Automobile owners to be taxed by value
Article notes a levy on owners of pleasure vehicles, taxing according to value. It emphasizes the proposed method and its impact on vehicle owners.
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02 Jun 1917
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
1
Senate Considers War Tax Plan For Automobiles
Senate finance committee approves a motor vehicle tax schedule expected to raise 41 million dollars. Tax rates vary by car value from 2.50 for motorcycles to 25 for vehicles over 3000, with 1.4 million owners in the 7.50 tier and other large groups in higher classes. The measure shifts tax to owners, delays final passage to next week, and includes a separate 200 alien tax proposal tied to housing and publication fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeca
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Ly
Simons
Penrose
Post Office
Moving Picture Theatres
Moving Picture Houses
United States
House
O'Shaughnesey
Rhode Island
Senate
McCimer
Tornado Toll Rises Across Kansas and Nearby States
Twenty three killed and over two hundred injured as tornadoes sweep Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas and Missouri. Severe destruction hits Coffeyville Coaleate Drake Morac and McCune areas with vast property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa
Kansas City
Adules
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kaonees
Missouri
E' Coaleate
Drake
Okla
Morac
Ont
McCune
Kansas
Coffeyville
Monroe Chautauqua tickets price change explained
The local committee notes the printed price of 3.09 dollars on chautauqua tickets but announces tickets will be sold for 2.00 dollars for adults and 1.00 dollar for children. This special low price aims to be affordable and accessible to all in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Strand Symphony Orchestra
Opera House
Senate debates amendments on food supply and market rules
The Senate discussed various amendments including prohibiting food speculation and authorizing commerce actions on fish markets. Fletcher's plan to let the secretary of commerce catch and market fish was rejected. Fall faced a heated exchange over opening surveyed lands in Arizona New Mexico and Nevada to 140 acre homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Secretary of Commerce
Thomas
Senator McKellar
Fall
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Senate
Hesting
Italians Advance 400 Yards Toward Trieste Front
Italian forces pushed 400 yards along a 2.5 mile frontage Friday toward Trieste, moving south of Castagnayzza. The maneuver continued as part of broader operations along the northern Adriatic front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Trieste
Castagnayzza
Vimy and Roullecouirt Hit by Heavy German Fire
From London dispatches Jivne reports Vimy and Roullecouirt under heavy German fire last night with shelling affecting positions and morale. Casualties and military responses are not fully confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jivne 2
Vimy
Roullecouirt
Airmen Repeat Bombing of Belgian Coastal Bases
British airmen repeated attacks on German bases near the Belgian coast. Bombs fell on Zeebrugge Ostend and Tireges. The airdrome at Saint Denis was also attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebragee
Ostend
Tireges
St. Denis Wee
Lawmakers reach $2 billion war budget agreement
Washington reports the House and Senate conferees have reached a compromise on a $2,000,000,000 war budget. The accord includes $750,000,000 allocated for the merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Warning to All on Registration Prosecution
Government notice warns slackers about registration compliance and potential prosecutions. Officials urge timely registration to avoid penalties and legal action. Public awareness framed as strict enforcement with emphasis on accountability.
Wilson warns on registration evaders as draft looms
President Wilson declares that anyone fleeing the United States to avoid registration faces prosecution and possible imprisonment. The article notes DOJ and War Department measures to quell anti conscription agitation, arrests for anti draft propaganda, and calls for local groups to help verify registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Congress
Department of Justice
War Department
Department of Jutice
United Stateatorneys
Narshals
Socialist Party
Chicago
Federal agents arrest dozen seeking to cross into Mexico
Federal agents in San Antonio Texas rounded up more than a dozen men claiming to be avoiding military registration. Robert Barnes chief of the bureau of investigation said the charge is seeking to evade registration and noted strict surveillance at the border. Arrested men listed residences include Boston New York Detroit and other Northern points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Robert Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Nine men detained in anti conscription literature case
Cincinnati on June 2 nine men were taken into custody by federal agents and city detectives in a probe into the distribution of anti conscription literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pridy
Five Arrested at Madison Square Garden on Draft Obstruction Charge
In New York on Thursday night four men and one woman were arrested at Madison Square Garden for attempting to obstruct the draft. They appeared before a United States commission on Friday and were held in high ball for examination. The prisoners are Mrs. Jennie Dierer, Louie Kramer, Louis Sternberg, Jos Walker, and Morris Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
United States Commission
Jennie Dierer
Louie Kramer
Louis Sternberg
Jos, Walker
Morris Becker
Lee Released On A Nominal Bond
Oak Grove La June 1 The preliminary trial in the case of Henr Mr Lee arrested last Monday night for the killing of Percy Dennis his brother in law was heard Thursday before Judge Jnc Kh Melutooh The court was crowded and many Indies were present Robert lL Jones a hardware salesman was the only witness when the shooting occurred in Lees place of business Monday evening about 730 Jones testified he was in Lees store when Dennis entered recognized him and they shook hands then Dennis turned on his brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Henr
Man’s Trial Over Store Dispute Ends With Shooting
Kenry Lee denied whipping Virgil Dennis leading to a confrontation at the store. Dennis advanced on Lee and was shot. The defendant testified, noting Dennis was armed only with a rocket knife. Dennis’s body examination showed no other weapons. The court remanded the prisoner to jail with bond set at $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenry Lee
Virgil Dennis
Lee
Dennis
German Attacks Repulsed by French Forces
Paris reports that French troops repulsed the few German attacks last night. Cannoniers fire steadily in the Chemin des Dames region as the front line holds firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chemin Desdames
Insurrectionary Movements Reported in Serbia
From Udine on June 2 fragments report widespread insurgent activities across Serbia as relayed through neutral countries. The brief note notes unrest and potential upheaval across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udine
Italy
Serbia
Wealthy Families Tie by Exclusive New York Wedding
New York on June 2 reports the marriage of Miss Alice Ford Huntington daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert P Huntington to Charles H Marshall son of the late Charles H Marshall. The bride is sister of Mrs Vincent Astor and the groom is brother of Mrs Marshall Field 3rd heir to the Marshall Field estate valued at about 200.9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Alice Ford Huntington
Robert P. Huntington
Charles H. Marshall
Vincent Astor
Astor
Mr. Marshall
Marshall Field
Chicago
Sl AG Warns Draft Law Bypassing Prison Refused
Attorney General Gregory issued a statement clarifying that the army draft law forbids choosing imprisonment as a substitute for registration. Those who resist will face the penalties of the draft first, then imprisonment if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gregory
Army
Germans Capture Men and Guns On Western Front
Berlin reports in May the German forces captured 12,500 men and 227 officers on the western front. They also took three heavy guns, 211 machine guns, 44 quick loaders, and 18 mine throwers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wilson nominates A Arnold Barksdale for New Orleans customs post
President Wilson named A Arnold Barksdale of Ruston Louisiana as surveyor of Customs District No 26 based in New Orleans. The nomination was announced in Washington on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
A. Arnold Barksdale
Ruston
New Orleans
United States Increases Aid To France And Allies
The United States advances another 100 million dollars to France, lifting total aid to France to 204 million and overall Allied assistance to 845 million as of June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
Airplanes Shot Down on Western Front in May
London reports 71 airplanes shot down in May on the western front. Of these 442 were German and 2711 were French and British combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
German Leaders Face Public Pressure Over Peace Talks
Residents express discontent as officials push for negotiations that avoid a decisive victory, seeking faster ceasefire and stability amid ongoing conflict. Demonstrations and editorials call for stronger pathways to lasting peace and accountability.
Cossacks pledge support as anarchists parade in Petrograd
Reports from Copenhagen and Petrograd on June 2 describe the Cossack council promising full aid to the government in offensive operations, while anarchists and soldiers march through Nevsky Prospect with banners calling for social revolution. The event follows German discontent over submarine warfare and ongoing British resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Hindenburg
Copenhagen
Germany
England
Rome
Circe
Cattaro
General Council of the
Russlon
London
Nevsky Prospect
German forces claim success on western front as attacks falter
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg informing Emperor William that French and British offensive reached a definite conclusion amid seven weeks of fighting. A war office bulletin says Germans captured French positions along a thousand yard front northeast of Soissons and took Portuguese troops on the western front. Artillery duels grow fiercer along Wytheneland near the Belgian frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
William
War Office
Stout
Soissons
Wythenete Land
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Lodge
Liberty Bond Committee
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Sleckers
Arnold Barksdale
Paign
Lyceum Theatre
Paramount
Kathlyn Williams Mouse Peters
Death Valley
Sarah Bernhardt
Mothers OF
Monroe Opera House
Hart le
the Patriot
Helen Holmes
Lass of
The
Lumberlands
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