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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
4
The campaign pushes ahead as subscriptions rise with brisk buying across districts. Massachusetts and Boston lead, total notes sold near 3 million for Jewish and public groups, and parades, concerts, and balloon rides boost community participation.
Victory law subscriptions in New York district totaled 237 100 900 today, pushing the district’s overall tally to 794 373 300 dollars. That figure equals 58 percent of the quota.
May 7. Treasury reports total subscriptions at 2 458 663 000 dollars, 59 percent of the goal. Overnight rise 398 000 000, with 237 000 000 from New York district. Kentucky and Connecticut officially oversubscribed their quotas. Districts and quota percentages announced.
A listing of numerous Victory Loan meetings city by city including Boston stations Lynn Quincy Roslindale and more with times from morning to evening. Officials such as Lieutenant Wilson Sergeant Noble Clark Private Write Adjutant Siebert and Captain Ladd are noted across venues like theatres town halls and factories.
A wartime loan appeal urges every citizen to subscribe again to support government obligations. The speaker likens citizens to stockholders and corporations, arguing high returns, tax freedom, and quick resale, with the loan seen as a civic duty and superior to prewar investments.
The Boston Post Publishing Company subscribed to $300,000 in Victory Loan notes, with $100,000 via Lee Higginson & Co and $100,000 via Federal Trust Co after an initial $100,000 through Harris Forbes Co. Total allocations show $165,000 to Boston Ward 5, $100,000 to Provincetown, and $55,000 to Cambridge. Staff members have made additional individual subscriptions not yet fully tabulated.
A promotional call urges readers to subscribe, urging those already subscribed to Double Up and as many as possible to Treble Up. The message touts Adamson's Cough Balsam as a remedy for cold or cough symptoms.
Provincetown has over-subscribed its Victory Loan quota by about fifty thousand dollars, reaching a total near one hundred twelve thousand dollars for a fishing town of four thousand two hundred. Despite winter disruptions and cold storage challenges, local efforts under chairman William B. Bangs have driven strong support across prior loans as well.
New York May 7 The Liberty Loan committee received a cablegram from Cardinal Mercier of Belgium asking that a $1000 bond be reserved for him.
Provincetown honors its wartime record with praise for volunteers across all services and drafted men. Officials cite creditable performance in loans Red Cross drive United War Charities work and other war activities reflecting the town’s long standing patriotism.
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