Military Militia Court Rules and Penalties Expanded
The article lays out detailed procedures for court martial fines and collection, officer and enlisted offender penalties, and protections for militia members. It covers fines payable to state and org funds, jail terms for nonpayment, and limits on punishment, with rules for service of summons, exemptions from jury duty, and penalties for illicit possession or sale of militia property. It also lists offenses for officers and enlisted men, from disobedience and drunkenness on duty to neglect of duty and insubordination, plus procedures for civil actions against militia members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
National Guard
Army
United States
Confederate Veterans
Criminal Court
Baltimore City
Daltimore City
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Revenue Cutter Service
Miitia
District of Columbia
Mitla
Maryland Militia Honorary Members and Duties Provisions
The act details exemptions from jury duty for honorable Militia members for three years, allows honorary memberships upon payment of at least ten dollars annually, and outlines fund handling, certificates exempting from petit jury duty for one year, toll-free passage for duty members, and enforcement powers over disciplinary issues at camps. It also redefines references to National Defense Act and Navy regulations for naval militia, and states emergency status and repeal of inconsistent acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore City
Gurhig
National Guard
Army
Secretary of War
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
National Defense Act
Maryland
General Assembly
Maryland authorize purchase of Havre de Grace to Perryville bridge
Maryland legislation authorizes the State Roads Commission to acquire the Havre de Grace to Perryville bridge over the Susquehanna River by purchase or condemnation for up to 696000 dollars. A three‑person commission including the Public Service Commission chair and the attorney general may make an offer not exceeding 690000 dollars to the Havre de Grace and Perryville Bridge Company and arrange maintenance and tolls post acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanha River
Havre de Grace
Perryville
Persod
General Assembly of
Maryland
Marsthind
Susquehanna River
Harford County
Cacil County
Apec Fed
State Roads Commisssion
Public Service Commission
Susquehanna Bridge Loan of 1922 and purchase terms
The Act sets a purchase option for the Havre de Grace and Perryville Bridge from the State of Maryland, authorizes condemnation if not accepted, and creates a Susquehanna Bridge Loan of 1922 up to 700000 dollars. It establishes a serial annuity bond plan with 14 year repayment, interest not to exceed 4.5 percent, and tax exemption, plus public sale of certificates by the Governor, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre de Grace
Perryville
State Roads Commission
Havre de Grace and
Maryland
Circuit Court
Stafford County
Cecil County
State Roads Commission of Maryland
Treasury
Joan
Comptroller of the Treasury
Board of
Pub- Me
Baltimore
State Heads Commission
Susquehanna River
Watford County
State Roada Commission
Audh Terma
Maryland Bridge Toll Law Reforms Emergency 1932
The act authorizes sale of state bonds to fund bridge improvements across the Susquehanna River, assigns control to the State Roads Commission, sets tolls for vehicles, and provides for bond terms, uses of proceeds, and retirement funded by toll revenue. It declares the act an emergency measure effective upon passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
State Roads Commission
General Assembly
Elizas Courtship Plan From A Writer’s Perspective
Eliza Stone and Fred Titus pursue opposite paths in love and ambition. She plans to study medicine and domestic skills to fit a future married life, while he resolves to become a doctor, reshaping their romance into shared goals. Both reveal a mutual commitment to grow toward each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Eliza Stone
Eliza
Stone Country Place
Hazel
Liza
Marr Ao
Eiiza
Medical College
Fred Titus
Furn
Stus
Cromwell Had A Lighter Side In Strange Tale
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a humorous anecdote about Oliver Cromwell, noting his love of fun often at others' expense. A frightened page tries to woo Cromwell’s daughter with the patron’s help, and Cromwell approves a rapid marriage plan for the wooer and the daughter with a finister named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
England
Gage
Waltlig Ron
Philadelphia Ledger
Darwin visited remote St Pauls Rocks in quest of origin
The article notes St Pauls Rocks Mea Island group near the equator south of America is tiny remote and uninhabited. Charles Darwin visited the site and conducted investigations concluding the rocks are not volcanic and do not belong to Atlantis. He describes unfamiliar rock composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Rocks
South Americ
Naine
Qurran
Charles Darwinn
Yotenile Islands
Darwin
Atlantis
Debts Talked As Froggy Advice From Munich
A quirky quotation mocks debt advice urging hard work, strict economy, and self denial as a path to repayment. The line attributes a comically formal tone to a fictional speaker, Munich Shuplels sinius, in a playful period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gupa
Munich
Shuplelssinius
Red Haired Girls Excel as Telephone Operators
A large exchange manager reports that red haired girls show higher alertness than blondes or brunettes, making them the best telephone operators. The claim highlights hair color as a factor in job performance within the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elal
Globe of Events Echoes Voltaire’s Timeless Thought
A compact reflection on how great events mirror a globe split between clarity and shadow, invoking Voltaire’s line that half the world lies in daylight while the other half remains in obscurity, a meditation on perception and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Rarest Things to World: Lamada and Pearls Quote
A fragment features a quote by Bunjere on disconcernment and rarity, noting lamada and pearls as among the world’s rare items after a spirit of disconcernment. The line conveys a philosophic, poetic tone without a clear event or source context.
To Have a Friend Emerson Quote Card
A brief quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson asserts that friendship comes from giving. The line emphasizes that the only way to have a friend is to be one, reflecting a philosophy of reciprocal kindness and connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Explaining Popular Expressions in Everyday Speech
A brief exploration of common idioms including first rate meaning top quality from ship classifications, axe to grind from ax grinding at doors, bogus from Fran Borghese swindles, to take the cake from cakewalk contests, the deuce from dus daus or wood demon, and mind one’s P s and Q s referencing pints and quarts chalked against credit in pubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lford
Fran Borghese
Boston
Dus Daus
Dus
Bears vary in weight across species and regions
An adult polar bear may weigh up to 1000 pounds and reach nine feet in length. Kodiak bears in Alaska can weigh around 1200 pounds with a nine foot skin measurement. American grizzlies, Russian browns, black bears, and Indian sloth bears show wide weight ranges from 200 to 1200 pounds depending on species and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak Island
Alaska
A Word for Mothers-in-Law in Capper's Weekly
A Pennsylvania preacher criticizes mothers in law but notes they prevent many marriages from wrecking. He coins mother out laws and praises mothers and fathers in law as the beacon lights of marital voyage guiding younger couples through reefs and dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Capper
The Folly of Wedding Beauty
A London Mall quip mocks husbands married to strikingly beautiful wives. It laments the burden of constant beauty routines and being known as the husband of a famed Mrs. Cash, calling for a plain alternative with practical appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash
London Mall
Surgeon to Birds Miss Virginia Pope Artist at Heart
Miss Virginia Pope trained as a surgeon to birds yet her aim shifted to art and natural history. While selling prepared bird food to support herself she became captivated by birds and chose to devote her life to feathered friends, allowing art to drift aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Pope
Miss Pope
Gallant Elevator Operator
An Argonaut dispatch tells of a crowded downtown elevator where a woman tried to pull her friend’s husband in. The operator halted the lift and quipped he would rather part them this way than by violence, sparing a potential confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Department
McClure Newspaper
I Nndicate
Elza
Titus
WSPAP
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!