Posters Out Over Nation in Third Liberty Loan Drive
Nine million posters intone patriotism for the Third Liberty Loan with artists like Christy and Riesnberger contributing. Treasury plans 5 million window stickers 50 million stamps and 16 million lodges for the April 6 opening, aiming to reach diverse Americans and foreign language communities.
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United States
Joseph Pennell
J. C. Leyendecker
Sydney Riesenberg
Herbert Paul
Sydney S. Stern
Henry Raleigh
Howard Chandler Christy
Treasury
Goddess of Liberty
New York
Halt the
Independence Hall
France
Treasury Employees See Raising of Third Liberty Flag
In Washington the Third Liberty Loan honor flag was raised before the Treasury building as thousands gathered. The entire Treasury Department paused work for fifteen minutes to witness the ceremony with key figures including Lewis B. Franklin and McAdoo aiming to have flags in every community once quotas are met.
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Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Washington
Treasury Building
Lewis B. Franklin
War Loan Organization
Clarkson Potter
Frank R. Wilson
R. W. Emerson
Division of
J. H. Burton
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Canada Victory Loan yields record subscribers and per capita support
The final returns show 820,085 subscribers to the Victory Loan, a rate of 1 in 9.62 of the population. Ontario supplied nearly half of the total subscriptions, with Manitoba and British Columbia leading per capita participation, while total subscriptions equaled 538.13 per person. The piece notes a likely need for another large domestic loan if war continues, urging thrift and investment.
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British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Odgatio
Joos Wwe
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Saskatchewan
Ontario
High Priced Salesmen Rally for Liberty Bonds Drive
Cleveland's special sales committee organizes a 15 team effort led by E. G. Tillotson to promote the Third Liberty Loan. Ten members per team will work four weeks starting April 6 to sell bonds, with top businessmen volunteering their time without pay.
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Uncle Sam
Cleveland
Committee On
E. G
Tillotson
Tillotson-Wolcott Co
Woman from Red Lodge Aids War Work Lions Share
Sophie Bronson Titterington a nearly deaf shut-in from Red Lodge Montana organizes war work material for American women gathering articles about n in g woman’s roles She loans the bureau’s information to club women at cost only for postage fines go to the bureau fund and her efforts support federated women’s clubs.
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Sophie Bronson Titterington
Red Lodge
Montana
Bureau
General Federation
Americans Fill German Indigo Gap at Marcus Hook Plant
After eighteen months of research the National Aniline and Chemical company begins construction of a large indigo plant at Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. American chemists have produced a dye equal to the German product, with textile buyers calling it as good in quality and yield. The venture aims to meet global demand and reduce dependence on German indigo.
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Germany
Marcus Hook
National Aniline and Chemical Company
America
Atlantic
Monkey Escapes Handles Panic in Montecito Church Crush
A monkey from the McCormick estate in Montecito California escaped from Vincent Maulhardt after a recent gift. It bit an eight year old girl Alma Barnes and triggered a church rush before being shot dead in the street. The animal’s brain was sent to Los Angeles for rabies testing.
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McCormick
Montecito
Cal
Vincent Maulhardt
Alma Barnes
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Mauthardt
Maulhardt
Los Angeles
Stamps as Beauty Spots Impress Los Angeles High Girls
Thrift stamps serve as decorative beauty spots among high school girls in Los Angeles. The face value of the stamps and the girls remain unaffected by the new trend.
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Los Angeles
Americans Answer German Propaganda With Historic Resolve
An American soldier describes to French Poilus how U S history from 1776 through 1865 shows capacity for sacrifice and victory, arguing that unity and resolve will aid France in the war. The moral is reinforced by a frank dialogue about Americas entry and support for Allied efforts. Private A S McLeod of Marlborough Mass, wounded in action, becomes the first U S soldier to be treated at Walter Reed with future artificial limbs.
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Poilus
France
America
Germany
Europe
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Times of Washington
Lusitania
Bernstorff
A. S. McLeod
Marlborough
Mass
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
McLeod
Wife Wanted Him to Go
A Bozeman Montana man of draft age wrote to the Gallatin county exemption board asking that his wife persuade the army to take him. He described himself as useless, a drinker and fiddler who has seven children to feed and suggested he could be useful only to provide meat for the family.
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Bozeman
Mont
Gallatin County
United States Army
City Dazes Him Released Convict Never Seen Car
Simon Hammer, a 46 year old released convict from the Maryland penitentiary after 21 years, cried with joy as he stepped into the world. He had never seen an automobile or an electric car and watched one pass by as he prepared to begin work on a Virginia farm. Hammer witnessed 8,802 prisoners enter the penitentiary during his imprisonment.
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Maryland
Simon Hammer
Board of Prison -Patrol
Hammer
Virginia
Man Made to Kiss Flag in Pittsburgh Police Cell
Frank Walendhowsky was forced to kiss the American flag multiple times in a Pittsburgh police station cell. Policeman James Noon had him walk up and down the cell waving the flag overhead after he declared he would remain a slacker for life.
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Frank Walendhowsky
Pittsburgh
James Noon
Frank
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