it was crated with loose coal around the sides. An ornamental coal mine in a Chinese style sits amid coal office displays, while the exhibit of a coal mine planted in new soil aims to amuse visitors at the London area show, costing about half a million dollars.
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Wekhart
Mad
Baltimore
Milan
Italy
London
Woman Found Not Guilty After Shopping Spree Defense
A London solicitor’s wife appeared in court after a vitiated time at a fashionable shopping thoroughfare. She admitted buying four dresses and two pairs of shoes during the period. The magistrates chairman laughed and fined her 20 shillings and costs.
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London
The
Neh
Ghenton
Maagistrates
Maryland election reform broadens female voter age proof
A Public General Law adds a new section to Article 33 to remove the exact age requirement for female voter applicants. It allows stating that the applicant will be at least 21 on the next regular election day, with registry entries updated accordingly. The act takes effect June 1, 1924, and was approved April 9, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
General Assembly of
Repeal and reenactment of Maryland fish laws Chapter 340
Chapter 340 proposes revisions to Article 39 of Bagby’s Maryland statutes on Fish and Fisheries. It defines Game of Fresh Water Fish, Food Fish, and bait fish, and sets seasonal and gear restrictions for Brook Trout Brown Trout Rainbow Trout and other species. It includes penalties for pollution with lime and for artificial ponds breeding, plus authorizes fish culture with police-certified transport and sale rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagby
Public General Laws
Maryland
General Assembly of
Code of Publi General Laws of
Fish and Fisheries
State of
Trout and water laws from the 1924 act text
The act restricts fishing in state waters, bans taking trout under six inches and bass under nine, requires fish ladders on dams, and prohibits explosives or toxins harming fish. It also outlines permits for private pond propagation, penalties up to three years, and fund allocations to the State Game and Fish Protection Fund. Approved April 9, 1924.
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Game and Fish Warden
Baltimore City
Maryland World War II Disabled Veterans Relief Fund Act
Maryland acts to create a Relief Fund for disabled World War I veterans who are sick, indigent, or unable to pay for necessities. It allocates 25000 dollars yearly in the state budget, with a board including the Adjutant General, an American Legion member, and a Veterans of Foreign Wars member to administer funds. It also authorizes annual 25000 dollar appropriations through 1925 1926 and 1927 and directs county taxes to support the fund. The act takes effect June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Maryland
Adjutant General
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baltimore
Maryland Milk Import Law Adds New Section 23-A
The 1924 act adds Article 58 section 23-A to Maryland Live Stock Dairies, prohibiting import of fluid milk not produced and handled to Maryland standards. Violations incur a first offense fine of 50 and 100 for subsequent offenses, effective June 1, 1924.
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Maryland
Cairles
General Assembly of
Maryland Act Set Per Capita Charge for Blind Minors Education
Chapter 376 enacts a two hundred dollar annual levy on each Maryland county and Baltimore City to fund care and education for blind and colored deaf minors at the Maryland School for the Blind. The Board must provide quarterly tallies of enrolled minors, with payments due quarterly and annual balances reverted or adjusted in subsequent levies. Tax proceeds fund the blind minors' expenses and cannot be diverted to other funds. The act also outlines certification dates and payment mechanics to the school.
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Baltimore
Maryland School For the
Stellan J
General Assembly of
Maryland
Maryland School For the Blind
Marykind School
Balt Nore
Board of County Commissioners
Maryland Safe Deposit Bill Adds New Chapter 356A
Legislative text proposes adding Section 356A to Article 23 to authorize safe deposit companies and others in Maryland to limit by contract certain rights in leases or contracts for renting boxes or safes and storage of securities and valuables. The measure outlines placement after Section 356 and aims to regulate such business practices within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
General Assembly of
Safe Deposit Companies
Tis
Lessor Liability Rules for Safe Deposit Boxes
The text outlines how a lessor limits liability in lease agreements for boxes or safes. It sets a maximum liability for negligence, specifies exclusion for loss of money or valuables, and states that proof of missing items after a last-entry does not by itself prove the lessor’s fault. The enactment notes 1924 approval date April 9, 1921.
Maryland motor lien and sale provisions clarified
The act repeals and reenacts the 1918 chapter to create and regulate a lien on motor vehicles or parts left for repair storage or for parts accessories or tires. It sets lien priority over certain prior claims and outlines sale procedures, dispute handling bonds stays of execution and notice requirements. It also details replevin and court duties, including claims costs and eligibility for attorney fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Maryland
Maryland Weights and Measures Bill Expands Inspection
The proposed Chapter 420 creates Section 44 in the Maryland Weights and Measures Article to empower the State Board of Agriculture to inspect regulate and adjust scales beams weights and measures used in vending and purchasing agricultural products across counties and Baltimore City. It authorizes condemnation of unrepairable devices and removal or disposal, with enforcement against noncompliance and interference. The measure clarifies it adds to existing inspector powers rather than replacing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
State Board of Agriculture
General Assembly of Maryland
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Maryland adds section 2138 on Game Preserves in Article 27
A proposed act amends Article 27 of Bagby’s Annotated Code of Public General Laws of Maryland to create a new section after 213A under the sub title Game Preserves. The draft specifies the new section 213-B and outlines who may be involved or aid in the act, detailing enforcement scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagby
Maryland
General Assembly of
Public General Laws of
Maryland Game Preserve Protection Act Text
Provisions make it a misdemeanor to enter or trespass in any fenced game preserve in Maryland to steal or harm game birds or animals, or to destroy fencing or drive game, without owner consent. Offenses incur fines from 100 to 500 dollars or six months to one year in jail, or both, effective June 1, 1924.
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Baltimore City
Justee of the Peace
Maryland
House of Correction
Maryland Health Department Adulteration Law Amended
Amendments to Article 43 Section 171 of the Maryland Annotated Code repeal and reenact provisions on drug and food standards. It adopts United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary as the general standard and fixes ice cream at not less than 10 percent milk fat with up to 1 percent gelatin or gums, while flavored varieties may dip below fat, but not under 8 percent. Repeals inconsistent acts and further provisions follow.
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Maryyland
General Assembly
Maryland
United States
Pharmaecopoeia
United States Pharmacopoeia
Department of Agriculture
First Blue Laws Origin in New Haven Colony
In 1715 the New Haven General Court ordered a law code to be drafted by Governor Eaton after studying Massachusetts laws and Gorton’s Civil Government. The code, printed for colonists, adopted many Massachusetts provisions and earned the name Blue Laws of New Haven, distinct from Connecticut.
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General Court
New Haven
Eaton
Massachusetts
Mister Gorton
Detroit News
Connecticut
Hartford
Windsor
Wethersfield
Japan's forest land limits timber supply globally
Japan holds about two thirds of its area as forest land totaling 1.1 trillion cubic feet of standing timber. With a population near 52 million in an area the size of California, forestry has been practiced for 400 years, shaping national policy and resource strategy.
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Japan
California
Emphass
United States
Summer school opens at Castle Pruht for international students
Castle Pruht, once the country seat of the archbishop of Cologne, hosts a summer school for about 20 or more students from across Europe. Organized by the International Federation of Trade Unions, lectures in German French and English will cover various facets of the labor movement.
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Pruht
Cologne
International Federation of Trade Unions
Europe
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Chabyda, McCiuce Newspaper Syndicate
Song Birds
Circuit Court
Superior Court
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