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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports confirm the liberation of 72 American sailors captured aboard the Yarrowdale and held in Germany. Officials say the crisis remains serious but easing, with a formal note demanding their release prepared for dispatch via Berlin.
Chicago February 16 relief moves aim to ease freight congestion caused by a car shortage and grain bottlenecks. Twenty rail lines pressed a gentlemen's agreement to ease shipments while embargoes on nonperishable goods tighten western routes.
Americans in Austria Hungary have been warned from Washington to depart the region amid rising tensions, according to a Paris dispatch on February 16.
New Orleans February 16 Parker returning from the Atlanta conference of Progressives says he has not been inconsistent in his pro prohibition stance and has always opposed local prohibition He favors national prohibition on economic grounds. Frank Reed brakeman for Louisiana Railway & Navigation awarded 12000 by a jury for loss of both hands in March injury and July suit for 100000.
New York on February 16 reports relief from freight congestion caused by the German submarine policy. Dutch and Scandinavian ships are to depart for home ports, and neutral ships bound for north neutral countries will touch Halifax instead of Kirkwall, easing the bottleneck.
Traffic chiefs from railroads in New York declare today’s export situation the first serious congestion in the port's history. They note embargoes on shipments from the west ease terminal fill but cause ear congestion, threatening further limits without extra cargo space.
The Times reports Miss Dewahana Marintzky dies after a collision between a private auto and a Union Depot street car. Her sister Minnie Marintzky and Miss Florence Groner sustained injuries while R B and H A Hirsch suffered head wounds. Motorman C W Hilton and conductor T M Henderson were arrested and bonded for a coroner’s inquest Friday.
Hachita New Mexico February 16 U S troops patrol the border near Corner ranch after three American cowboys were abducted into Mexico and killed by Mexican bandits. Fearing Villa leader Joss Ynez Salazar may strike another border town, American women and children are being moved inland.
The Ouachita Oil & Gas Company received the first pipe installment and will start laying gas mains in a few days. One car of pipe is on the lot near the Southern Grocer Company with more consignments set along the Little Rock and Monroe railway. The pipeline will run from the Smith lease gas well at Sterlington where a second well is being drilled. Construction will begin shortly and finish within the city franchise time limits.
Police jury members insist the proposed tax adjustment is not a political move. They stress the measure targets essential services and not partisan aims.
A citizen urges that the Police Jury pursue parochial taxes on Monroe city property to test tax exemption in court. He criticizes improper motive claims, affirms duty to enforce taxes, and notes support from Police Jury members while opposing bonds if tax law stands. The letter cites February 14 meetings and key officials.
The Police Jury discussed extending parish taxes to include property in Monroe city limits in a move tied to funding a new courthouse and jail. Members argued the issue should be settled by courts, while others warned it could spark a row in Monroe. The measure aims to craft a speedy, merit-based decision amid bond tax considerations.
The American Ambassador Penfield in Vienna and Austria Hungary have broken off negotiations, per Berliner Tageblatt via a Copenhagen dispatch. The report comes from the Associated Press in London dated February 16.
A Philadelphia bound train carrying numerous passengers passed through a danger zone without incident. No injuries reported and officials investigated the area for hazards.
The report notes five vessels sunk including steamers Kyuisu Longseer and Greenland and two trawlers, with the American liner Philadelphia carrying 207 passengers. Washington seeks word from Germany on the delay in releasing 72 American prisoners aboard Yarrowdale. Germany grants a new Turkish loan as Britain intensifies war loan subscriptions.
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