Monroe City to issue General Funding Bonds under 1917 act
The Monroe Board ordinances authorize General Funding Bonds up to 75000 with 6 percent interest and 23 year maturity to fund floating indebtedness incurred before the Municipal Finance Act of 1917. A tax will be levied annually to pay principal and interest, and the debt statement shows net debt of 239722.00. Ordinance adopted September 27 1917 and published September 28 1917 with 30 day challenge period.
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City of
Monroe
Municipal Finance Act
Ler, Jr
War Costs Pressure Allies as Global War Toll Grows
The Mechanics and Metals Bank of New York estimates daily war costs at about 160 million dollars with the United States paying a fraction of this. Expenditures have surged from 50 million daily at year start to 100 million a year ago, with total world debt rising as nations mobilize 53 million soldiers. McAdoo and Admiral Grayson experienced their first flight on a Liberty Loan campaign tour, testing aviation at Rockwell Field.
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New York
United States
Mechanics and Metals National Bank of New York
Great Britain
Germany
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Ger Umany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
McAdoo
Air
San Diego
Cal
William G. McAdoo
Missionaries Victims of Insults from the Germans
Washington reports British parliamentary papers recount sworn testimonies from English missionaries and native teachers in German East Africa during early WWI. They describe German captors denying safe exit, imprisoning civilians, overcrowded quarters, insufficient or unfit food, exhausting labor, and degradation of prisoners. Women witnessed soldier bathing and endured abuse by native guards and German civilians.
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Washington
Woman at Shenno n Hotel Attempts Suicide in Goldsboro
Miss Fannie Lemmon head housekeeper at the Shenon hotel drank poison last night after a visit from a man posing as her cousin. She was rushed to a hospital where authorities report her condition not serious and expected to recover. She reportedly said no one but herself was responsible.
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Shennon
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Miss Lemmond
Cotton Pickers Carried to Field in Automobiles
Kinston report notes cotton pickers are transported by automobile from South Kinston to fields each morning. Overseers and assistants pick up men women and children who may choose to delay start. Some planters offer late starts and portable coffee stoves. labor shortages hit tobacco season.
Dandruff Remedies Promise Hair Growth from Parisian Sage
An ad claims dandruff causes baldness and urges quick treatment with Parisian sage from English Drug Company. It asserts the product cures dandruff stops itching and promotes new growth with a money back guarantee if not.
Mrs. Smith Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs G H Smith of Brewerton New York reports eight to ten years of stomach trouble and says one or two Chamberlain's Tablets relieve indigestion and heaviness after meals. She also notes they provide a pleasant laxative and help tone the stomach.
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