Word: militia
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...knowledge of military law is indispensable to a man who commands militia. For instance, he must know when he may, or may not, with inpunity order his company to fire upon a mob. The lectures will sometimes be illustrated by stereopticon views, some of which will be from pictures taken in the Civil...
...series of articles on "Evolution in Yacht Building" will appeal to the yachtsman and to the general reader who desires information on the subject. "The Wisconsin National Guard" is the title of a lengthy description by Captain Charles King, U. S. A., of the organization of the state militia of Wisconsin, and of its rapid advance in efficiency...
...Connor, which has the place of honor in the Atlantic for April. It is a story of old London, and its ancient life is brought vividly before us by the ready imagination of the author. Francis Parkman's second paper on "The Capture of Louisbourg by the New England Militia" is marked by the still and care which Mr. Parkman devotes to everything he writes, and Mr. Stockton's "House of Martha" continues for three more chapters in its usual vivacious fashion...
...timely consideration of a question which has been much before the public of late. Mr. Lowell continues his articles on travel in Japan. Perhaps the most valuable contribution to the number is Francis Parkman's first paper on the "Capture of Louisbourg by the New England Militia," an historical study of much importance,-with an incidental sketch of the Wentworth House, at New Castle, Maine, which is very charming. Miss Agnes Repplier, in an amusing and thoughtful paper, called "Pleasure: A Heresy," appeals not for more cultivation in life, but for a recognized habit of enjoyment. The article is full...
...serious row occurred at Ann Arbor recently between the students and a company of militia who were treating one of their comrades in honor of his marriage. The students formed in behind the regiment and were in turn attacked by the militia with their muskets. Several were injured and one death has already occurred...