Boston Liberty Loan drive urged by leaders at crowded meeting
F Weed warned oversubscription decides success as Boston backs a third Liberty Loan. Bonds dated May 9 run 10 years with 4 1 2 percent interest, first coupon Sept 15. Mayor Peters, Major Boehm, and Rev Birkhead spoke on sacrifice, patriotism, and anti British propaganda while shipyard workers, floats, and a 500 man Liberty Loan delegation prepared for Saturdays parade.
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F. Weed
Boston
Peters
Mr. Weed
Wood
Hugh Birkhead
Baltimore
France
Red Cross
America
Germany
All America parade to pass through Boston Saturday
The All America parade to inaugurate the Third Liberty Loan drive will include a large military presence, despite initial civilian aims. The State Guard units, G. A. R. posts, and Spanish War Veterans camps join the first division, with a revised route excluding part of Newspaper Row at publishers' request.
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Boston
State Guard
Newspaper Row
Building Up the Blood With Pink Pills Tonic
A spring health ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a non alcoholic tonic to build blood and renew strength after a harsh winter. It cites improved appetite digestion and color, sharing testimonials from Mrs Avery Scott Mrs Alice Bowden and Mrs FE Alspach about neu rasthenia anemia and rheumatic pain. It invites requests for free books and notes a 50 cent full package by mail with no price increase.
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Avery Scott
Hudsonville
Mich
Dr. Williams
Alice E. Bowden
Marble Street
Springfield
Mass
FE. C. Alspach
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
A New Plan To Raise War Funds By Work Time
Charles Sumner Bird proposes a War Chest contribution plan in Walpole Massachusetts 1918. Bird & Son would have factory workers donate one hour of pay monthly, salaried staff give 0.5 percent of salary, and the firm match the total. If adopted nationwide, it could raise millions for Red Cross K of C Y M C A and others, while excluding those not in factory life.
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Liberty Loan
Red Cross
K. of C
Y. W. Cc
Bird & Son
War Chest Fund
Walpole
Massachusetts
Charles Sumner Bird
Fast Walpole
Nine Billion War Cost for First Year Reported
Washington April 4 nine billion dollars represents the United States total cost of one year of war with more than half in loans to allies and repaid later. About one third spent on the army and military establishment one tenth on the navy and one fifteenth on shipbuilding. Only one sixth raised by taxation and ordinary revenue. rest from Liberty bonds and indebtedness. Government spending runs about one million dollars per month and totals since April 6 1917 exceeding 9.8 billion with about 800 million of normal expenditures would have occurred anyway.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
First to Get Going on Third Liberty Loan Campaign
The Boy Scouts of Boston will be the first active campaigners for the Third Liberty Loan. They start this morning by distributing 36,000 posters on downtown streets. The sole Chinese Boy Scout troop worldwide will handle poster distribution in Chinatown.
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Boston
Liberty Loan
Boy Scouts
Chinatown
One Thousand Police to Guard Liberty Loan Parade
One thousand policemen will line the route for the All-America Liberty Loan parade tomorrow under Superintendent Crowley. Ambulances from Haymarket Relief, City and Massachusetts General hospitals will be stationed at intervals, with doctors coordinating with mounted police. Traffic openings and foot lanes are set at key intersections to protect spectators and curb pickpockets under special safeguards.
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Crowley
Haymarket Relief
City
Massachusetts General Hospitals
Devonshire
Water Streets
Franklin
Federal
Summer Kingston
Otis
Tremont
School
Boylston
McGarr
al Douglas
Third Liberty Loan Bonds Authorized and Issued
Congress and President Wilson signed the bond bill for additional Liberty Loan bonds at 4 1 2 percent. The loan totals 3 billion dollars with a 10 year maturity. Subscriptions begin with 5 percent due May 28 and final instalments on May 4, July 18 and August 15. The treasury plans rapid bond production, with 50 dollar baby bond first for disposition.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Treasury
Press Bureau of Engraving and Printing
James L. Wilmeth
Bureau
Movies in Loan Drive at Liberty Bond effort in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts meeting of the Motion Picture Exhibitors League outlined a plan to support the liberty loan. Theatres will show patriotic slides and host singers to promote bond sales with the Liberty Band song by R. S. Weeks. Organizing committee members include Gordon, Campbell, Laurie, Ross, Asher, Moscow, Harris, Casey, and Clark.
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Motion Picture Exhibitors’ League of Massachusetts
Pleasant Street
Motion Picture Theatres
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Band
R. S. Weeks
Nathan Gordon
Harry F. Campbell
Jacob Laurie
Charles H. Ross
Harry Asher
Samuel Moscow
Charles Harris
John M. Casey
Robert Clark
Townsend to Speak at Liberty Loan Rally in Olympia Theatre
United States Senator Charles Elroy Townsend of Michigan will be the principal speaker at a Sunday patriotic rally for the third Liberty Loan at Gordon’s Scol lay Square Olympia Theatre. The event opens a series of rallies by the Liberty Loan Jewish Committee of Massachusetts and features Mayor Peters David A. Ellis Dr. M. M. Eichler Harris L. Selig and Abraham Alpert. A parade of Jewish service members precedes the meeting with seats of honor for the honorees.
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United States
Charles Elroy Townsend
Michigan
Liberty Loan
Gordon's
Abraham Alpert
Liberty Loan Jewish Committee
Massachusetts
Uncle Sam
Reasonable Prices on White Flour Substitutes
The article lists substitute flours such as whole wheat rye buckwheat barley cornstarch cornmeal oatmeal hominy rice and potato flour available locally at reasonable rates. The Massachusetts Board of Food Administration provides fair consumer prices. left column shows current consumer prices and right column shows retailer justified prices.
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Massachusetts Board of Food Administration
Fane
Honduras
Tee Reae
California
Lima
Alaska
Exhibits Show Food Conservation At Malden Evening Schools
The Malden evening and drawing schools held exhibits on food conservation featuring bread making with flour substitutes and meat substitutes. About 600 enrolled pupils across cooking, millinery, sewing and other classes attended the exercises at Malden High School with eight graduates in the program directed by Mrs. Cora H. Dempsey and led by Miss Laura P. Davis.
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Malden
Laura P. Davis
Malden High School
Cora H
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