Boston Raises 865 500 for Red Cross War Fund
Boston districts mobilize for Red Cross War Fund drive with major gifts from Kidder Peabody Lee Higginson and others. Open air campaign on Boston Common features speeches band concerts and donations as workers report progress at Ford Hall headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Red Cross
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Lee, Higginson & Co
Red Cross War Fund
Ford Hall
Boston Common
James D. Henderson
Arthur L
Neers’ Club
Red Cross Fund
Bliss-Fabyan Mills Corporation
Mohawk
Wolverine
Eliot Wadsworth
Washington
Vitalitas Mineral Treatment Promises Stronger Health
An advertisement claims Vitalitas, a wholly mineral supplement, benefits nine of ten Boston residents. It targets chronic disorders like indigestion rheumatism nervous debility and liver and kidney ills and invites readers to visit Woodward's Drug Store or Klein's Drug Store to learn more and view proof.
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Boston
Woodward's Drug Store
Tremont St
Klein’s Drug Store
Washington and
Essex Sts
Vitalitas
Cambridge Aims for 200000 Red Cross War Fund
Cambridge volunteers predict a 200000 donation to the Red Cross war fund after 20000 already pledged. Ten campaign teams cover ten wards while 150 women lead a family canvass with Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls. Harvard professors and city manufacturers form rival groups. Red Cross clubs grow in 15 factories with 3 more planned. Manhattan Market sells Red Cross Buns to raise up to 3000.
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Cambridge
Red Cross
T. M. B. Hicks
Cambridge Board of Trade
Red Cross War Fund
Manhattan
Boy Scouts
Harvard
Three Children Die by Drowning in Tragic Incident
A Somerville boy aged 10 and a Bradford girl who would have graduated tonight from the night grammar school perish in a drowning incident alongside two other school children. The exact circumstances and ages of the remaining victims are not fully stated.
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Somerville
Bradford
Tragic Drowning of Somerville 10-Year-Old in Alewife Brook
During Somerville field day activities Arnold Hutton aged 10 disappeared from Bradley Street and drowned in Alewife Brook. He reportedly dived in and became stuck on the muddy bottom while his brother Albert fled in fear. Rescue attempts failed after the body was recovered.
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Somerville
Arnold Hutton
Bradley Street
Alewife Brook
Albert
Danversport Child Dies After Drowning While Flower Hunting
Four year old Hazel Leland and her sister Ethel, six, wandered a Danversport field seeking daisies. Hazel fell from a footbridge into Crane River and drowned as bystanders Edward Stanley and Lloyd Pitman, factory workers, rescued the body.
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Danvers
Hazel Leland
Abner Leland
Pleasant Avenue
Danversport
Ethel
Crane River
Edward Stanley
Lloyd Pitman
Drowns While Bathing at No 1 Mill Pond
Ellen Nagho 15 of Bradford drowned at No 1 Mill Pond while several youths watched, mistaking her cries for help as a joke. She had planned to graduate tomorrow from the Central Evening School. She, with Aileen Brown and Helen Nesbit, swam out a short distance and entered a deep hole. Brown and Nesbit reached shore while Nagho did not.
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South Groveland
Ellen Nagho
Curtis Avenue
Bradford
No. 1
Mill Pond
Central Evening School
Aileen Brown
Helen Nesbit
Salem Street
Nagho
Brown
Nesbit
Cambridge Women’s Party elects officers at annual convention
Mrs Frances M Babson was yesterday elected chairman of the Cambridge branch of the National Women’s Party at the annual convention held at 25 Buckingham Street Cambridge. Miss Grace Henshaw and Mrs H Addington Booth were elected vice chairmen Miss Ellen Webster was elected secretary Mrs Gardner Wells treasurer and Miss Mary Krebs and Mrs J A Caret were elected directors.
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Frances M. Babson
Cambridge
National Women's Party
Buckingham Street
Grace Henshaw
H. Addington Booth
Ellen Webster
Gardner Wells
Mary Krebs
J. A. Caret
Senate Debates War Food Bill Amid Opposition
Senate members debate a wartime food control bill as supporters push for final enactment by summer. Kenyon defends broad government powers while Gore Reed and Vardaman criticize it. Lenroot and Lever push for war-period limits. Hoover defended by Kahn of California.
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Senate
House
Chamberlain
Kenyon
Gore
Reed
Vardaman
Borah
Meeker
Missouri
Koover
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Representative Lever
Senator Kenyon
Hoover
Representative Kahn
California
Belgium
Help the Red Cross to Save an American Boy
A call to action urges financial support to aid Red Cross relief efforts benefiting an American boy in need. The appeal emphasizes urgent life saving aid funded by contributions.
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The
Red Cross
Newport Defended as Moral By Governor
Secretary Daniels charged that young navy men in Newport faced harmful influences and appealed to Governor Beeckman. A women’s group pressed morals safeguards, leading to visits by Louis H. Mc Howe and Roosevelt aides. 320 men entered regulation camp, and a June order barred uniforms in saloons in the district.
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Newport
Daniels
Navy
Beeckman
Louis H. McHowe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Clark Surdick
H. F. Bryan
Second Naval District
Daniels sends Rhode Island governor list of Newport vice hubs
Secretary Daniels announced he sent Governor Beeckman a detailed list of Newport’s notorious houses of prostitution and open gambling, plus note of illegal liquor sales to sailors. He offered further evidence if Rhode Island officers fail to produce it. He warns about thousands of fine youths serving the country.
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Washington
Daniels
Beeckman
Rhode Island
Newport
Naval Reserve
Roslindale Woman Wins Peace Prize
Miss Helen C. White of Roslindale won the first prize of $50 for her peace essay. The award was presented yesterday by the Massachusetts branch of the Woman's Peace Party.
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Helen C. White
Roslindale
Massachusetts
The
Woman's Peace Party
Fighting men first Red Cross second
A report emphasizes prioritizing troops over relief aid, urging support for the Red Cross after mobilization. It highlights military needs before civilian assistance and calls for continued, organized humanitarian relief alongside service members.
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Fighting Men
Red Cross
Aid the Red
Carman Wins Paced Race at Revere Track in Close Finish
Clarence Carman of Jamaica NY won the 35 mile motor paced event at Revere Cycle Track in 4 54 25, edging George Wiley of Syracuse and Victor Linart of Belgium. Wiley 25 laps behind, Linart half a lap back. Tim Sullivan won the 3 4 mile handicap and placed second to Lloyd Thomas in the five mile open. a spill injured Pat Logan and Fred Herbert.
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Clarence Carman
Jamaica
N. Y
Revere
George Wiley
Syracuse
Victor Linart
Belgium
Wiley
Linart
Carman
Tim Sullivan
New Haven
Lloyd Thomas
Ned Chandler
Pat Logan
Fred Herbert
Chandler
Logan
Herbert
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America
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Charles Burrill
Red
Julia Arthur
Keith’s
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Park Theatre
Arthur L. Potter
Billy
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Shepard, Norwell Company
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Tremont Mall
Newngland
Red Cross War Fund Workers
Robert F. Herrick
Greater Boston
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International Trust Company
Island Creek Coal Company
United Shoe Machinery
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United Fruit Company
American Shuttle Company
W. Williston
Malden
Engi
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Walter C. Baylies
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Lester Leland
C. M. Weld
C. BE. Cotting
Herbert M. Sears
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Old Colony Trust Company
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Fey
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Campfire
Somer
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