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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
3
The Third Liberty Loan drive in the New York Federal Reserve District reported subscriptions of 331.5 million dollars at the opening of business today, according to the loan committee.
The House naval affairs committee approved a naval bill amendment increasing the marine corps to 75 500 and directing a major general to accompany them to the European front. Also notes a Sydney labor council cable to Lloyd George urging reconsideration of conscription in Ireland. The U S reports 7 000 women with medical degrees.
The 1917 report by John Skelton Williams warns that public utilities including electric light and power companies gas firms and street railways face near bankruptcy due to rising costs. He urges state commissions and local authorities to grant rate increases and for Congress to consider advance funding to keep essential services solvent and able to support war production.
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