McAdoo Leads Liberty Bond Drive Across New England
Boston and surrounding towns launch a broad Liberty Loan drive with McAdoo guiding celebrations and daily subscription tallies. Railroads, colleges, and small towns mobilize workers and students to buy $50 bonds, with banks handling payments and safeguards for deposits while public notices and local committees push widespread participation.
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Boston
New England
Brookline
Edward B. Dane
Alfred Aiken
Federal Reserve Bank
Philip S. Parker
Roland W. Boyden
Ninth Regiment
Newton banks offer free bond subscriptions support
The Newton bond drive lists banks from Newton, Newtonville, Auburndale, and West Newton agreeing to handle subscriptions gratis. The Liberty bond committee, led by Séward W. Jones, has 30 members and nine sub committees. five local papers provide front page space free and merchants donate half their ad space. Andrew J. Hughes of Newton Highlands urged unions to assist as Waltham efforts continue.
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Arlington
Hollis M. Gott
James M. Mead
George Stokes
Edward 8. Fessenden
F. L. Masseck
Arlington Papers
Newton
Newton Trust Company
Newtonville
Auburndale
Newton Centre
First National Bank
West Newton
Newton Savings Bank
West
Andrew J. Hughes
National Coopers’ Union
Newton Highlands
Waltham
Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Curley calls Boston firms to adjust hours for Registration Day
In a proclamation issued last night Mayor Curley urges employers to let workers visit registration sites June 5 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. He warns of penalties for evading or hindering registration and asks all citizens to aid non English readers in finding their registration place and answering the form.
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Curley
Boston
United States
Army recruiting breaks record in Boston with 1294 enlistments
The Boston army recruiting station at 3 Tremont Row closed May with 1294 enlistments, a new 30 day high and the biggest month for recruiting in any regular service. The figure edges April’s total and signals a historic surge in enlistments.
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Boston
Tremont Row
Recruiting Pace and First New England Woman Marine Recruit
Recruiting runs at 43 per day amid Memorial Day crowds as New England grants its first woman Marine recruit Mrs Grace M Hoffman of Merrimack New Hampshire helped sign Arthur Eaton a local man Th Navy station closes for training camps and National Guard units pick best men with camps planned in Framingham and Concord for 200 and 258 recruits respectively under Col Logan and Col Sweetser
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New England
Marine Corps
Grace M. Hoffman
Merrimack
N. H
P. O
Ninth Regiment
Framingham
Logan
Sweetser
Sixth
Concord
Springfield camp to rise this week says Colonel Hayes
Colonel Hayes announced that a Second Infantry camp will be thrown up in Springfield within the week with authorization only lacking for immediate work. Charlestown navy yard was crowded with applicants for paymaster positions aboard the fleet including bank clerks and experienced auditors.
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Springfield
Hayes
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Anti-Draft Posters Put Up in Milford
Posters opposing conscription urged workers to call protest meetings and skip draft registration. Police searched streets after discovery but found no clues. Department of Justice officials in Boston were notified.
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Milford
Department of Justice
Boston
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Lumber Trade Club of
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