Iowa House Debates Patterson Bill For State Income Tax
Patterson of Kossuth introduces a proposed Iowa income tax law to raise over twelve million dollars yearly. It taxes individuals earning above 1500 dollars and corporations, with exemptions for low earners and dependents, and a sliding rate up to ten percent. The bill resembles Wisconsin's tax system with broader exemptions.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Patterson
Kossuth
Wisconsin
Allies Not Scared by Turks Demand
Paris reports that a three day extension of the Turkish ultimatum demanding withdrawal of Allied warships at Smyrna will not change France and Great Britain’s firm stance. Smyrna notes calm under Mestapha Pasha’s arrival and no new ships entering Ismid or Smyrna harbors. Constantinople says Kemalists pursue calm while Allies prepare for any event.
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Smyrna
France
Great Britain
Mestopha Kema Pasha
Ismid
Sumrna
Constantinople
Angora
Heaviest Snowfall of the Year Hits City Today
Washington wades through several inches of snow this morning as a heavy winter fall continues for hours. Snow began around five o clock and fell steadily into forenoon, turning to rain then freezing on contact, leaving slippery walks and pavements. Corner lot homeowners consider real estate bargains as conditions worsen.
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Washington
Bill to Admit Women Passes State Senate
The Iowa Senate acts on a joint resolution to amend the state constitution to allow women to sit in the legislature. The measure, substituting for a house resolution, passed without opposition and now requires assembly passage and voter approval. A second resolution memorializes Congress to raise farm loan bank loans to $25 000, passed unanimously.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
House
Graham
Hauge
Iowa
Senate
Bowman Senate
Newberry
House of Representatives
Cessna
Poweshiek County
Congress
Most of Dawson Bodies Recovered From Mine Blast
Dawson New Mexico reports rescue teams expect to recover most of the 132 men entombed in mine No 1 after a disastrous explosion. As of today two living and seventy dead have been removed, with sixty remains to be found. care for the dead likely continues through the week.
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Associated Press
Dawson
N. M
Mine No. 1
W. D. Brennan
French Wondering Whether Germany Can Be Brought to Terms Without War
Paris political and financial circles debate if France Belgium and Italy can force Germany to terms in the Ruhr without war. They note Versailles constraints and German resistance while Premier Poincare weighs public opinion and potential wartime actions as possible pressure. Expert opinion questions wartime measures' effectiveness for reparations.
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Germany
Piv
Associated Press
Paris
France
Belgium
Italy
Ruhr
Poincare
German Ruhr Crisis Escalates as French Commanders Speak
In Dusseldorf on February 12, Gen Degoutte and Gen Dougette outlined resolve to press the Ruhr occupation until Germany honors its signature and pays redress. They warned Germany against renewed resistance, asserting Allied control and promising a finish to any future clash.
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Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Germany
Dougette
Degoutte
Cuno
Ex Superintendent of Des Moines Garbage Department on Trial
Harry L Miller former superintendent of the city garbage department goes on trial in district court on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He is accused of drawing on the city treasurer for repairs and supplies never obtained.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Harry 8. Miller
Miler
Earthquake Shocks Bellingham Amid Downtown Plaster Damage
A distinct earth shock was felt in Bellingham Washington at about 10:30 this morning. Reports from across the city describe plaster loosened in several downtown buildings and minor structural concern.
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Associated Press
Bellingham
Wash
Recall Lincoln as a Postmaster
Washington D C Feb 12 A musty volume in the archives of the postoffice department records Abe Lincoln appointing him postmaster at New Salem Sangamon county Illinois May 7 1833. The note recalls on his birthday anniversary an interesting story of his postmastership told to a post office department agent.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Abe Lincoln
New Salem
Sangamon County
Illinois
Post Office Department
Lincoln
Oldest Resident of Canada Susan Maxwell Dies at 117
Mrs. Susan A. Maxwell, Canada’s oldest resident, died at her home in Richmond Hill Ontario at the credited age of 117. She was one of the few colored persons who escaped slavery before emancipation.
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Associated Press
Richmond Hill
Ont
Susan A. Maxwell
Canada
Lincoln's Lawyer Returns Found Funds to Post Office
A 27 year old lawyer arranges the final closure of his office accounts. He delivers $17 from an old trunk after unwrapping a cotton rag, insisting he never used another's money since retirement and that the sum remained intact. He proclaims, I never use any man's money but my own.
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Lincoln
Fort Dodge Fire Triggers Nearly 200000 Dollar Loss
Fire of unknown origin gutted the American Cement and Plaster Company plant located 2.5 miles south of Fort Dodge. Discovered at 1 am, the blaze raged for hours before control. Roads blocked the department from assisting the two large fire trucks unable to reach the site.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
American Cement and Plaster Company
Sunday Fire D. C. Kyle Home Causes Notable Damage
Fire at the D. C. Kyle residence on North Third Avenue caused about one hundred dollars in damage. The attic fire, likely from a defective chimney, spread to the roof before discovery. Firemen contained the blaze quickly, but water and flames damaged the home. no insurance was carried.
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LD. C. Kyle
North Third Avenue
Kyte
Iowa School Children Aid Near East Relief
Des Moines Feb 12 Iowa school children in every county join Red Cross efforts to aid Near East refugees displaced by Smyrna disaster. Carloads of lawn clothing and food sent to New York for shipment, with work rooms opening statewide to prepare garments. Communities organize house to house canvasses to collect old clothing for Armenians facing freezing suffering.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
Near East
Smyrna
New York
Eminent Irishman Shot by Assassin in Dublin
Dr. Thomas O'Higgins of Maryborough, father of Kevin O'Higgins a former home affairs minister, was assassinated last night. He was also the brother in law of Timothy Healy governor general of the free state.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Thomas O'Higgins
Maryborough
Kevinon O'Higgins
Home Affairs
Timothy Healy
The
Free State
Thought for the Day Demands Clever Steadfast Progress
A brief motivational note advises using intelligence to advance and maintain progress, emphasizing steady, thoughtful effort.
Greek and Turkish Atrocities Cited by Relief Worker
Miss Susan D. Orvis of Dubuque Iowa, returning from three years as a Near East relief worker aboard the Giulia Ceria, declares Greece and Turkey equally guilty of atrocities in Asia Minor. She oversaw the deportation of Greek orphans from Cesarea, guiding refugees 250 miles to the coast before departure.
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Associated Press
New York
Greece
Turkey
Asia Minor
Susan D. Orvis
Dubuque
Towa
Giulia Ceria
Near East
Miss Orvis
Ceserea
Anitolia
Orvis
French and German deaths in Ruhr clash prompt occupation moves
Berlin reports say two French soldiers and one German were killed in a Ruhr clash at Geisenkirchen as a police gun battle left a policeman and two French officials wounded. French tanks move to Herne to quell a planned general strike amid a widening Ruhr boycott against French and Belgian presence.
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Berlin
Gelsenkirchen
Adevice
London
A_ Central
Geisenkirchen
Ruhr
Reeselhorf
Germany
Herne
Bochum
Essen
Father and Four Children Die in Indiana County Fire
A blaze that destroyed the Polaceka home in the lower Indiana county yesterday killed Andrew Polaceka and four of his children. Mrs Polaceka was badly burned and later gave birth to a daughter in hospital. doctors said both would survive.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Andrew Polaceka
Indiana County
Man Killed in Raid on an Eagles Club
Charleroi Pa Feb 12 William Hope was shot and killed during a raid by seven masked bandits at the Eagle club. The robbers escaped with cash and jewels valued at five thousand dollars. Eighteen men were present when the masked intruders entered and demanded surrender. Hope resisted and was shot in the head.
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Charleroi
William Hope
Eagle Club
Hope
Family of Six Die From Escaping Gas in Pitman
A gas main rupture in Pitman New Jersey caused six deaths and twelve others overcome. The incident occurred today as residents were affected by the odor and fumes from the leaking gas. Emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Associated Press
Pitman
N. J
Mexican General Jesús Carga Dies by Own Action
The AP reports General Jesús Carga, once military commander of Mexico City and a leading anti Huerta faction, died by his own action at Monte Rey on February 12. The event marks a dramatic end for a key opponent of the Huerta regime.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Jesus Carga
Huerta
Monte Rey
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