The Fighting Fleets Returns to European Waters
The narrator recalls encounters with American and British submarines in European waters. A British submarine and flotilla conduct practice and patrols while a destroyer leads them from harbor, with seaplanes, motor launches, and mine-sweepers in constant activity. The submarine commander discusses gun practice, rough seas, and the dangers of naval warfare in 1918.
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North Sea
Margate
Isle of Man
R. N.V.R
Wale War
Representative Young urges use of German POWs on farms
Representative Young of North Dakota outlined to Food Administrator Hoover a plan to employ German prisoners of war on farms in Florida at 33 1 3 cents per day to cover government costs. He noted farm labor costs in his state at seven dollars daily and a shortage of farm drivers for horses idle in pastures.
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Washington
Young
North Dakota
Hoover
Fla Day
Tell the Kaiser's Death Knell Buy Bonds Today
A wartime appeal urges readers to invest in bonds as a defense effort. The notice frames the purchase as a patriotic duty supporting national goals and war finance. It emphasizes urgency and collective responsibility in backing the government loan program.
Cassidy Will Contest Trial Postponed to January Term
The Cassidy will contest in Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court is delayed from the October civil term to the January term due to counsel illness. Bangor banker John Cassidy died in March leaving an estate estimated up to 8 million dollars with five direct heirs. Three heirs Mrs Murphy Mrs O'Brien and John Cassidy seek to break the will while funds will form a trust for future generations or distant relatives.
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Bangor
Cassidy
Supreme Judicial Court
Maine
New Iland
Whipple
Sears Ogden
Boston
William R. Patangall
Augusta
John Cassidy
Mr. Cassidy
James W
John
Mary A. Murphy
Carl R. O’brien
Edythe Rice
Buy Liberty Bonds to Aid Our Soldiers at the Front
A wartime appeal urges readers to purchase Liberty Bonds and support ammunition needs for Allied troops. A $50 bond is described as capable of buying a rifle and sufficient cartridges to reach the front.
War Motors Sweep Auto Plants as U S Converts Industry
Government contracts exceed 800 million dollars and auto plants shift to war needs. Ambulances airplane motors tanks and firearms now produced. Truck output reduces to one third of prewar levels to serve war program. September carload shipments fall from 29538 to 11700 signaling broad production change. Gasoline supplies viewed as ample for continued driving.
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New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Senate vote insult to women sparks protest from Boston
To the Editor of the Post Winona Osborne Pinkham argues the US Senate insulted womanhood by denying women a citizen’s voice. She urges a massive petition and renewed activism to demand enfranchisement, insisting democracy requires women's votes and protest now.
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Senate
United States Senate
Womanhood of America
America
Winona Osborne Pinkham
Tremont Street
Boston
Buy bonds and help pay the purchase price of victory
A brief urging readers to purchase bonds to support costs toward victory. The message appeals to civic duty and financial contribution, framing the bond purchase as essential to securing an outcome favorable to the community.
Massachusetts Seeks Graduate Nurses to Combat Influenza
State Health Department in Boston offers $28 weekly for graduate nurses and assistants, plus expenses. Training for nurses’ aids and attendants, $15 weekly, and travel refunds within a 24 hour radius of Boston. Apply by telegraph from State House, Boston.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Telegraph
State Health Department
State House
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