The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Its first issue was published on February 2, 1923. Before the Times Mirror Company, then-owners of "The Baltimore Sun", purchased "The Aegis" in 1986, it was known as "The Aegis & Intelligencer". In 1923, then-owner John D. Worthington, Sr. simplified its name to "The Aegis". The name "Aegis" originally derived from Greek mythology and is a reference to Zeus' shield, meant to "evoke protection for the interests of Harford residents" as well as the founding paper's Southern sympathies. Since 1923, "The Aegis" has gone through
The Globe (London newspaper) Cubitt, who brought in George Armstrong as editor. It was controlled shortly before World War I by Max Aitken. Staff of the newspaper included Arthur Morrison, William Le Queux, and P. G. Wodehouse, who took over from William Beach Thomas as assistant to Harold Begbie on the "By the Way" column, which he would eventually take over in 1904, when Begbie left. Wodehouse's career at the newspaper coincided with those of Charles H. Bovill and Herbert Westbrook. Under Aitken (Beaverbrook) the "By the Way" column was moved to the Daily Express, where it was signed 'Beachcomber'. The Globe (London newspaper)