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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1917

Page

9

Washington Post Subscription Rates and policies

The Washington Post lists carrier and mail subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery details, including monthly and yearly terms, payment methods, and advance remittance requirements. It names Edward B. McLean as president and provides foreign advertising reps in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit.

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Railroads Mobilize to Aid National Defense

Railroads across the country begin initial steps to aid the Council of National Defense in creating a mobilization system for military use. At a New York conference, railroad presidents pledged support, stressing planning by traffic experts to ensure rapid troop movements and minimize wartime delays.

Council of National Defense New York German Board of Strategy

The Budget Plan in the House Appropriations Surge

The House will close the week with nearly 800 million dollars appropriated in six days. Naval, pension, and army bills total 368 million, 169 million, and 247 million respectively, marking a record for a lower chamber. A proposed five member board at 16000 dollars a year could supervise all expenditures and push a national budget, implying automatic economies and tighter control via Treasury oversight and appropriations committees.

Board of Administrative Control Congress Treasury Department House Senate

Edison fifty anniversary of sleepless labor noted in playful tribute

The article marks Thomas Alva Edison’s seventieth birthday with a witty portrait of his constant work habit. It cites his son Charley explaining that Edison pursues an invention critical to America in case of war and that he remains in a state of near nonstop activity, while hinting at potential overreach in religious or moral commentary.

Thomas Alya Edison Wizard of Menlo Park Mr. Edison Charley America

Edison and the pace of his work and pacifist stance

The article portrays Thomas Edison as a steadfast inventor and pacifist who urges adequate national defense while deflecting sensationalist questions. It notes his long hours and focus on serious study, rejecting interruptions from critics and interviewers in the pursuit of progress.

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Before the Hurricane Threat Grips American Shipping

As Berlin warns of destroying Orleans and Rochester US vessels, a torpedoed American schooner in the Mediterranean and cut communications with Americana in Turkey signal growing danger. The President seeks authority to arm American shipping as Congress prepares to act.

Orleans Rochester Bordeaux Berlin United States Mediterranean Americana Turkey Constantinople New York Harbor New York Congress Army Navy Destiny Woodrow Wilson

Salary Increases in Congress Face Compromise

Congress writers debate executive salary raises with House favoring under 1300 and Senate under 1000. A compromise would set increases at 1400 and under. The piece notes slow living costs and urges immediate implementation, while snipping with a satirical tone about global affairs and public figures.

Congress House Senate

Sazonoff Favored As New Russian Envoy To London

Sergius Sazonoff, appointed ambassador to the court of St James, wins universal English approval due to his prior London tenure and tactful role in easing Russo British frictions. His health prevents a return to Petrograd as foreign minister despite enduring pro German intrigues. Sir John Jellicoe becomes first sea lord, with Sir Cecil Burney as second, praised for naval leadership and submarine warfare expertise.

Sergius Sazonoff St. James Count Benckendorf England Petrograd Neva Basil Sturmer Sturmer Trepgff Prince Golitain Foreign Department Edward Sasonoff London Edward VII Russia Roz- Jentvensky Dogger Bank Mlle. von Neidhardt Stolypin Edward Carson Sir John Jellicoe Grand Fleet North Sea Bea Admiralt John Jellicoe Sir Cecil Burney Admiralty Aea Sir Cecil Sir John Elas Jutland Royal Navy Adriatic Mediterranean Balkans Lcutari

Judge Feeds 100 Pigeons Daily Outside City Hall Window

A Philadelphia North American piece notes Judge Orlady of the superior court feeds hundreds of hungry pigeons daily from his fifth floor city hall office. He scatters cracked grain on the window ledge from a large box, and pigeons arrive to greet him with a morning feed and occasional repeat meals.

Philadelphia Orlady Superior Court City Hall

Congress Briefs Note Postage Rise and Prohibition Moves

Recesses and adjournments mark a day of action on the postoffice bill with local letters one cent and second class increases under debate. Amendments ban liquor ads in dry states and outlaw imports. Webb export-trade provisions, Navy supply boosts, and district appropriations progress reported. Several nominations and budget requests appear as committees push key measures.

Postoffica Post Office Webb Interstate Commarce Committee Harry A. Lamb Ocean View Navy Department Naval Committee George W. Black Olathe Kana Frederick J. Close Kansas City National Soldiers’ Homes Judiciary House Baker National Guard Wilson United States River and Harbors Keokuk Iowa Mississippi Honaley Missouri

Treasury Report Shows Deficit and Asset Totals for Feb 14 1917

United States Treasury reports a net general fund balance of 74,088,719 with total ordinary receipts 1,700,684 and ordinary payments 4,187,694. The fiscal year deficit stands at 167,130,576, versus 62,101,687 last year excluding Panama Canal and public debt. The release items February 14 1917 cover revenue receipts, ordinary disbursements, and general fund assets including gold, silver dollars, U S notes, Federal Reserve notes and bank issues with detailed totals across categories.

United States Treasury General Fund, Assets and Treasury United States Notes Federal Reserve Notes National Bank Federal Reserve Banks Treasury Philippines

Landed Here 113 Years Ago by 120 Year Old John Drysdale

Washington dispatch details John Drysdale of Baileysville aged 120 born August 12 1796 in Scotland. A former sailor for 35 years he traveled world wide landing in New York at age 7. He joined Sir John Franklin Arctic expedition endured ten months ice drift and still swims well. He voted for Woodrow Wilson and notes three wives buried in Scotland Canada and the United States. His eldest son would be 104 if living.

Washington Baileysville W. Va Pittsburgh Post John Drysdale Scotland George Washington New York Sir John Franklin Lce Drysdale Polla Woodrow Wilson Canada United States

Trial of Lord Cardigan by Peers 76 Years Ago Today

A historical account recalls the 1841 peer trial of Lord Cardigan for dueling and related offenses. The process featured the peers assembling at the chamber, questions to determine guilt, and Cardigan being declared not guilty by the peers, avoiding legal punishment though marked by controversy over the conduct. The narrative notes the duel, the witnesses, and the legal nuances surrounding the verdict.

Lord Cardigan England Macauley Eleventh Hussars Morning Chronicle Harvey Tuckett Chronicle Wimbledon Common Tuckett Dusla Cardigan London Lord Elden Thomas Hunt Dann John Lord Keane James Thoman Earl of Lord Keane Duke of Cleveland

Singing Lost Art Confined to Pros Drunks and Phonographs

An Indianapolis News piece laments that singing has become a lost informal craft, now mainly performed by professionals, intoxicated individuals, and amplified devices. It contrasts past peasant and family song traditions with modern work and leisure noise, noting machinery, offices, and cinemas suppress singing.

Indianapolis News Gamaa Andrew Lang Mills

Indiana Calisthenics: Terre Haute Woman Cleans to Train

A Terre Haute woman strengthens her arms by dusting chairs sweeping floors and carrying wood and coal to the domestic hearth. The piece mixes playful travelogue with social questions about widowhood or divorcee status and references Peach o Rene and a Stanford Chapparall figure.

Terre Haute Tribune Terre Haute Leland Stanford Chapparall Peach Rene

Army Officers Ordered On Duty And Assignments

A long formal U S Army record lists officers assigned to active duties with dates in 1917, detailing first lieutenants Hoff man Pes Prince Burwell Kenneth Harmon and more, plus transfers to Fort Leavenworth and Fort McDowell, retirements, resignations, and detachments, with numerous leave of absence grants and recruiting and guarding duties across commands. It also covers national guard officers attached to regular regiments for training, and mentions discharge for fraudulent enlistment and hospital observations at Walter Reed.

Edward L. Hoffman Twenty-fourth Infantry Norman W. Pes Infantry John C. Prince Cavalry Harvey BE & Burwell Thirteenth Cavalry John Kennard Seventh Cavalry Hubert R. Harmon Coast Artillery Corps Fort Leavenworth Kane United States Disciplinary Barracks Sherburne Whipple Ninth Infantry Ralph Hospital Howard M. Welles, Jr Ernesto ¥. Smith Sixth Infantry Southern Department Charles R. Dalbey Mississippi National Guard William J. Little Concord N. C First Infantry North Carolina National Guard Walter H. Chatfield A. A New York City Chatfield Marcus Brokes Fourteenth Infantry War Department Abraham P. Buffington Fort Renoremount Edward N. Macon United States Army Jeffersonville Ind Benjamin Alvord Western Department William Rogers Field Artillery Seventh Field Artillery Fort McDowell Cal Fort MacDowell Eighteenth Infantry William A. McCulloch Thomas C. Spencer Charles M. Blackford Thirty-fifth Infantry Halstead P. Councilman Ordnance Department Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D. C Steve Orloff Thirtyfifth Douglas Ariz Philip R. Ward Roderick R. Allen Sixteenth Cavalry Norris Stayton David B. Falk Thirty-second Infantry Percy Deshon Letterman General Hospital San Francisco Eighth Field Artillery Francis M. van Natter Twenty-second Infantry W. H. Point Quartermaster Corps Washington Barracks D. C Alexander D. Bell Weat Virginia Infantry Thomas M. Sherman First New York Infantry Thomga J. Dooley Tenth George A. Wilson Forty-seventh Horace M. van Blyke New Jersey Infantry Samuel Brown Third Blair Wilson Virginia Infantry George J. Cross Firat Corps Massachusetts National Guard John L. Chamberlain Tospectes Gam Eral Inspector General Army Frank H. Lusse Second Infantry Kentucky National Guard Fort Thomas Columbus Barracks Ohio George E. Goodrich Thirtieth Infantry Ball Fort Clark Tex Thirty-sixth Infantry Albert L. Loustalot Alcatraz Prsific Branch

Republicans Vow Unity With President In War Time

William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican national committee, told the President at the White House that Republicans nationwide support the Chief Executive during the international crisis. He said party politics should submerge for a united response to foreign aggression and stressed his remarks were personal views. He also indicated a possible June or July meeting of the committee to discuss ongoing strategy.

William R. Willcox Republican National Committee White House Hughes Wilcox Republican Organization Bhias Washington Repubican Congress Mr. Willcox Willcox National Committee

How Coffee Is Made in Java

Mrs. Hulgar Jantzen from Copenhagen, born on Java, extols traditional Java coffee methods. She describes roasting and grinding, long water infusion, and a strong hot milk drink praised as exceptionally delicious. A note from Dr. Charles Hughes discusses American identity and the idea of hyphenated Americans amid war.

Java Hulgar Jantzen Copenhagen Dutch East Indies Mre. Jantzen Cuba Mrs. Jantzen America Charles Hughes Paria Shoreham Looka

Can't Send Army Abroad Declares Iowa Democrat Treasurer

Willar Ww Marsh of Watshoo, Iowa, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, denounces sending 100000 troops to Europe as unprepared. He notes Western U.S. support for the President and cites his campaign fundraising of about 2000000 with a 100000 deficit looming. The item also lists several army personnel movements and disciplinary notices at Forts and barracks.

United States France Europe Willar Ww. Marsh Watshoo Iowa Democratic National Committee Willard England Germany West Marah National Committee

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