New Auto Tax Law Draws Public Interest and Criticism
The new automobile tax law, effective January 1, raises the license from two to five and makes it annual, applying to all powered vehicles on dirt roads. Owners may need a new plate for each machine on transfer, with funds earmarked for a rural road fund and distributed among counties, sparking debate over fairness and enforcement.
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Secretary of State For Information
Secretary of State
Edison and Keller Friends Share Hope of Restoring Hearing
Thomas A Tihson, an inventor, believes he and Miss Helen Keller may gain an apparatus to remedy deafness. Keller, blind and deaf, visited Edison in his laboratory for the first time and spoke pleasantly with him. Edison expressed great interest, calling her one of the marvels of the age. She left for a lecture tour and will visit Edison again on her return east.
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Thomas A Tihson
Helen Sweiler
Milch
Islaborator
Beller
Edison Wd
Tie
Tian Hs
Yi Redison
Legislative tax debate on automobiles and motorcycles
Dealers protest increases from two to nine dollars and annual tax on autos. The Harley Davidson agency owner argues motorcycle taxes are unfair, equating a five hundred dollar bike to a much higher value unit. Rural mail carriers and riders threaten court action, citing statewide opposition and planned legal challenges.
Local Mortuary Notices Report Atlanta Area Deaths
The Atlanta Sun reports multiple obituaries including Wham Kling, a prominent Lit honia resident, died Sunday at home. Survivors include his wife and daughter. funeral Monday at 1:30 pm in Lithonia with interment at Lithonia Cemetery. Also noted are Leo Chesser Neal and Mrs Sam Boykin with services planned in Covington and Brooks. Marshall P Wilder, author and entertainer, also died in a York hospital. his wife Mrs Wilder is mentioned as collaborator on his writings.
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Lithonia
Npe
Celal
Calloway
Uclock
Ciurhter
J L Stephenson
Covington
DL Andlob Galiowa
Wis Clarke
Ellenwood
Lathonia Cemetery
Leo Chesser Neal
Leg Chessur
L F Chesser
Trowill
Senpia
Ispental
Sam Boykin
Boywin
Brooks
Sammons
Griffin
First Baptist Church
Bvkin
Boy Jan
Lafayette County
Marshall P. Wilder
York
Sir Marshall P Wilder
Wilder
Death Decreed for All Looters in Blockade Notes
Reports describe a hard line stance by authorities guarding ports under the Huerta government. Officials indicate naval and land forces will fire on foreign ships to prevent arms shipments, with caution prioritized for Pacific coast routes. International legal implications loom as constitutionalists weigh responses to mountain artillery threats.
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Huerta
Pacific Coast
Huerta and bankers fail to agree on currency solution
Mexco City December 11 government and bankers clash over currency plan. Committees met with sub secretary of finance but proposals were rejected as bankers would not accept placing the guarantee fund in the national treasury. They demand it be deposited in the Bank of London and Mexico. Government says the Bank of London and Mexico has sufficient currency to meet withdrawal needs. Officials praise European loan negotiations while critics doubt Huerta’s long rule, noting the loan mainly to pay bond interest.
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St ' George W Manson
Avalomobie Dealers Association
Oakland
Atornes Hemetal
Mexco City
Senin
Ananee
National Treasury
National Bank ‘Ifie
Te Bank of London
Mexico
Sws
Rebels Close In On Tampico War Fronts
Mea o Of December 71 The rebel forces move toward Tampico amid reports of an impending formal attack. Government officials claim confidence in Tampico’s defenses as General Pan Natera’s forces advance along the national railway, rebels reappearing in large numbers near the line between Santa Lucia and San Taw Potost.
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Smder
Pano Natera
Areclaw
Japan Making Arms for General Huerta
Tokio reports arms for Mexican General Huerta are being manufactured with 18 factories involved and 15,000 arms expected to be shipped soon. Japanese officials say it is a business matter and not a sign of hostility toward the United States.
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Huerta
Young men offer for Uncle Sam’s Army amid growing enlistments
Washington reports a surge in recruitment with 5000 applications in December, 2000 more than in peacetime, easing officer concerns about meeting full forces. The notice promotes pens and Kodak products amid holiday shopping, citing promotions from Jno L Moore & Sons and Hawkes Co for holiday gifts and exchanges.
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Amy
Kodaks
Jno L Moore & Sons
Watéermanssigh
Coltgeal
Hawkes Co
Kodak Dept
Whitehall, St
North Broadstreet
Mona Lisa Handed to French Ambassador in Rome
Rome reports the Mona Lisa, guarded from Florence, was handed to the French ambassador M. Barrare at the ministry of instruction with Italian and French officials present. It will be exhibited in Borghee Gallery from Tuesday to Saturday as Paris announces arrests of Vincente and Michele Lancelotth and Mme Glamagu in connection with the Louvre theft.
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Inner Court
Michele Tancelotti
Mme. Clamagirand
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Father Murdered While Saving Daughter in Fort Plain
Fort Plain Washington December 21 posses and citizens with bloodhounds hunted for the manor men who killed John Barrett age 60 at his home after beating his daughter Katherine 20 unconscious and destroying the house. The father died rushing to his daughter's aid as intruders sought Barretts hidden money. Katherine lay by the fire while her assailant struck her from behind and fled. The brother Shuce was upstairs and found the house on fire after the attack. He extinguished the fire and found the maid in the pantry and the father dead with a crushed skull and gunshot wounds. No suspects yet.
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John Barrete
Katherne
Panamans press anti Colombian sentiment grows
Panama reports rising anti Colombian sentiment with an open letter demanding expulsion of detractors, dismissal of Colombians from government, and a Panamanian police force. Leaders want Chilean or Spanish teachers if Panamanian shortages persist and anticipate another protest, while authorities guard against repeat unrest from last Thursday night. The La Patria editor faces threats amid mounting tensions. A wedding adjacent to the report notes Miss Wattle Woodall wed Horace Winne at Rev Harry Winne’s residence. the couple will reside in Atlanta.
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Chile
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la Patria
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Horace IL
Winne
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Wife confesses to giving saws for Christmas plan
A 23 year old clerk Man Ley and his wife at 127 Capitol Avenue tell police their little family faced a bare Christmas. She admits stealing saws from a Decatur street pawn shop to bail her husband out, fearing jail and aiming to bring their first child a Santa Claus.
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Rosser
Santa Claus
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Evan
Copper Strike To Be Considered At State Labor Convention
Michigan Federation of Labor will call a statewide special convention in Lansing within thirty days to discuss settlement of the copper strike. Executive board members announced after meeting officials of the Western Federation of Miners in Houghton Mutch on December 1 A.
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Michigan Federaton of Labor
Lansing
Western Federation of Miners
College Park Lodge
J Mills
M Sarlton
Clity Lodge
Marietta, Street
Kranster
Jesse M Woop
Martin
George W Gray Dead In Chicago Settlement Leader Dies
George W Gray founder of the Forward Settlement in Chicago and longtime sociological worker died today at age 78. Before establishing the settlement he was secretary at the Freedman Aid Work of the Methodist church.
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Chicago
George W Gray
Forward Settlement
Dr Gray
Freedman Aid Work
The
Methodist Church
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