Motor Trucks Push Transcontinental Plan for America
G I A Kisner outlines a U S Army motor truck transcontinental trip from Washington to San Francisco to showcase long distance hauling by trucks. Secretary Baker emphasizes a new era in transportation, urging road reconstruction and farm adoption of motor trucks to cut costs, boost markets, and train skilled drivers. The piece highlights highway condition, public support, and the role of young men in the Army motor transport corps.
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Auto thefts rise across eighteen western and midwest cities
A 1918 tabulation by the Business League of several motor car underwriting companies shows eighteen western and midwest cities reporting 22 273 cars stolen with Detroit leading 2637 thefts Chicago 2811 and St Louis 224. Recovery rates vary with 46 percent in St Louis and 40 percent in others. Directors plan improved identification by numbering component parts and creating a national registration bureau to aid recovery. Dealers urged harsher prosecutions of car thefts, noting five years as a typical sentence in St Louis, and letters of commendation mounted for prosecutorial diligence.
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