Yankee fliers prisoners after forced landing in Mexico
Two U S Army aviators Lieut E F Davis and Grimes carrying a military message from Fort Brown Texas to Nogales Arizona were forced to land thirty miles south Zapata Texas and are being held by Mexicans. They were promised freedom soon and the fog and compass trouble led them off course into Mexico.
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McAllen
Texas
E. F. Davis
G. BE. Grimes
Fort Brown
Nogales
Arizona
Mexico
Zapata
Davis
Grimes
Salado River
Rio Grande
Aviators Set New Cross‑Region Flight Records
In Douglas Arizona Capt. Cecil Sellars and Lieut George R Usher flew from El Paso Texas to Douglas 220 miles in one hour 23 minutes breaking the record. A Brownsville Texas to Nogales Arizona run of 1200 miles was also surpassed with a relay message by airplane in eight hours 30 minutes.
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Douglas
Ariz
el Paso
Texas
Cecil Sellars
George R. Usher
Brownsville
Nogales
Estimates Abolished for 1919 Income Tax Returns
Commissioner Roper of the Internal Revenue bureau says tentative income tax returns are abolished. Taxpayers will not estimate incomes or taxes for 1919. The correct tax must be in the hands of revenue collectors by March 15.
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Washington
Commissioner Roper
Internal Revenue Bureau
Roper
South Carolina Senate Opposes Women's Suffrage Amendment
The South Carolina Senate defeated a resolution to ratify the women suffrage amendment and adopted a resolution rejecting it by 30 to 4. The House had earlier rejected the amendment 93 to 21.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Senate
House
Daylight Saving Plan for Chicago Packers Hinges on Swift Proposal
Chicago workers would gain one hour of daylight by shifting opening and closing times in spring and summer under a plan urged by Louis F. Swift. About 60,000 factory workers would save daylight without clock changes. In Rome, Jugo Slavs severed links with the Italian cruiser Puglia and searches sparked by rising race tensions between Italians and minorities.
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Chicago
Louis F. Swift
Rome
Puglia
Spalati
Dalmatian
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by Judge Tracy
The past week saw marriage licenses issued by Judge Tracy for Wendelin Dosch Jr. and Barbara Marquart of Hague to date, Frank Scherr and Katherine Dosch of Strasburg, and Stephen Zahner of Hague to Veronica Zahner with dates Jan 29 Jan 30 Feb 3. Cumming Named Head of U S Public Health Service in Washington succeeding Dr. Rupert Blue. Herreid Picayune notes Miss Jane Van Dyke and C Harold Blair reported united in marriage in Aberdeen, prompting well wishes.
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Tracy
Wendelin Dosch, Jr
Mina
S D
Barbara Marquart
Hague
Frank Scherr
Linton
Katherine Dosch
Strasburg
Stephen
Zeeland
Veronica
Zahner
Herreid Picayune
Jane van Dyke
C. Harold Blair
Aberdeen
Indian Appropriation Passes With Broad Support
Washington senate approves Indian appropriation bill carrying over 12 million dollars after about an hour of debate. The measure passes without opposition while only around a dozen senators are present.
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Washington
Senate
Plague Feared At Budapest Amid Cold Danube
Budapest reports milder winter reduces Danube floods but influenza reaches epidemic scale. Fears of bubonic plague and typhus grow as ill clad, poorly nourished residents suffer. Some worry Russian Bolshevik incursions could spread epidemics.
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Budapest
Danube
Europe
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Eighth Area Squadron
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