The Red Cross Calls for 15000000 Members This Christmas
A rallying call to recruit 15 million Red Cross members to aid soldiers in France and support families at home. Describes current aid in France, the need for hospital supplies, garments, bandages, and the aim to back Pershing’s forces. Highlights a 100 million dollar fundraising backdrop and urges magazine class membership at 2 dollars a year.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
France
Pershing
No Man’s Land
Germany
Enirit
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
Britain
Russia
Italy
Paris
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Switzerland
Lone Sear
Chicago
Mr. Davison
America
Grayson M. P. Murphy
Major Murphy
Lon
Wilson
Buffalo
The
Had Little Desire to Roam
The passage notes Americans travel to Europe annually in large numbers with haste and curiosity about dress and speech. An old French lady asks why Americans love to tear across the world, while the speaker says happiness lies in staying in one place.
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Europe
Halifax Horror Stuns Dominion After Night of Fire
The Halifax disaster killed at least 2,000 and left the city in mourning as the Belgian relief ship Imo collided with the armed Mont Blanc loaded with TNT and benzine triggering a citywide blaze. The blast destroyed key buildings including Citadel Hill, government offices, hospitals, and factories in the fire swept district, while Halifax’s famed parks and harbors drew attention to its strategic role as a major Canadian gateway and naval center.
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Halifax
Dominion
Imo
Mont Blanc
Citadel Hill
Government Dockyard
Wellington Barracks
Admiralty House
Military Hospital
St. Mary's
Parliament
Royal Bank of Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of British North America
Bank of Montreal
Dalhousie College
Presbyterian Theological College
Government Technical College
Provincial
Government House
City Hall
Dominion Building
New Customs House
Provincial Museum
Academy of Music
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Prince George and
Queen's
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
North
St. Mary's Catholic
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
America
Bedford Basin
Liverpool
New York
New Britain
Howe
Boston
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Charles Dana Gibson
the Red Cross Magazine
Great Britain
Point Pleasant Park
William Young
Young Avenue
Canada