New England Bonds Drive Surges Amid War Loan Campaign
Boston bankers, merchants, and thousands of New England residents race to meet a wartime Liberty Loan goal. Citizens, workers, and unions pledge bonds from $1 to $500, with Boston Post staff and city departments mobilizing mass subscriptions across Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
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Massachusetts
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Connecticut
New London
Nariel
Torrington
Sirisrulers
Waterbury
Conn
Chamber of Commerce
Plant Juice Man Promotes Herbal Remedy Across City
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a cure for stomach trouble drawing testimonials from customers, notably Mr. Fiverist Farioli of 170 Paris Street Fach Boston. It invites readers to visit Houghton & Dutton's Drug Department where the Plant Juice Man explains the product's benefits and promising results.
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Fiverist Farioli
Paris Street
Boston
Lodge
Houghton & Dutton
United States Steel Boosts Liberty Bond Drive
United States Steel Corporation subscribes $25,000,000 more to Liberty Loan bonds, totaling $50,000,000, and declares a 1 percent extra dividend on common stock to aid the American National Red Cross in raising $100,000,000 for army needs.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
American National Red Cross
Massachusetts to Buy $500 000 in Liberty Loan Bonds
Governor approved. Charles L. Burrell the state treasurer said Massachusetts will subscribe $500,000 for Liberty Loan bonds for its sinking fund. He added that state employees have subscribed about $125,000 through the treasurer’s office and roughly 1200 employees have already joined.
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Lawyers’ Preparedness Committee
David A. Ellis
Franklin T. Hammond
Roger Ernst
Liberty Loan
Boston
Webster-Dudley
Mills
Dedham Fire Department
Orleans
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
Liberty
Charles L. Burrell
Massachusetts
Burrell
Patriotism at stake as unions back Liberty bonds
Up to noon is your last chance to do your patriotic duty. The Piano and Organ Workers' Union Local No 39 voted to subscribe to a $1009 Liberty bond at its meeting last night. Company K of the Eighth Regiment in Somerville also pledged $3500 during a late afternoon meeting.
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New England
Greater Boston
Boston
Exchange Club
William Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston News Bureau
Michael H. Crowley
Boston Police
Matthew J. Daley
Captain Daley
Charles T. Reardon
Field’s Corner
Somerville
Police Relief Association
Mr. Man
Piano and Organ Workers’ Union
Eighth Regiment
Boy Scouts to Erect Liberty Bond Tent on Boston Common
Mayor Curley grants a permit for a Boy Scout Liberty Loan tent on Tremont Street mall in Boston Common to boost bond sales. Kendall S. McLean will lead the campaign as Scouts serve as unpaid volunteers sharing government information and collecting pledge forms during a three day drive nationwide.
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Curley
Boy Scouts
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Kendall S. McLean
Boy Scouts of America
Treasury Officials Hold Up Liberty Loan Estimates
Treasury officials in Washington said banks failed to report, preventing any estimate of Liberty Loan progress since last Friday night. Only about 1.3 billion of the 2 billion goal had been taken by then.
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Washington
Treasury
Liberty Loan
Letter applauds newspaper support for Liberty Loan drive
A letter from Alfred Is Aiken chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee of New England thanks the Post for its co operation. He praises the newspaper’s extensive space devoted to the Liberty Loan campaign and hopes it will aid its successful flotation in Boston in June 1917.
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Aiken
Reserve Bank
New England
N. P. Hallowell
Liberty Loan Committee
Fingland
Liberty Loan
Alfred IS
Liberty Loan Committee of
Quincy Man Found With Throat Cut Mystery
Nelson Reed, 55, of Quarry street extension, was found in the hen coop behind his home yesterday morning with his throat cut. He died yesterday afternoon at Quincy City Hospital. Police await Medical Examiner Fred E. Jones report before a full investigation.
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Nelson Reed
Quarry Street
Quincy
Quincy City Hospital
Fred E. Jones
Fruit a-tives praised by patient in 1915 ad
A Liberty Loan era testimonial from Corine Gaudreau claiming Fruit a tives cured her indigestion and constipation. The ad notes 50c per box six for 2.50 and 25c trial. mentions Fruit a tives Limited in Ogdensburg New York and dealers nationwide.
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Fruita-tives
Corine Gaudreau
Fruita-tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Advertisement for Daughters Blood Health and Strength
Ad claims women suffering fatigue pallor nervousness irritability and melancholy can be helped by blood examination and tonics. Promises stronger vitality and 100 percent improvement in many cases.
King Baggot to Sell Liberty Bonds in Cambridge Today
Universal Film Company star King Baggot will sell Liberty Bonds at the Central Square stand in Cambridge between 11 30 a m and 12 30 p m today. The Cambridge liberty loan committee reports total subscriptions at 1 750 000 to date with banks adding 250 000 yesterday. Workers at A H Hews Company and other local employers show strong support with Swift & Co Cambridge office fully subscribed and major firms like J P Squire Sears Roebuck Ginn & Co contributing substantial amounts.
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King Baggot
Universal Film Company
Cambridge
Central Square
Cambridge Liberty Loan Committee
A.H. Hews Company
Swift & Co
J. P. Squire Company
Sears-Roebuck
Ginn & Co
Israel Swig Marries Miss Esther Finger in Roxbury
Miss Esther Finger daughter of Mrs Sarah Finger Roxbury and Israel Swig son of Representative Simon Swig wed last night at Temple Mishka Tefila Roxbury. Rabbi H H Rubenovitz officiated with Dr Charles Fleischer assisting. The couple will reside at 106 Townsend street Roxbury after a wedding trip.
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Esther Finger
Sarah Finger
Townsend Street
Roxbury
Israel Swig
Simon Swig
Mishka Tefila
H. H. Rubenovitz
Charles Fleischer
Elias Swig
Ida Swig
Hirsch Swig
Pershing Guests at British Dinner at Lancaster House
Major General John J. Pershing and 18 staff members dined with the British government at Lancaster House. The event included 30 other diners, eight cabinet members, and was hosted by the commissioner of works. No speeches were given and Asquith visited Pershing earlier in the evening.
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London
John J. Pershing
Lancaster House
Cabinet
Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic Dinner Round Table at Buckingham Palace
The prime minister David Lloyd George sat at a round table in Buckingham Palace dining hall with the American ambassador Walter Page and General Pershing. Attendees included Sir Edward Carson Lord Robert Cecil and other senior officials and staff.
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David Lloyd George
St. James Park
Buckingham Palace
Walter H. Page
General Pershing
Edward Carson
Admiralty
Robert Cecil
Lord Flardinge
Foreign Office
Anderson and
Bethel
Pershing
Lord Curzon
Viscount Milner
George M. Barnes
Earl of Derby
Alfred Mond
Alfred
Germans Raid Swedish Sea Route Nets and Vessels
German submarines and light craft with Zeppelins continue operations in the Gulf of Bothnia. Swedish naval patrols drive off Zeppelins near Stockholm as the Castor rescues the Danish sailing ship Per Ugland and forces Allied release amid tense towing close to Swedish waters.
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Stockholm
Finland
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Boston Elevated Company
Boston Post
Old Colony Trust Company
Massachusetts National Guard
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General Sweetser
New England Shoe and Leathers Association
Big Liberty Loan Campaign Committee
W. H. McElwain Company
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Rice & Hutchins, Inc
Marlboro
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First Division
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Warren C. van Dervoort
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Arthur KE. Dorr
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American Hardware Company
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Hadley Falls Trust Company
Holyoke
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