This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
6
Senators and representatives attended a Chamber of Commerce dinner where the toastmaster announced speakers. more than 200 guests were expected. The event highlighted political voices with remarks from notable officials.
The American Sugar Refining Company and affiliates deny monopoly or restraint allegations in the federal dissolution suit. They admit past customs fraud by some refinery employees in 1907, repudiate it, and say the loss to the government totaled 26000 dollars, later repaid.
An Austrian tailor named Retetell was killed while testing an automatic parachute cape approved for dummy tests on Fleet Tower. He aborted the dummy plan and leaped in person, the cape failed to open, and he fell to his death as a crowd misread the spectacle.
A detailed guide for hosting a Lincoln birthday event with decorations, favors, and activities. Suggestions include blue and white themes, red ribbon accents, and games such as Lincoln trivia and drawing challenges. Prizes and setup tips are provided to maximize fun and engagement.
Kingston S I Feb 4 Mer Richard Lalor Hurtsell a noted Catholic priest and pastor of St Marys Church Rond out died today of pneumonia at Benedictina Sanitarium He was a member of the suite that recently accompanied Cardinal Farley to Rome Burtsell had defended Dr Baward McGlynn against accusations in politics and single tax propaganda His transfer to a rural parish followed Vatican appeals and Rome sustained Archbishop Corrigan and Pope Leo approved the decision His supporters numbered over 600 flocking to sign an appeal for reinstate ment
Professional traders moved to depress stock prices after a quiet January, betting on an easy decline. Earnings for Eastern roads showed mixed results as bears pressed the market while outsides remained largely nonbearish.
Christopher Annics, 38, of Harleian Pa, held without bail for trial in general session. He claimed his sister in law Ruth Russell ran away with him after alleging a spell by the girl. He weaved a defense blaming false arrest and asserted he believed he was free to shape his life as he chose.
Lawrence, Feb 4 Central Labor Union affiliated with AFL will join the 15,000 textile mill operatives in a strike now nearing a month. If nonproductive, the union will actively conduct the strike with AFL ready to respond on call with formal sanction and support in backing the rival Industrial Workers of the World action.
The Post urges immediate pickup of remaining leather bound dictionaries offered for one coupon. Readers urged to act now or miss out as the distribution ends and no further copies will be available.
The American Iron and Steel Association reports a 193 percent drop from 1910 output in 1811 pig iron production. US Steel Corp produced 12,760,000 tons of ingots and 19,750,000 tons of pig iron last year with 10,216,000 tons of finished products. January contracts totaled about 170,000 tons of finished steel, with railroad needs including 15,000 cars and 88 locomotives. Canadian orders surface for locomotives and major railroad purchases continue, while iron pipe makers placed 50 tons of pig iron contracts, signaling price shifts in Southern furnaces.
The Administration Republican Club met at 21 Virginia Ave SE and endorsed the Biaber-Wader-Gleeson-Collins delegation to the Chicago convention. Various district clubs and leaders spoke at gatherings on Eleventh Street NW and 4 Louisiana Ave NW, signaling broad campaign support and planned weeklong activities with speakers including Gaskins and Collins among others.
In Macon Georgia on February 4 a mob seized Charles Powell and two guards after an attack on a young white woman. They dragged the prisoner to a railroad yard four miles from the city, burned the corpse at a telegraph pole, and carried the body into the city. Local officers had removed Powell from the jail to prevent lynching but could not stop the torching.
The Post announces a counting puzzle with circles forming links and ties to decide winners. It notes multiple puzzles may run, and correct answers are rewarded. Details will appear in future issues. contestants may not submit duplicate solutions and subscriptions vary by solution. The contest is open to both genders.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference daily and weekly sums including 250 4 Youthe and Sunday 3,00 months 9 Dalls 420 6 Months and 4.50 9 Monthy to Dally. Strong entities unclear, but terms point to inconsistent amounts and time periods in a ledger or advertisement.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.