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Thinks a Gift of Five Hundred Million Will End the War
Frederick C. Walcott told lawmakers at Miss Mabel Boardman’s home that a $500,000,000 relief fund for noncombatants could drive peace efforts by spurring civilian demand for reconstruction aid. He urged combined private and congressional funding, noting U.S. wealth and past relief totals. Meanwhile Asheville dispatch reports a Canton fire killed a Penland family and injured others in a two-room cabin.
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Washington Dispatch
Frederick C. Walcott
New York
Poland
Belgium
Rockefeller Foundation
Mabel T. Boardman
Med Sroes
Offenne
Europe
Walcott
United States
Central Powers
Wilson
Canton
Jack Penland
Mildred
Laura