Word: jailing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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They took Hubert Rampley out and flogged him. They did not think he should keep company with Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Skidmore, who had not yet secured her divorce. The floggers, sentenced to seven months in jail, were five, deacons all of the Atkins Avenue Baptist Church, Cedar Grove...
...Minorcas," would be barked to scorn by village dogs, the Governor concluded: "The innocent owner of midnight prowling cats not only is to be annoyed by their wails, but if he knows they are fighting and permits the fight to go on, he may be fined and thrown into jail unless he has the temerity to pile out of bed and stop it. . . . "This bill creates another new sin, an unenforceable law." In Lansing, Mich., Governor Alexander J. Groesbeck vetoed a bill for the appointment of a state poet laureate. Forgetful of the state poets of republican Athens, the Governor...
Most of these crimes incur a fine of $100 to $500 and from one to six months in jail. Transporting liquor by vehicle can cost up to $1,000 and two years incarceration. In nearly all cases the second offense is costlier. Purchasing liquor is as criminal as selling...
...often as their ability entitles them to. Possibly she has a husband and family who cut into her career; possibly directors do not think she is good. The former are selfish and the latter are dense. In this picture, there is not much narrative. Poor old papa went to jail and for a while it seemed that daughter would wake up some morning and find that working girls do get into trouble. Papa was, of course, innocent; employer was honorable; daughter reaped the reward of virtue. And all of this is quite acceptable under the deft and decorative touch...
...well with the blockading squadron, however, in spite of the optimistic reports sent out by its commander Captain W. V. E. Jacobs. Nineteen men of the coast guard service are now in jail because they were empted by bride from the enemy yielded, and were caught. Several other boatloads of men sent out to bring in bootleggers also were tempted, yielded, but to date have not been caught. It is hoped that the well-known spirit of the force will over-come the handicap created by the defection of these weaker brethren, but strict surveillance has been commanded in order...