Garfield Widow Dies in California and War News
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield widow of President James A. Garfield dies in Pasadena California after illness of pneumonia. Also reports from London Naples and Bruges detail air raids and bombings with casualties and damages as Allied air forces target munitions works and depots in Germany and Belgium.
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A. Garfield
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
James “. Garfield
Pasadena
Ay Associated Press
London
England
French
Naples
Roma
Corso Vittorio Emmanuel
Little Sisters of the Poor
Breiburg
Germany
Clement
Bruges
Mons
Bavay
St. Quentin
Douai
Lens
Lille
Cambrai
Governor Hobby seeks draft relief for stockmen in first class
Governor Hobby wires Provost Marshal General Crowder agreeing with the President’s directive to exemption boards. He notes Texas vast stock raising areas and urges that the emergency call pass order numbers of men actively engaged in planting or cultivating crops.
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A. Express
Austin
Tex
Ernor Hobby
General Crowder
Hobby
Crowder
Texas
War Profiteer Public Nuisance and Capital Tax Debate
A speaker argues against conscripting capital or assets to fund the war, warning mass capital taxation would cripple the economy. He notes government already taxes incomes heavily and favors the well to do in exemptions, while thrift and productive investment drive wartime strength. A capital levy, he says, risks inflation, repudiation, and chaos, and stresses taxation must be scientifically applied to sustain war finance without crushing production or economic balance.
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Germany
Federal Reserve Bank
Ward
Commonwealth
April 1 Deadline for Federal Returns 1918
Federal income tax filing must be done by April 1 1918. Penalties include up to $2000 fines or up to one year imprisonment for false returns and up to 50 percent of tax due for late or insufficient returns. Extensions up to 80 days may be granted for illness or absence, with commissioner approval for longer extensions. Consult your local deputy or postmaster, obtain the blank form, and file promptly. The goal is universal compliance with tax laws alongside drafts and food conservation efforts.
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Internal Revenue
Commiss of
Roper
Commissioner Roper
Congress
Woman Given Army Commission
Miss Anne Hamilton a bacteriologist at Hillman Hospital Birmingham has been named a first lieutenant in the United States Army and will soon depart for a British possession to serve as a bacteria specialist in the army development program.
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Associated Press
Hirmingham
Ala
Anne Hamilton
Hillman Hospital
United States Army
Navy Aviator Dies In Seaplane Crash
Norfolk March 13 A United States Navy aviator M L MacNaughton fell from a seaplane at 3800 feet into Hampton Roads and drowned. A second aviator in the plane, whose name was withheld, was uninjured.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
M. L. MacNaughton
United States Navy
Hampton Roads
MacNaughton
Governor Submits Bill Defining Teaching in Foreign Tongues in Texas
Governor Hobby seeks legislative action to regulate teaching in foreign languages in Texas public schools. The bill would require instruction in English, ban nonEnglish texts in certain grades, specify grades allowed for foreign language study, and set penalties for violations. Read by Representatives Fly Poage and Tilson in Austin.
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Texas
L. A. Express
Austin
Tex
Fly
Poage
Tilson
Hobby
Awn
New Bill Aims to Aid Farmers in Seed Purchases
Washington March 9 Representative Baer of North Dakota introduced a new measure after a House Agriculture Committee rejected his seed financing bill of 50 million. The plan requests 10 million dollars, 7 million for spring wheat belt seed loans and 2.5 million for government mobilization and transport of farm labor, with lending limits of 450 dollars per farmer.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Baer
North Dakota
House Agriculture Committee
Spring Wheat Belt
Vice Squad Cleans Up Cafe in San Antonio Raid
Bellinger's Cafe at 510 East Commerce Street was raided Wednesday night by vice squad officers under Captains Van Riper Stevens and Brown. Sixty four Black women were arrested for vagrancy. seventy five Black soldiers present were not jailed. Women hid under tables and behind counters as men were escorted out via rear exits guarded by officers.
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Bellinger
East Commerce Street
van Riper
Stevens
Brown
Junk Iron and Metal Prices Advertised
Prices for junk iron and metal including dry bones rags old sacks rubber and wax advertised for highest prices offered by J Berman next to P Mosel's Shoe Shop.
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J. Berman
P. Mosel
Robber 13 Killed by Boy Policeman in Chicago
International News Service reports Harry Gering aged 13 was shot and killed by a Chicago policeman while attempting a saloon robbery. The officer, flashlight revealing a shadowy figure by a safe, fired when he aimed the revolver at him. The victim was identified as a boy only after reaching his side. Authorities speculate a crime wave influenced the youth.
Wanted neat girl for general house work ad
Classified notice seeking a neat girl for general house work with German preference and good wages for the right party. Respond by writing or phone to apply.
Special Teacher Certificate Examination in Fredericksburg TX
The notice announces a special state and county teacher certificate examination at the Court House in Fredericksburg Texas on Friday and Saturday April 5 and 6 1918. It substitutes the regular May exam to allow report timing before Summer Normals. Applicants should apply several days in advance to allow arrangements.
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Court House
Fredericksburg
Texas
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Reil
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Rson
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