Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens Today in New England
The Red Cross launches a second national drive aiming at 100 million dollars with a Boston district target of 3 million and New England 7 million. Leaders urge universal pledges, project cheer at noon rallies with Hugues Leroux and Camp Devens Band, and emphasize war relief expenditures audited by the War Department.
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Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Hugues Leroux
Carter’s Underwear
Needham
Nelson Byrnes
Attleboro
Methuen
Jack Tutt
Royal Flying Corps
Boston Opera House
Grafton D. Cushing
Hugues’ Leroux
Camp Devens
Kenneth Jopp
101St Field Artillery
Armory Hall
Chelsea
A. H. Bankhart
Douglas
Faneuil
Congregational Church
A. P. Langtry
City Hall
Gloucester
A. J. Farnsworth
Shaw
Haverhill
Cecil G. Williams
Armory
Lawrence
Brewer Eddy
Town Hall
Westwood
Christopher Halligan
North Scituate
E. S. Haux
Plymouth High School
Edward B. Creed
Whitman
Charles S. Baxter
Auger
Boston Red Cross drive eyes 4 million goal in new campaign
Edwin S. Webster, chairman of the Poston metropolitan district, announces the start of a Red Cross fund drive in metropolitan Boston. The aim is at least 3 million dollars toward a 100 million national second war fund, with hopes to reach 4 million. More than 10 000 volunteers in Greater Boston mobilize to solicit support across New England through daily rallies until next Monday night.
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New England
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Europe
Boston
France
War Department
Liberty Loan
Chandler Hovey
Suburban Metropolitan Committee
Edwin S. Webster
Poston
American Red Cross
United States
Dr True’s Elixir Advertises Worm Cure for Children
Advertisement claims many children suffer worms with symptoms such as stomach issues swollen lip sour stomach and dull eyes. It promotes Dr True’s Elixir as effective and liked by kids and cites a Michigan mother praising it. The note mentions the product as a family laxative and worm expeller available from Dr J F True & Co Auburn Maine.
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Dr. True
The Greatest Mother in the World Spirit of Mercy for Red Cross
A ceremonial tribute extols the Red Cross as a compassionate guardian. It honors mothers, mercy, and sheltering care for those in mourning and struggle, highlighting humanitarian duty and comforting aid for the afflicted.
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America
Red Cross
City Parade Displays Flags as 30,000 Attend
In a grand City Hall procession, pupils carried one flag each while bands played. The crowd of thirty thousand watched as children sang America and The Star Spangled Banner in front of City Hall. James H. Fassett, Superintendent of Schools, served as chief marshal.
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America
James H. Fassett
Red Cross Drive Opens in Waterville Parade Launch
Four thousand people marched in a Waterville parade inaugurating the Red Cross campaign for Waterville and surrounding towns. Grand marshal was Colonel Edgar J. Brown of the Knights of Pythias third brigade uniform rank. Addresses followed by Justice Warren C. Philbrook, Father M. E. Curran, and Frank G. Farrington with Dr. Frederick C. Thayer presiding.
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Waterville
Red Cross
Edgar J. Brown
Third Brigade
Knights of Pythias
Warren C. Philbrook
Maine Supreme Court
M. E. Curran
Sacred Heart Church
Frank G. Farrington
Augusta
Frederick C. Thayer
King George thanks Wilson for Red Cross aid in war effort
King George telegrams President Wilson on the eve of the second Red Cross appeal praising America's aid for the sick and wounded. He lauds the unexampled munificence of America's first response and expresses confidence in a generous ongoing American effort to support allied causes.
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London
King George
Wilson
Red Cross
America
Seven Cambridge Churches Hold Red Cross Meeting
Seven Protestant churches in Cambridge Harvard square met at Epworth M E Church for a large gathering. D Brewer Eddy spoke as the group focused on the Red Cross work and the current campaign.
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Harvard Square
Cambridge
D. Brewer Eddy
Epworth M. E
Red Cross
Winthrop Red Cross Parade and Rally Draw Crowd
A parade through Winthrop Centre featured Boy Scouts Red Cross nurses and citizens. The rally in Winthrop Theatre raised 31 dollars with speakers Damon BE Hall Rev Charles Otto and Private Macey of the Canadian army. Elmer Dawson chaired the War Work Committee program.
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Red Cross
Winthrop Theatre
Winthrop Centre
Damon BE. Hall
Charles Otto
Macey
Elmer &. Dawson
British Improve Lines on the Amiens Front
British troops on the Amiens front near Ville-Sur-Ancre north west of Morlancourt improved their positions and captured prisoners and machine guns. Raids northwest of Albert and near Hamel yielded additional prisoners and four machine guns, while a raid northeast of Bethune was repulsed.
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London
Ville-Sur-Ancre
Morlancourt
Amiens
France
British War Office
Moriancourt
Albert
Hamel
Bethune
The Merciful Cross of Red Poem Read At Red Cross Rallies
James W. Gibbons deputy city collector reads a Red Cross poem at rallies. The verses evoke wartime sacrifice and gratitude, imagining aid in No Man's Land and the mercy of the Cross of Red guiding wounded soldiers.
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James W. Gibbons
City Hall
Red Cross
No Man’s Land
Death toll rises at Aetna plant blast near Oakdale
Pittsburg reports fifty six dead ninety nine injured and thirty one missing after explosions at the Aetna Chemical Company explosive plant in Oakdale. Coroner Jamieson directs the search as fire crews clear debris and identify remains.
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Pittsburg
Aetna Chemical Company
Oakdale
Samuel C. Jamieson
Grim disaster morgue reveals victims to public
The bodies were taken to a makeshift morgue where friends and relatives could view every recovered victim. The gruesome recoveries were conducted openly to identify those missing in the disaster.
American Fliers Pay Tribute to Capt Hall
American air crews in France honor Captain James Norman Hall after his aircraft went down. A new No. 17 appears on the front northwest of Toul with the inscription Old Jimmy under the pilot seat. Some fliers adopt a tiny mouse colored jackass mascot, famed for kicking at things it dislikes, now painted on some planes.
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France
Associated Press
James Norman Hall
Hall
Toul
Jimmy
Captain Hail
Jackass
Tickets Available For Out There Opera House Benefit
Through inquiries at Herrick's and the Red Cross Cottage on the Common, tickets for the all star performance of Out There at the Opera House tomorrow evening remain available, with many seats, especially cheap ones, on sale opposite West street. The famous cast remains unchanged, featuring George Arliss George M. Cohan Mrs. Fiske Julia Arthur James K. Hackett Helen Ware James Powers Beryl Mercer Heggie MacFarlane de Cisneros Burr McIntosh Jaurette Taylor H B Warner Chauncey Olcott.
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Herrick’s
Red Cross
Opera House
West Street
Baltimore
New Haven
Boston
George Arliss
George M. Cohan
Mrs. Fiske
Julia Arthur
James K. Hackett
Helen Ware
James T. Powers
Beryl Mercer
Co. P. Heggie
George MacFarlane
Eleanora de Cisneros
Burr McIntosh
Jaurette Taylor
H. B. Warner
Chauncey Olcott
Red Cross Rally At Conrad Store Highlights Speakers
Secretary of State Albert Pp Lang and O. B. Marshall of the French Ambulance Corps will be principal speakers at a Red Cross rally for Conrad & Co. employees at 5:30 PM. A patriotic program is planned and Marshall will recount his experiences in France.
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Albert Pp. Langtry
Marshall
French Ambulance Corps
Red Cross
Conrad & Co
France
Junior Red Cross Opens Nashua Drive
Eight thousand children from public, parish and private schools paraded in Nashua to open the Red Cross drive. It was the largest children's parade the city has seen, marking a record turnout for the campaign kickoff.
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RED Cross
Nashua
N. H
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