Road Fund Tax Exemption Proposal Hits Gasoline Users
The article outlines a half cent per gallon gasoline tax, effective April 20, aimed at funding the road fund through the automobile department. It details exemptions for farmers, fishermen, sawmill operators, stationary energy users, and others who do not drive autos, with collection via wholesalers and possible dealer arrangements. It also notes expected revenue, the impact on the license tax, and administrative plans under the Secretary of State’s office.
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Raleigh
Automobile Iconsu Department
Secretary of State
Fi Yountary
Counties vote bond funds for highway construction list
Twenty nine counties have authorized issued or plan to issue bonds for road projects ranging 100000 to 2000000 with totals listed per county led by Forsyth and Wake. The report notes penalties for 1920 taxes will be waived per attorney general opinion. Also covers D A R convention delegates in Washington and various political and civic notes from Raleigh to Pinehurst.
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State Tax Commission
Hundred
Tax Commission
Col
T. Ll. Kirkpatrick
Good Roads Advocate
Countiva
Kirkpatrick
Borth
Brunswick
Catawba
Chatham
Clay
Duplin
Durham
Forsyth
Gaston
Graham
Granville
Guilford
Harnett
Johnston
Iredell
Moore
Nash
Perquimans
Pitt
Rockingham
Rowan
Sampson
Stokes
Lurry
Union
Wake
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Important World News Roundup Delivers Seven Day Happenings
A compact digest highlights significant events from multiple nations over the past week. Key developments span politics, economics, and security, with timelines and brief impact notes for global audiences.
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World News in Brief From The Front Pages
Germany offers immediate start on reconstructions in devastated French regions. Dublin and Irish figures urge US to inform committees on the Irish White Cross. Japan retains Yap policy and signals readiness. Hungary throne protests prep by Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Romania to present to Budapest. French military conscripts 210,000 in 1921, 73 percent of 20-year-olds. Wilhelm II suffers nervous attack. household stays by him. Irish bar fight results in three dead, several wounded. no Sinn Fein found. Occupation threat over Ruhr may extend to Westphalia if 12 billion gold marks not paid by May 1. Berlin notes reparations debate with two favored plans. Avila doctors strike over poor care funding. Paris to convene military and civil staff on Ruhr action post May 1. Poland ratifies peace treaty with Russia and Ukraine.
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Germany
All Hed Reparations Commission
France
Mayor O'Neill
Dublin
Ireland
R.A. Anderson
Irish Agricultural Society
United States
Irish White Cross
Japan
Charles
Jugo Slavia
Ceveho-Slovakia
Roumania
Budapest
Wilhelm
Castle Connel
County Limerieck
Sinn Fein
Ruhr
Westphalia
Berlin
Avila
Spain
Paris
Poland
Russia
Ukrainia
Washington moves to humanize postal service as union leaders meet
Postmaster General Hays calls a conference of presidents and other officers from the seven postal unions to discuss humanizing the service. Senate orders a general rail situation investigation after a rapid, debate-free resolution. Treasury experts review anti-dumping provisions under the Young tariff. War Finance Corp approves Southern bank loan to finance 6,000 bales of low-grade cotton exports to Germany. Georgia river navigation plan faces unfavorable Army report. Bergdoll draft evasion case moves forward with promises of action. Sun Yat Sen reportedly plans resignation over waning public support for strong government. Federal land bank bond subscriptions at par reach 40 million dollars. House expected to pass temporary immigration bill after numerous amendments are defeated. Immigration limits 3 percent of 1910 census nativity, effective for fourteen months. David H. Blair nominated for commissioner of internal revenue. Impeachment charges against Judge Landis to be dropped unless new ones arise. Pershing military staff system to prep for war in peacetime. Cotton exports show sharp March decline.
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Postal Service
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Treasury Department and Customs Court
Senate Finance Committee
Southern Bank
Germany
War Finance Corporation
Army
Flint
Ocmulgee
Georgia
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Hottles Committee
Way
San Francisco
Sun Yat Sen
Federal Land Bank
David H. Blair
Winston-Salem
N. C
Internal Revenue
Landis
Chicago
General Pershing
Nation faces army bill and foreign policy shifts
A redraft of the army appropriation bill provides for 166000 regulars, surpassing the 156000 agreed by Congress. Exports of cotton seed for March reached 36088821 pounds. The US rejects Germany’s plea to mediate reparations. Japan and France accept American principles on German cables at the conference. The Colombian treaty ratifies US payment of 25000000 to the Republic, awaiting Colombian approval. The Yap dispute and Shantung gift loom as tensions rise.
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Japan
France
State Department
Germay
Harding
Germany
Kirby
Arkansas
Tariff Commission
Panama
Senate
United States
States Department
Yap
Shantung
Philippine Islands
East India
South Sea Islands
Washington
Federation of Farm Bureaus
People Reconstruction League
National Farmers’ Union
Charles S. Barenett
Georgia
Legion Founder Milton Foreman Linked to Paris Caucus Origins
Col Milton J Foreman a Chicago lawyer and national executive committeeman for the Legion, helped form the order at the Paris caucus where he was named chairman of the temporary executive committee. He later led the Illinois department, saw membership soar, and served in the First Illinois Cavalry through World War I earning the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Milton J. Foreman
Illobs Department
American Letom
Legion
Hwek
Paris
United States
Hlinets
Timels
IM Hols Cavalry
Me. Foreman
Foreman
Chicago
First Cavalry
Poreman
France
St. Michiel
Meuse-Argonne
Hike to Washington Promoted by Legion Leader
Kansas Legion official Kurtz proposes a coast to coast trek by state Legion departments to meet on the White House steps to present demands for disabled veterans and the broader membership. He would allow western reps to ride while eastern posts supply food and shelter along the route.
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Kurtz
Kansas
Natonal
Omntreeman
American Legion
Washington
Kurt
State Department
Legion
White House
Rockies
Embarrassing Trade on Fly Paper at General Store
A story from the American Legion Weekly describes a clumsy clerk in a general store who offers two sheets of fly paper for five cents, noting they are half full of ink or mess. A humorous exchange follows involving a shopper with only a nickel.
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American Legion Weekly
Birds on my hands back in the bushes manager claims
The manager speaking about players he calls birds on his hands that should be back in the bushes, signaling expected returns to form for the American baseball team.
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Dicky
American Legion Weekly
Majesty of the Law A Mistress in a Kiss Scene
A brief excerpt notes a maid's line about resisting a kiss from a police officer, framed within a serialized Inch-American Legion Weekly context. The dialogue hints at moral tension and social roles in a dramatic scene from a period publication.
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Majesty of the Law
Inch
American Legion Weekly
Legion Body of France Forms to Link American Ties
The American Legion creates a department of France after ex servicemen stay in the country. Col Francis Drake leads the department and several missions follow, including grave decoration on Memorial Day and fundraising to defend American sergeants in Bergdoll cases. Colonel Linkelus tours France to organize grave memorials at Metz and Memorial Day sites. An investigation into the Rhine Horror discredits German claims of French Negro troops in the Rhineland.
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France
Col
Francis, KE. Drake
Department of
Batt Fells
Bergdoll
Rhenish
Conventions of 1921 Open for American Legion Posts
Delegates from Alaska met in Valdez on April 12 to inaugurate the 1921 department convention program for the American Legion Ex-service Men's Organization. Listed are announced dates and places for many states with more undecided towns awaiting confirmation.
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Alaska
American Legion
Valdez
Alabama
Florence
Arizona
Prescott
Austa
Florida
Orlando
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Kansas
Hutchinsen
Kentucky
Lexington
Maryland
Ocean City
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Minnesota
Winona
Montana
Lewistown
Krasky
Fremont
New
Gardnerville
Hamieshire
Ausbury Park
Oklahoma
Enid
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma OKs Americanism Bills Enforcing Flags and Civics
Three American Legion drafted bills in Oklahoma become law on June 25. They require display of the U S flag in all schools, make American history and civics compulsory, and demand oath of allegiance for teachers. Violations carry penalties. The measures receive broad praise and align with Legion national aims.
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American Legion
Oklahoma
Americas Legion
Robertson Iyid
House Bi
Italy
United States
The
Good Highways Good Highways Permanent Highways Will Turn Tide
Thomas J. Cusack of Meriden Connecticut opposes a wholly national highway system stressing local control and fiscal caution. He argues for hard-surface roads and argues highway growth boosts local development rather than centralized construction and maintenance.
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Thomas J. Cusack
Meriden, Conn
Washington Post
Treasury
Toward Permanent Highways Aimed at Rural Roads
The article argues for adopting a plan to fund highway construction that benefits rural areas at their cost. It notes freight costs favor trucks on short hauls and rail on long ones, cites the 1917 wartime pause on road work, and urges permanent road building to endure heavy truck traffic and aid food production. It stresses rural post roads as defined by law and calls federal aid to prove its merits in improving transportation nationwide.
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Touny
United States
States support for road building traced to early 19th century
A brief bulletin notes state aid for roads emerged in the United States with the New Jersey 1801 law cited as an early instance. Kentucky spent over 2 million dollars on road improvements from 1820 to 1840 under a state engineer earning 5000 annually. Roads then were 12 feet wide with stone surfaces and stone damming. Work halted around 1850 amid bad business, resuming in 1908, marking 105 as the usual start date for Kentucky state road efforts.
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New Jersey
Kentucky
Froud Butlers
Stronger highways urged for heavy truck traffic
Realization grows that trunk roads must use concrete or brick in cement over foundation to endure heavy truck loads. Cheaper, lighter roads mean poor surfaces and frequent repairs. The Daily Mail Service notes the need for robust paving to support daily road-delivered services.
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