Half Way Mark for Loan Surplus Across States
Treasury reports a large oversubscription for the third liberty loan with total subscriptions around $1.238 billion and many states and cities near or over quota. Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Philadelphia show strong effort while several states including Montana and North Dakota exceed their allotments. A Philadelphia patriotic demonstration is planned as MPO urges cooperation from 2.5 million YMCA men and Christian Endeavorers.
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Treasury Nent
Atuota
Illinois
Diana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Chilias
Blic
Des Moines
Sioux City
Detroit
Milwaukee
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Lucky
Louis
North Dakota
Minneapolis
York
Philadelphia
Cleve- Wie
St. Louis
Dallas
New York State
Jeavo
Atlanta
Flan
Mites
Yon
Pittsburg
Canada Draft Acts Passed In Parliament
Iowa and Ontario April 20 both houses pass the manpower resolution under the war service act. Exemptions are removed and the minister of militia gains power to call men to the colors. The law targets married men widowers and single men aged 20 to 22 and will proceed in stages including unmarried fathers and those with children.
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Canada
Iowa
Ont
Fire on Holland America liner in port loads troops
A fire broke out today on a Holland America liner being loaded with American troops abroad. Fire boat Mills fought the flames confined to several oil areas of cargo before being extinguished. Federal agents are investigating. The ship had recently been commissioned by the government. In other notes, President Roosevelt burned his left hand when grabbing a hot muffler while riding in a British tank. His physician said no serious complications are expected and full use should return in about a month.
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Tic Port
Fire Boat Mills
Ison
Aia
T. Grayson
Gray
Individual bond buyers break record in third liberty loan
Washington reports that 20,000,000 individual subscribers backed the third liberty loan, a record for U S war financing. Officials cite wide distribution as key to stability and aim to surpass Germany's best wartime bond take while comparing national debts and per capita figures across nations.
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Washington
Treasury
McAdoo
Germany
United States
German Empire
Karl Helfferich
Helfferich
France
England
Great Britain
Italy
Waterbury Liberty loan parade draws 25,000 crowd
Waterbury on April 20 hosted a double Liberty loan parade and pageant. A 1 pm children’s demonstration with floats, followed by a 2:30 pm military civic parade. A 100 strong Waterbury unit from Camp Devens led, supported by Yale Naval unit and city guards. Five hundred uniformed men performed “retreat” on the green. Munition factories halted overtime as hundreds of workers joined the march.
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Waterbury
Liberty Loan
Camp Devens
Yale Naval Training Unit
Liberty loan drive in New Haven gains steam with mass meeting
New Haven held a large Woolsey hall mass meeting led by Harry Lauder to push Liberty loan subscriptions toward 3 million dollars. A preceding street parade drew several thousand participants in support of the drive.
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New Haven
Storm disrupts work as prophets miss forecast
A violent storm halts quarry work at the brownstone quarries and closes the Portland Library for lack of patrons while Uncle Horace and other weather prophets face ridicule. Courts and churches note changes from Cape Cod to Essex as evenings bring steady activity in local life.
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Horace
Noxon & Whitney
A. N. Searles
Portland
M. E
Cape Cod
Mass
Patrick Dailey
East Hampton
Hartford
John J. Hubbard
Middlesex Christian Endeavor Society
Essex
Edward Douglas
Republican League
New Haven
Wesley A. Pearne
Louisville
Robert G. Malona
Middlesex Turnpike
Joseph P. Lane
E. Bound
Chaffee
Kansas
Goodrich
the Transportation Co
Middletown Coal Co
Connecticut
Letterio Santangelo
Middlefield
Emperor William
Rome
King Humber
Wooden Cars Again Steel Is Needed For Other Uses
War Industries Board in Washington on April 20 ordered railroads to revert to wooden cars with steel under frames due to government emergency needs. Priority for steel follows emergency fleet, Navy, Army, railroad repairs, locomotive construction, and rails. Composite and timber coal cars will also serve railroad needs, with rapid manufacture promised.
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War Industries Board
Washington
Navy
Army
Railroad Administration
Fire damages Stamford Foundry plant. losses about 50,000
Fire swept through the Stamford Foundry company plant in Stamford on April 20, destroying nearly the entire facility. The four story wooden building and adjacent 11,000 square foot shop were gutted as city and neighboring fire crews fought the blaze. The plant produced ranges for naval boats and other indirect government work, with damages estimated between 40,000 and 50,000 dollars.
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Stamford
Stamford Foundry Company
Shipmate Range
Yale Man Missing In Action From Yale Class of 1917
Robert Rhett, Yale class of 1917 and regular army lieutenant, is reported missing in action in the latest local casualty lists. While at Yale he played freshman and varsity baseball and belonged to several junior and senior societies before leaving college last spring to join the service.
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Yale
New Haven
Robert Rhett
Rhett
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