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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
9
The Washington Post early 20th century subscription notice lists carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options, rates by time frame, and by mail prepaid terms. It specifies payment methods, advance remittance, and the editor in chief Edward B. McLean, with foreign advertising reps and a date of Thursday February 15, 1917.
An editorial reflects on Lincoln’s enduring legacy as nations from America to Britain honor his birthday. It notes Lloyd George and others paying tribute, citing Bismarck’s admiration and the global reverence for Lincoln. The piece urges Americans to make remembering Lincoln a habitual practice.
The piece argues against a national referendum on war proposed by pacifists. It says framing a valid question is impossible, the President must decide with limited public knowledge, and only a universal no-war mandate could be clear. It contends such a mandate is unlikely even from pacifists.
The Council of National Defense conducts comprehensive enumeration of all industrial plants, transport facilities, raw materials, scientific and medical equipment and more. Committees, comprised of experienced members, coordinate operations to mobilize the nation if necessary, aligning with European consolidation trends that enable modern war effort. The passage highlights American adaptability and intelligence in this mobilization context.
The article extols American emergencies, inventiveness, and initiative as superior to others, noting the fear of American business combinations among German cartels and European enterprises. It states the Council of National Defense is tasked with organizing vast domestic resources, industrial capacity, and talent to ensure full national strength in times of need.
The United States has severed relations with Germany and faces no communication with the American Ambassador in Constantinople. Turkish cooperation with Berlin endangers over 1,000 Americans in detention camps in Asia Minor and amid Jerusalem A1. Wilson reportedly seeks to rescue them before arming merchant ships or sending convoys. Germany’s hand blamed. two American warships in the eastern Mediterranean urged to act against Turks and Germans.
Neutrals debate breaking with Germany as Holland, pressed by German troop buildup and a British blockade, verges on famine. Food stocks last months in peace, weeks under blockade, and a German invasion looms with British naval support and a capable Dutch army. A stern peace palace fate at The Hague is imagined amid conflicting public opinion and shifting alliances.
A nine year old, through the death of his father the fifteenth Duke of Norfolk, becomes premier peer of the realm and hereditary earl marshal with duties at royal ceremonies. The article explains the historic role of the earl marshal and notes the duchess mother will guard the boy during minority.
Marry A Franck in the Century Magazine visits Ibague Tolima capital. The piece describes a cobbled town with thatched one story buildings and wide streets, a stream of water along gutters, three ladies bathing, and foreigners as a novelty. The narrator speculates on locals and the national game of atering.
Recess ended and major actions noted on naval and post office contracts. House and Senate joint session canvassed electoral votes. bills include 25 million for Danish West Indies and a provisional government. Debates over ship commandeering powers, military and railway labor bills, and citizenship for U.S. Indians.
Howard W. Spencer, famed for saving seventeen lives during the 1860 collision of the Lady Elgin and the Augusta, died in Burbank California at 81 after a lingering illness. His bravery was honored by Northwestern University’s 1898 class with a bronze tablet in 1908. He perished after a final surf rescue, asking, Did I do my best?
A New York Mail piece recalls beans’ fall from common fare to expensive supply as prices soar. The narrator recounts beans once fed soldiers and poor diners in cheap eateries, jokes about high prices, and jokes about buying beans in bulk to last through winter.
A 19 year old commemoration recalls the sinking of the battleship Maine in Habana harbor on February 16, 1898. The blast killed 266. Investigations blamed a submarine mine, while tensions with Spain escalated toward war as McKinley sought restraint before hostilities began on April 21.
Herman Hagedorn in the Outlook offers a poetic journey through space and arrival on Earth. The apocalyptic traveler finds welcome, friendship, and a strange kinship with earthly places as life’s secret is whispered. Aries, Moon, and celestial kin are invoked as guiding relatives.
The Colonel describes a Martinique visit with Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner’s Megasina. We reach St Pierre ruins before sunrise and tour Fort de France. The savanna review shows thousands of new soldiers marching to war as the Marseillaise rings out.
A comic exchange features a burglar and a bystander as they search a Detroit woman for jewelry. The thief claims he cannot find the jewelry, mentioning searches of the jewel case, bureau drawers, and the woman’s person while she slept. A quip suggests the missing items were left in the bathroom on the washstand.
The Treasury reports February 12 1817 closing balances with a general fund net balance of 182 968 162 64 and a yearly deficit of 154 642 566 00. Ordinary receipts and payments are detailed alongside gold silver and bank note assets and liabilities in various forms.
First Lieut Henry J Hrafft is relieved from duty at the United States Soldiers Home Washington DC and will report to Walter Reed General Hospital for duty. Second Lieut George B Simpson is retired from service due to disability approved by the President and will be omitted from the Army Register. Multiple officers are reassigned to cavalry regiments and others detailed to active duty or boards. A leave extension and revocation of a prior order are noted.
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson and Republican committee member discuss party reform, Chicago water laws, and Japan migration worries at Washington Willard. Denver lawyer Clyde Dawson forecasts higher living costs from forestry fees, predicts future labor unrest in Colorado amid a Republican boom.
P. J. Rainey notes Africa expanding thoroughbred and halfbred racing after the war. Nairobi hosts four three day meetings with country races, cross country contests, and farmer participation. Government support boosts breeding interest. Rainey suggests halfbred races could aid U S breeders and rural districts.
In a Chicago News piece, two neighboring families describe a close bond across the hall despite wartime tensions. They share money, rent, tastes, and even bread recipes and embroidery tips, stressing that neighbors remain friends regardless of national origin.
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