Liberty Loan Drive Moves Boston Area to Over Subscriptions
Boston and New England rallied for the Liberty Loan as Boston oversubscribed its $1,000,000 city quota and Quincy and other towns reported full quotas. National banks show deposits rose after large Liberty bond issues, while officials plan more rallies, speeches, and flag honors as the drive pursues a three billion dollar goal.
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Liberty Loan Committee
Symphony Hall
Quincy
Ludlow
Lee
Princeton
Wrentham
Enfield
Massachusetts
Exeter
Newbury
Hinsdale
Bradford
Waterford
New Hampshire
Richford
St. Albans
Vermont
Richmond and
Montgomery
Maine
Manchester
Connecticut
New England
Proctorsville
Lydon
Sutton
N. H
Federal Reserve Bank
Tilton
Lincoln
Welfeboro
Addison
Bangor
Bucksport
Lubec
Milo
Oldtown
Inity
George V. Tuohey
John P. Squire & Co
Springfield Provision Company
Sperry & Barnes Company
Hartford
Harry S. Thayer
New England Shoe & Leather Association
See Men and Allied Industries
Sylvia Pearlsburg
Lynn
Boston
Howe Hall
Huntington Avenue
Irving F. Macey
Boston Navy Yard
Liberty Loan
William R. Rush
John K. Allen
Liberty Loan Publicity Committee
City Hall
Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Women's Committee
Clarence V. Nickerson
Lull Liberty Loan Committee
Braintree
Boy Scouts
Weymouth Committee
Pheeney
Auger
Victory Cottage
Joseph F. O'Connell
Murray
George F. Henderson
Chelsea
Brennan
Cambridge
Liberty Day Proclamation Set April 26 for Liberty Loan Rallies
President Wilson issued a proclamation designating Friday April 26 as Liberty Day nationwide. Citizens are urged to organize Liberty Loan demonstrations and rallies in every community to boost subscriptions, with New England District noted for leading in individual subscribers at 142,000.
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St. Louis
Dallas
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Richmond
Liberty Loan
New England
Washington
United States
Wilson
Paine Furniture Employees Subscribed to Third Liberty Loan
At a rally on the Paine building fifth floor, Paine Furniture Company employees subscribed to the third Liberty Loan totaling twenty thousand dollars. President William J L Sherer led the meeting and pledged to subscribe up to two thousand dollars himself, urging heavy oversubscription. Speakers included Sidney Drew Lieutenant O B Jones of the Black Watch and Rev A Z Conrad with H S Hall of National City Company.
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Paine Furniture Company
Paine Building
Sidney Drew
William JL. Sherer
Paine Company
Sherer
O. B. Jones
Black Watch Regiment
A. Z. Conrad
Park Street
H. 8. Hall
National City Company
Cambridge Liberty Loan Rally At Worthington Pump
Nearly 2000 Worthington Pump and Machine Company employees gathered at noon to push Liberty Loan subscriptions over the top. Garrett L. Sullivan presided. Major Comp lin of the Canadian expeditionary forces spoke. Corporal Auger and Mayor Quinn offered remarks as the Harvard Radio School Band played. The crowd sang Buy a Liberty Bond.
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Cambridge
Worthington Pump and Machine Company
Third Street
Garrett L. Sullivan
Complin
Canadian’ Expeditionary Forces
Auger
Mayor Quinn
Harvard Radio School
Spring offerings at Jordan Marsh and cultural displays
Jordan Marsh promotes garden supplies with rose bushes in four varieties at 60c and new fruit trees, evergreens, and back yard fruit options. The ad also highlights spring attire, Cretennes textiles, an Opera season, Records and Talking Machine section, Liberty Loan Art exhibit in Bacon store windows, and Flanders battlefield relics in Washington St. windows by D. W. Griffith.
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Liberty Loan
Bacon
Boston
Flanders
Europe
D. W. Griffith
Washington St
Liberty Day Proclamation for Third Liberty Loan 1918
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims April 26 1918 Liberty Day to rally support for the Third Liberty Loan. The notice urges nationwide patriotic demonstrations and calls federal employees to be excused at noon for related events. Robert Lansing signs as Secretary of State in Washington DC.
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America
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
District of Columbia
Employees raise Liberty Bond subscriptions beyond one hundred thousand
The group has already subscribed for $97,000 in bonds with over 1600 employee subscriptions. Secretary Arthur M. Goodridge, guest at the rally, praised the strong spirit shown by the plant’s workers and their commitment to the cause.
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Arthur M. Goodridge
Cambridge Liberty Loan Committee
Portland Pledges Near 2 Million in Liberty Loan
Portland Me April 18 Liberty Loan subscriptions near two million with totals 31 910 200 reported to banks by 3946 persons reflecting strong local participation in the war effort.
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Portland
Liberty
Magrane Houston offers Liberty bond prize to top pledger
The Magrane Houston Company will award a Liberty bond to the employee who secures the largest number of pledges. The pledge drive began at a Liberty Loan rally on the store's street floor and will continue until the loan goal is met. More than 400 employees and directors attended the rally and heard a patriotic address by a former leader.
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Magrane, Houston
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan pledge drive energizes Boston store crowd
Mayor Fitzgerald introduced by GM Hanley urges support for the third Liberty Loan saying American resolve will defeat German Kultur. G S Coulter leads the pledge contest to boost bond sales. Mrs Francis B Sayre, daughter of the President, to arrive in Boston for patriotic addresses aiding Southern society women selling bonds.
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Fitzgerald
Charles A. Hanley
Boston
America
Ilun
G. S. Coulter
Francis B. Sayre
Southern Society
Freedom Battle Bond Drive Urges Earnest Effort
A call to match good intentions with hard work urges Americans to support victory in freedom by buying bonds, linking civic duty to national success. The message emphasizes commitment, urging readers to contribute financially to the war effort.
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United States
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Emmy Whelen
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Grafton D. Cushing
Fall River
Millis
Ashby
North Andover
Secretary Daniels
Mayor Peters
Admiral Wood
Captain Rush
Governor McCall
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Commonwealth Pier
Naval Service Club
New England Liberty Loan Committee
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Andrew J. Peters
Copley Plaza
National Committee On Army and Navy
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Bay State Paints
Tate
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PAV Weite
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Mark
Jordan Marsh Company
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Daily Press
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