Today -100: February 20, 1920: Of suffrage, royalties, and executions

New Mexico ratifies the women’s suffrage Amendment. 32 down, 4 to go.

The Authors’ League decides that royalties (up to $5,000) should count as dividends and are therefore not subject to income tax. Good luck convincing the IRS.

Illinois state officials step in to block Cook County Sheriff Charles Peters forcing prisoners to watch an execution for the third time.

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