Boston Red Cross drive nears $1.8 million for war fund
Boston business teams report daily totals near $597k raising Greater Boston’s Red Cross War Fund to about $1.825 million. Cardinal O Connell contributes $1,000. Liberty Loan units join efforts. parade plans and church pledges amplify fundraising as merchants and bankers pledge to broaden canvass.
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Liberty Loan Machinery
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Exchange Club
Herrick
Red Cross War Fund
Help the Red Cross Care for Soldiers’ Sons in Trenches
A call urges citizens to contribute to Red Cross relief for servicemen and families affected by war. It stresses that support now will safeguard the well being of boys serving and those waiting at home.
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Red Cross War Fund
Major Higginson
Red Cross
Prussia
Robert F. Herrick
Greater Boston
Yale
GENEROUS GIFTS DIVERSIFY LARGE POST-YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS
A list of substantial donations announced yesterday includes American Agricultural Chemical Co at 28000 dollars and U S Smelting Ref and Mining Co contributing 25000 dollars. Other significant gifts range from 5000 to 1000 dollars from various individuals and firms such as Paine Webber Co Be AIAG ils and Tucker Anthony Co Boston office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Agricultural Chemical Co
J. L. Grandin
Paine, Webber & Co
Charlotte A. Bartol
Ssesseevese
Caroline L. Weld
Arenes Francis J
Tucker, Anthony & Co
Boston
Hille & Nichols
Thomas N. Perkins Dupee & Meadows
Francis Willey & Co
Hecht, Liebman & Co
Cardinal O'Connell
Monomac Spinning Co
Charles F. Fairbanks
Benjamin Vaughan
Bannon Corporation
Augustus H. Eustis
Thomas L. Livermore
Andrew Adie
Cae Leweeonk
Cordingly & Co
Roland Gray
Taishd Aé
W. F. Schrafft & Sons Corp
Randolph Frothingham
U. S. Smelting Ref. & Mining
Local Buyers List Named in Island Creek Coal Auction
A historical notice records parties such as Island Creek Coal Co and Pond Creek Coal Co engaging in a sale or financial listing. Names including Lucius Beebe & Son, John Welle Mores, Everett Morse, Wilmot B. Byans, Converse Stanton Co, Phineas W. Sprague, Phillip Allen, Charlies A. Mores, and William S. Eaton appear among bidders or stakeholders in a mid Atlantic regional filing. Details show multiple sums and connected firms with a focus on coal production entities and regional businesses.
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Island Creek Coal Co
Pond Creek Coal CO
Wartet
Everett
Morse
Sic
Wilmot B
Citi
C. F
Mare Cccas
Phineas W. Sprague
Phillip Allen
A. Mores
Luis Avewes
Otouu
Public Red Cross Meeting Sunday at Cambridge Y M C A
A mass public Red Cross gathering is set for Sunday at 4 PM at the Cambridge Y M C A 820 Massachusetts Avenue. Mayor Rockwood presides. Speakers include Frank D. Daley James Ford and Corporal Judson Hannigan. Music by the regimental band. No collection. Open to ladies. Teams canvassing town led by Jewett Kennedy Hilton Carrick Winslow Sands Dennen Giles Lynch Jouett Ames Gerry Potter.
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Red Cross
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Rockwood
Frank D. Daley
Northfield
Constantinople
National Red Cross
James Ford
Cambridge Red Cross
Central Committee
Judson Hannigan
James R. Jewett
F. Lowell Kennedy
Herman Hilton
George H. Carrick
Henry Winslow
Frank E. Sands
Ernest Dennen
George A. Giles
Albert E. Lynch
Mark R. Jouett, Jr
James Barr Ames
H. M. Gerry
H. S. Potter
New York Red Cross Campaign Tops City Total
New York reported 38 847 456 in Red Cross War Fund gifts with 40 million quota within reach. Bethlehem Steel led corporate giving at 600 000 while individuals Charles M Schwab William Rockefeller and others donated large sums. A Martha Washington gold watch fetched 25 000 at auction for Mount Vernon charity.
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New York
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Bethlehem Steel Company
Charles M. Schwab
William Rockefeller
Payne Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Edward S. Harkness
A. M. Harkness
Russell Sage
Andrew Carnegie
Martha Washington
Washington
Mount Vernon
George J. Whelan
Worcester Red Cross campaign oversubscribes quota
Worcester’s Red Cross drive tops its goals with $10,907.50 raised in city and $138,000 for the Worcester chapter apportionment. A banquet at Hotel Bancroft celebrated the effort as outstanding, with the chapter serving the city and 25 surrounding towns. The city’s portion reached $510,907.50 and the chapter total stood at $628,000.
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Worcester
Red Cross
Bancroft
Boston
Judge orders payrolls inspection in Lexington case
Judge Pierce of the Supreme Judicial Court ordered a writ of mandamus directing Lexington town treasurer George D. Harrington to allow Francis H. Holmes to inspect the highway department payrolls.
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Pierce
Supreme Judicial Court
George D. Harrington
Lexington
Francis H. Holmes
Highway Department
Morse Twist Drill declares dividend for Red Cross support
The Morse Twist Drill Corporation in New Bedford declares an extra dividend of one dollar per share on its 2,000,000 capitalization and donates 20,000 to the Red Cross war fund. It is the first New Bedford company to back the movement.
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N. Penrose Hallowell
Red Cross
Herrick
Red Cross War Fund
Mr. Herrick
New Bedford
Morse Twist Drill Corporation
Widow of Pepperell agent gives Red Cross $1000 check
Mrs. Robert McArthur widow of a Pepperell Manufacturing Company agent donated a $1000 check to the Red Cross fund in Biddeford Maine on June 22.
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Biddeford
Robert McArthur
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Red Cross Fund
Holmes Moves To Audit Poor Farm Payrolls In Lexington
Mr. Holmes filed a petition alleging that laborers at Lexington town poor farm are paid from highway funds rather than the poor department. He criticizes the farm as costly, notes boarders from other towns, and asks access to highway payrolls to verify expenditures. He has long urged abolition of the poor farm and transfer of paupers to another municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Lexington Almshouse
Highway Department
Town Clerk Denies Payroll Inspection Request
In his petition Mr Holmes challenged the treasurer's stated reason as not offered in good faith. The treasurer denied the request and questioned Holmes suitability to view payrolls. Judge Pierce affirmed that any town citizen has the right to inspect official papers.
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Holmes
Pierce
Girls to Train as Auto Drivers in Boston War Effort
Female students from Smith College and Radcliffe College announce a plan to train as chauffeurs to support the war effort. A day course in automobile engines and accessories will open next Monday at the Franklin Union on Berkeley and Appleton streets, led by Conrad A. Adams of the Franklin Union staff and Tufts College instructor.
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Boston
Smith College
Northampton
Radcliffe College
Franklin Union
Berkeley
Appleton
Business Women’s Club
Young Women's Christian Association
Conrad A. Adams
Tufts College
Red Cross Urges Subscriptions For Firing Line Aid
The notice urges readers to support Red Cross relief by subscribing now to aid the firing line and associated efforts.
Red Cross Fund Day Planned Across Churches
President and state governors proclaim Red Cross Fund Day, with a Boston parade led by Prince Udine and the Italian commission. Cardinal O Connell contributes 1000 to the War Fund as Merchants National Bank issues a 30000 dividend for Red Cross.
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Boston
Prince Udine
Red Cross
Hugh Bancroft
Edward Logan
Ninth Regiment
National Guard
Coast Artillery
Harvard
Red Cross Committee
Alfred Aiken
Boston Federal Reserve Bank
N. Penrose Hallowell
Udine
Cardinal O'Connell
Red Cross War Fund
Merchants National Bank
Lowell
Cambridge
Two Boys Drown in Machias River Canoe Mishap
In Machias Maine on June 22 Stillman Berry 17 and Harry Bagley 16 drowned when their canoe upset in the east branch of the Machias River. Percy Kilton reached shore. Berry and Bagley worked as assistant cooks at the Talbot brothers lumber camp under Elton.
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Machias
Stillman Berry
Harry Bagley
Percy Kilton
Berry
Bagley
Elton
Talbot Brothers
Stop Corn Pain in Two Minutes By the Clock-Easy
Advert promises Ice-Mint from a Japanese product that shrivels corns and callouses so they lift out with fingers. It claims instant relief, no irritation, and no blood poisoning risks from cutting. Sold by druggists in a small jar for little cost.
Rhode Island Red Cross fund totals reach $539,849
Rhode Island subscriptions to the Red Cross fund stood at $539,849 as of tonight. Providence reported $262,525 toward the city goal, with the state seeking a $750,000 total and the city aiming for $500,000.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross Calls for Fitness to Aid War Effort
Army needs peak physical fitness and the Red Cross asks public support to help troops stay in top condition. Volunteers, medical services, and fitness programs are highlighted as essential to sustaining frontline and home front morale during wartime.
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Ford Hall
Team 15
America
Herrick Grose
Uncle Sam
Red Cross Treasury
Red Cross Administration
Cardinal O’connell
Boston Opera House
Grayson Murphy
Billy Endicott
Jim Perkins
Endicott
Perkins
Henry S. Davison
War Council
Merchants’ National Bank
Rueter & Co
Houghton & Co
Henry Rueter
The
New England
Merecy
McCall
Higginson E
Boston Stock Exchange
James Dean
Stock Exchange
Haughton
Stallings
Evers
Copley
Suzanne Pritchard
Park Theatre
James D. Henderson
Arthur L. Potter
Charles F. Coe
Hannigan
Eighth Regiment
William Dusseault
Boy Scouts
Cigar Makers’ Union
Marquette
IBZ
Meridga United Shirt
Troy
N.Y
Parker
Gingham
N. Y
Schwab
Chesterfield
al Gant Piack
United States
McKenney & Waterbury CO
Franklin St
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Congress
Mass
Chesterfields
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