Income tax plan follows ratification of sixteenth amendment
Washington reports the sixteenth amendment ratified by Delaware Wyoming and New Mexico completing the thirty eight state requirement for an income tax. Leaders say a tax on incomes will be enacted when the extra session opens with many details yet undecided including exemptions and rates. The Balkan war resumes with bombardment of Adrianople at 7 PM and a renewed push to expel Turkey from Europe after the two month armistice.
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New Mexico
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London
Adrianople
Tchatalja
Bulgaria
Turkey
Balkan
Europe
Big Cut in Expenses and Postal Reforms Urged
Washington Postmaster General Hitchcock reports a 45 million dollar saving in postal operating costs. He tentatively proposes parcel post rate reductions and raising the eleven pound limit, civil pensions for postal workers, higher second class rates possibly enabling 1 cent letters, and consolidation of third and fourth class mail to allow forwarding by parcel post.
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Postal Department
Washington
Hitchcock
KU professor denounces farm movement in Topeka talk
Professor Franklin W. Blackmar of the University of Kansas told the state board of agriculture in Topeka that much of the farm movement is nonsense. He argued Americans have moved from the simple life and cannot return, warning city men who try would fail and reduce crop yields.
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Topeka
Kaa
Franklin W. Blackmar
University of Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Death of Prominent Nebraskan
Omaha Henry T. Clarke a pioneer of Nebraska and longtime public figure died Monday morning at Ex celsior Springs Missouri at age 79 He moved to Nebraska in 1865 driving overland from the Mississippi River and settled at Bellevue where he served as steamboat agent He ran wagon freight lines west and built bridges over the Platte at several locations
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Omaha
Henry T. Clarke
Nebraska
Excelsior Springs
Mr. Clark
Mississippi River
Bellevue
Platte
Nebraska conference urges reforms in ward handling methods
Judge Sutton urged the Nebraska conference of charities to reform ward handling procedures to modernize and catch up with progressive standards. The gathering discussed administration practices, welfare oversight, and system improvements across the state.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Conference of Charities
Suttonee Romper
Senators Approve Six Year Single Term Amendment
The senate narrowly approves a constitutional amendment restricting the president to a single six year term. It bars Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft from seeking another election after opposition by progressives and many Republicans.
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Washington
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Senate
Counting on Great Crowd of Bluff
Washington moves to handle a larger crowd at the inaugural as officials plan to reduce the paper currency in circulation. In London the Balkan allies and Turks ramp up measures for new hostilities as peace delegates part ways for departure. Turkish delegates reportedly ordered home but without orders received. powers' efforts to avert renewed war seem to fail amid mutual bluffing accusations.
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London
Europe
Constantinople
Kidney trouble ends after two boxes of Dodd's Pills
R M Fleenor of Otterbein Indiana suffers kidney and bladder inflammation for 25 years. After failing with doctors he tries Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports a complete recovery after two boxes. He endorses the remedy and invites others to write for free literature and recipes.
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R. M. Fleenor
Otterbein
Ind
Mr. Fleenor
Dédd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Secretary Wilson urges more hogs and cattle farming
James Wilson addresses the national corn exposition with visitors from twenty seven states. He urges farmers to raise hogs and cattle and to plant forage crops, sayingDont sell your corn feed it to stock. The call emphasizes using corn for livestock sustenance.
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Columbia
South
James Wilson
United States
Lincoln team to hold spring training in Texas and Oklahoma
Lincoln ball club of the Western league plans spring training in Texas and Oklahoma. Players will assemble in Lincoln on March 15 and depart a week later for Fort Worth, with intercity games arranged against Omaha en route. The Lincoln owner has set dates with Fort Worth and Dallas teams for Texas games.
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Lincoln
Neb
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Iree
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Will Attend Inauguration Announcement From Washington
Washington report notes a governor designate plans to attend the inauguration. The brief hints at official duties and confirms attendance without detailing ceremony remarks or schedule.
Inaugural Parade Preparations for Wilson Crowds and Groups
Washington eyes an unprecedented inauguration turnout as the booster day tally lists about 20 000 national guardsmen and other members committed to attend. Various groups including St John’s Military Academy and the Maryland National Guard have applied for parade positions in the capital.
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Washington
Wilson
St. John’s Military Academy of
New York
Maryland
State Fair Receives No Appropriation This Year
Washington report notes that the agricultural commission failed to secure an appropriation for the State Fair. The outcome leaves funding uncertain for fair operations and related programs this season.
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Washington
the Agricultural Com
Names They, Please. Russian Jews Name Children Fulfilling Freedom
In St. Petersburg a discussion notes there is no law preventing Russian Jews from naming their children as they choose. The piece reflects on cultural choice within the freedom of expression and religious naming practices while hinting at social attitudes toward Jewish identity in Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Kentucky Couple Plans 1913 Wedding Despite Poverty
In 1913 a Kentucky couple, Nell and Gure, consider marriage despite financial hardship. Their decision reflects social attitudes toward poverty and union during the era.
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