Lawmakers urged limits on Choptank fishing to protect stocks
The piece argues for businesslike limits on pound nets and fish hatcheries in the Choptank watershed. It notes decades of attempts to secure upper river access for fishermen, warns that nets push fry and local hatcheries endanger the fishery, and supports Delegate Goldsborough’s bill for moderate restrictions to ensure fair shares for nearby counties.
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Caroline
Tuckahoe
Goldsborough
Court of Appeals rules on contested election case
The Court of Appeals upholds a fixed rule for ballot validity from the 1901 act, requiring cross marks within the square. It affirms that ballots must be properly folded to maintain secrecy and prevent fraud, and that ballots with more names than offices to be filled must not be counted. Judge Page delivered the decision in Prince George's county.
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Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Prince George’s
Page
In Favor of the Human Bill Prompts Oyster Debate
Hon John F Dawson says in the Sun that the oyster planting issue has lingered since 1867. He argues the Human bill upholds right principles and would expand the state food supply, urging legislative action to permit a planting system. He suggests abolishing the oyster navy if laws fail.
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the Sun
John F. Dawson
Caroline
Oyster bills shape land leases and revenue plan
Editorial notes outline a bill to grant rights to plant oysters on state waters with leases up to 300 acres, prioritizing adjacent landowners and laborers, 20 year terms, rents $1-$3 per acre, treasury revenue. another bill would distribute lease revenues to counties for roads.
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Haman
Maryland roads woes endanger summer travel and trade
County and state officials face sharp criticism as Maryland roads emerge from winter in poor repair. Newspapers nationwide blame a systemic, wasteful approach to road funding and management, with insufficient maintenance by incompetent elected agents and road supervisors.
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Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Allegany
Worcester
End to road trouble urged through state action and oyster plan
The piece calls on Maryland to act on road funding from undeveloped resources to ease local taxes and enable state road control. It links this to the Oyster Planting bill, urges legislators to heed Geological Survey guidance, and stresses roads and oyster planting as nonpartisan economic matters that affect all citizens.
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Geological Survey
General Assembly
Annapolis
No such thing as captains fight in naval command
Park Benjamin argues in the Independent that a captains fight cannot exist within a legally organized navy. He says a single naval commander remains responsible, and subordinates cannot shift blame or glory. The piece cites Santiago and Cervera’s court-martial as proof that a commander cannot be immune or absolved by blaming captains. Reliable Cough Balsam is sold at Colsten's.
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Roosevelt
Santiago
Park Benjamin
The
Independent
Admiral Cervera
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