General Obregon Levying Tax in Mexico City
General Obregon the Carranza commander has imposed a tax on banks business houses stock companies mortgage holders and individuals in Mexico City. Payments must be made by 6 o clock Friday under penalty of imprisonment and confiscation of property. Foreign companies taxed on capital invested. private taxpayers taxed on one third of annual payments.
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Washington
City of
Mexico
Obregon
Carranza
State Department
Federal District
Republic
Negro candidate for mayor in Kansas City Kansas
Nathaniel Binglerary, a wealthy real estate operator and note broker, has been chosen by a coalition of negro organizations to file as a mayoral candidate in the March primary. He seeks a proportional distribution of city jobs to address dissatisfaction over limited negro representation on the city payroll and police force under the nonpartisan commission government.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nathaniel Binglerary
Nominnes
4Ary
Nebraska Senate OKs Euthanasia Bill For Inmates
Lincoln Nebraska the senate passed a bill authorizing surgical treatment of feeble minded and insane residents in state institutions. It previously exempted criminals. The plan seeks parole for inmates who submit to operations, with a board of physicians approving each case and consent required from the patient or guardians.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Senate
State Board of Control
Senate bills for surgery parole of feeble minded inmates
Lincoln Neb state senate passes bill for surgical treatment of a class of feeble minded and insane inmates in state institutions with intent to parole those who submit to the operation. The measure aims to control and repatriate such offenders through medical procedures within state custody.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Senate
Vienna Seizes Food Stocks For Bread Distribution
Austria confiscates rye barley corn and flour stocks and will distribute bread through district organizations to control supply. Government action targets staple foods and aims to stabilize essential welfare across regions.
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Vienna
Sikh Mutineers Killed in Battle Near Singapore
Steamship passengers arriving from the Straits Settlements report that 400 mutineers were killed in a battle with loyal British forces at Singapore on February 15. The claim comes as tensions in the region rise with British authorities suppressing unrest.
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Manila
Straits Settlements
Singapore
Street Railway Offers to Buy Detroit United Railway
The street railway commission sent a letter to Detroit United Railway proposing to purchase the company’s holdings. The move signals an official effort to secure control or ownership of the street railway assets as part of public transit oversight.
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Street Railway
Detroit
Street Railway Commission
Detroit United Railway’ Company
Three Men Shot in Sapulpa Pool Hall Holdup
In Sapulpa Oklahoma three men were shot during a holdup at Frank Buxton’s pool hall. Two masked robbers took about $800 and fled in an automobile. Police pursued the getaway car but details remain uncertain.
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Sapulpa
Buxton
Popaes
Captain blamed as Evelyn sinks in mine blast
President Wilson said the Evelyn's captain disobeyed instructions and strayed off course before the mine explosion. State Department to receive data soon to guide likely actions. Ambassador Van Dyke to Hague to probe crew fate. some crew members believed to be missing while others reported safe.
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Washington
Wilson
Evelyn
State Department
van Dyke
the Hague
Masonic Association Meets in Alexandria
National Masonic dignitaries attend the fifth annual convention of the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association in Alexandria Virginia. Delegates visit Mt Vernon to place wreaths on Washingtons tomb and attend a banquet with Senator Burton as the principal speaker.
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Alexandria
Virginia
George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Washington Alexandra Lodge
Burton
Defense Bills Occupy Congress as Session Nears End
Congress races to finish defense and related spending as Senate debates the Army appropriation of about 103 million while the House handles fortifications. The Senate Naval Committee proposes 1 million more for aviation and changes in submarine funding, but ship purchase talks stall. Several Democrats fear emergency measures may be needed in the final hours.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Naval Committee
Will Revive River Trading in St Paul
J H Bernhardt of New Orleans organizes a $5,000,000 Mississippi River Navigation Company to operate a barge line between New Orleans and St Paul. He previously demonstrated river potential by sailing a barge from New Orleans to St Paul and back. The St Paul city council discussed building a river terminal at a prime site to boost traffic.
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St. Paul (Minn
St. Paul
Minnesota
New Orleans
J. H. Bernhardt
Mississippi River Navigation Company
Mississippi River
Bernhardt
Cuban Hotels Bar Johnson Refused Lodging in Havana
Big Jack Johnson the world heavyweight champion and his white wife, arriving from Cienfuegos with a large retinue, were refused accommodations by Havana's leading hotels and then sought private lodgings.
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Havana
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Cienfuegos
Austrian fleet ordered to sink Adriatic merchant ships
Geneva dispatch reports from Paris that the Austrian admiralty has issued a directive to sink every merchant vessel in the Adriatic Sea. The order signals heightened maritime hostility amid ongoing conflict in Europe.
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Paris
Adriatic
Geneva
Twin Lambs Born in Central Park Named George and Martha
Twin lambs, a male and a female, were born in the Central Park sheepfold on Washington's Birthday and christened George and Martha.
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New York
Central Park
Washington
George
Martha
Pfanschmidt Set Free After Court Action
Princeton 뉴Jersey reporting that Ray Pfanschmidt was ordered freed by the court after the state's attorney moved to have the indictment for the murder of his father...
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Pfanschmidt
Princeton
Ray Pfanschmidt
Adams County
Nhlle
Pope Seeks Peace Terms Through Diplomatic Steps
Vatican secretary reports from Rome that Germany, while strong militarily, feels war's consequences and has materially altered its views on peace to be imposed. The pontiff is quoted as favorable to diplomatic moves and has urged Emperor William to disclose what conditions Germany would accept. Military honor for Germany is said to be safeguarded.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Giornale d'Italia
Germany
William
Build Church In a Day in Paterson New Jersey
Cedar Cliff Episcopal Church members gathered at dawn and dusk to erect a one story building beside the church for future use, completing the project in a single day in Paterson New Jersey.
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Paterson
N. J
Cedar Cliff Episcopal Church
Man who thought he was Italian army held for sanity check
John Pedro of Allentown Pennsylvania, believing himself part of the Italian army, constructed a barricade of rails and other materials in Phillipsburg New Jersey. A posse captured him and took him in for a mental health inquiry after the odd siege preparations were observed.
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Self
Phillipsburg
N. J
John Pedro
Allentown
John
Boy Tries to Kill Premier in Portugal
A 4 year old boy Jose Silvas was examined by police in Oporto after attempting to assassinate ex Premier Alphonse Costa. He denied accomplices and said his sole aim was revenge for having been arrested.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Jose, Silvas
Alphonse Costa
Oporto
Robbery Case Clears Up After False Alarm
Reported express car robbery on the Atlantic Coast Line was cleared after two messengers confessed they fabricated the tale. Police say there was no crime. The incident created regional mystery and tension before the confession.
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Expresa
Washington
Atlantic
Coast Line
Emanhis
Ute Indians Trap Pose in Bluff Conflict
A posse of United States marshals pursuing renegade Utes near Bluff Utah faced a larger Indian force. One marshal killed and two wounded in the first clash. two Indians killed. A second battle reportedly killed three more marshals. Indians burned and looted Bluff as messengers warned of danger. Widespread relief efforts moved to aid the endangered officers despite heavy snow and cut telephone lines.
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Grayson
Utah
United States
Bliiff
Bluff
Aquila Nebeker
Colorado
Marsals
Night riders threaten New Madrid County workers
Sheriff M J Conran appeals for state militia as bands of night riders warn that all black laborers must leave New Madrid County. More than 300 have already departed and several hundred more prepare to leave before the deadline. The sheriff says the county’s Black residents are law abiding and seeks protection to prevent abuse.
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New Madrid
Band of Night Riders
Missouri
M. J. Conran
Conran
Near beer maker enjoined in Chattanooga Tennessee
Doctor Hermann Heuser, the only chemist to perfect a pear beer formula allowed under state prohibition, was enjoined by a local brewery from leaving the city or disposing of the formula. Bond set at 10000 dollars by Chancellor Garvin. Plaintiff says Heuser developed the formula at its expense and while on salary.
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
Hermann Heuser
Garvin
Heuser
State's Attorney Nolle Prosequies Pfanschmidt Murder Indictment
Adams County State's Attorney Fred Wolfe announced he would nolle prose the indictment against Ray Pfanschmidt charged with the murder of his father Crage Pfanschmidt. The decision ends the case in Adams County.
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Quincy, Jil
Fred Wolfe
Adams. County
Nolle Prasse
Ray
Pfanschmidt
Morgan's Selle Paintings Sold in New York Auction
J P Morgan sold notable art including Fragonier works in New York auctions. The sale featured international pieces and drew attention from collectors and museums. Details on prices and exact works are partial due to the fragmented text.
Fire destroys multiple buildings after explosion in East St Louis
An explosion on the upper floor of the Ziegenhein Bros. furniture store ignited a blaze that spread to Collinsville and St. Louis avenues, destroying the Ziegenhein building and the Fellner-Crow store while burning two office structures and an apartment house housing 26 families who all escaped. The loss exceeds 150000 dollars. Fire officials report the incident originated on the upper floor of the Ziegenhain building.
Century-Old Cedarville Woman Maria Clingman Passes 105
Bloomington report notes Maria Clingman of Cedarville, born December 12, 1809 in Portsmouth, Ohio, likely one of the nation's oldest. She married Josiah Clingman in 1830, had four children, and after a life spanning Ohio River journeys and Illinois settlement, remains with son William in Cedarville. Husband died about 30 years ago.
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Bloomington
Haois
United States
Maria Clingman
Cedarville
Portsmouth
Josiah Clingman
Ohio
Mississippi
Dinois
Putnam County
Clingman
Cliingman
William
Jason
Dakota
Ethel
Minneapolis
Minn
Luther . Angle
Prison for Fake Heiress in Rockford Four-Year Sentence
Mrs Margaret Snyder received four years in the penitentiary after a jury found her guilty of conspiracy to obtain the estate of John W Roberts a wealthy recluse who died near Tacoma Washington She claimed to be Roberts granddaughter but witnesses testified he never married Marshall Scott held in Joliet prison from Chicago faced a joint indictment with Mrs Snyder in the same conspiracy case.
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Rockford
Margaret Snyder
John W. Roberts
Tacoma
Wash
Snyder
Roberts
Marshall Scott
Joliet
Chicago
Mra. Snyder
Coon Hunting Accident Wounds Patrick Coyne
Patrick Coyne twenty five was accidentally shot at the Derry farm near Springfield while preparing for a hunt. The revolver dropped from HH Horune’s holster and wounded Coyne badly, with a possible fatal outcome. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Springfield
Patrick ‘Coyne
Horune
Derry
Nole Exhibits Shipped to Coast Exposition
Anna George W Crawford of the committee of mines from Illinois has shipped a large number of exhibits of oil products silica and mineral products to the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco. He will make two trips after the exhibits and an eight thousand dollar appropriation was set aside for his expenses.
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Nole
Anna
Committee of Mines
Ilinois
Panama-Pacific
San Francisco
Crawford
Jook
Cascarets promise quick relief from stomach ills
An early 20th century ad touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches biliousness and digestive trouble claiming a 19 cent box cleans stomach liver and bowels overnight. A separate vignette shows a five year old William asking his mother about God highlighting child curiosity and moral conversation.
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William Ia
William
Fletcher's Castoria Safe Remedy For Infants Over Three Decades
Ad emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and urges to seek the familiar Fletcher’s label with the signature. Claims use for over 30 years and warns mothers to ensure the product bears the correct signature.
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Fletcher
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