Oversubscription Indicated In Third Liberty Loan Drive
Washington reports show a strong surge in Liberty loan pledges with daily totals surpassing prior records. New York and New Jersey districts report high subscription rates, and Milwaukee leads in oversubscription with 18 percent.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
New York
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Impressive Funeral for German Ace von Richtofen
A large gathering of British, aviation officers, and Americans attended the burial of Captain von Richtofen near Saily Le Sac. The ceremony, with an Army Chaplain and Tingland service, honored one of the central allies’ greatest aviators, an inscription read on a wreath calling him “A valiant and worthy foe.”
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Tingland
Naval activity may mean U boat defeat in war
Washington April 23 American naval officers await the full story of the French British blow against German destroyers and U boat bases on the Belgian coast. The defense plan centers on a coordinated anti submarine offensive with mine fields light surface patrols new detection devices aircraft and submarines to bottle up or check U boats and reduce their threat.
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Te Say
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Lince
Tornes
Adanding
Mannes
Hernia
Flanders
Camp Devens Men Getting Plenty of Artillery Work
Camp Devens reports heavy artillery training with howitzers and 3 inch guns firing from hillside positions 3 400 yards away and a distant regiment booming all day. About 400 Negro soldiers will transfer to the 2d division and units in formation include the 61st and 520th service battalions. A monument named Sweetheart Monument may be built from field stones gathered by visiting New England girls.
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Aytr
Maas
G2d
New Ingland
Canton
New England
Iostess
Y M C A Boys Cabinet Holds Closing Meeting
Members of the Y M C A Boys Cabinet and guests attended the closing meeting of the season. A banquet followed with speeches from Varvot Main and others, reviewing the cabinet work and recognizing the boys’ efforts and successes.
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Safe conduct probable in Swiss repatriations to Germany
Berne April 23. Swiss repatriations with Germany for the safe conduct of American grain ships seem near a favorable conclusion. Germany is understood to grant safe conducts to all ships carrying the American flag or other flag, plus the Swiss tug, marked plainly with the inscription ASehweis.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Erain
Irish Work Stoppage Protests Drafting in Dublin
Dublin observers report a citywide labor stoppage as a protest against conscription. Rail traffic halted, shops closed, cinemas silent, and saloons shut as workers quit in solidarity. Transportation collapsed and streets emptied amid the strike, with newspapers unable to publish and firms pausing operations.
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Kehunil
Tauhlin Virtikiliy
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Ayer Feckey
Moving Picture House
Fountain Of Youth Petition Of Equality And Death
A fragmented notice describes petitions by women seeking waiver or equal treatment in a court setting. It notes fears of death and hardship, referencing a controversial standard and the possibility of broader social change. The text is garbled with misspellings and missing names.
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Staandal Bat Heiss Board
Oacarite
Eloes
Gorareroents
Sere
Ponti Eesore Ty Lydia
Nactiati
Eas
Dover
Taorestare
Col Bolling Killed During Aviation Service Inspection
Paris April 23 Colonel Bolling on an inspection tour for the American aviation service was killed in his car east of Amiens. He disappeared March 25 and was found March 29 with a bullet wound. Dispatches to Washington and Pershing’s casualty list confirm his death.
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Tholling
United States Bred Corporation
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Colonel Bolling
M. E. Stone Honored by AP for 25 Years of Service
New York April 23 The Associated Press marks 25 years of Melville E Stone as general manager with a tribute at the annual meeting. Frank B Noyes urges editors to support President Wilson in the war effort. A leather bound volume and twenty five thousand dollar Tulberry bonds are presented. Noyes warns against partisanship while stressing unity and duties.
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Stone
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Wilson
Mrr Stone
Noy
Nieniins Nile Tee
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