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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1917
Page
9
The Washington Post announces subscription rates and delivery details for 1917. It lists daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly plans, advance payment, and acceptable remittance methods. Contact and office details plus foreign advertising reps are provided.
Britain moves toward imperial preference and tariff protection to bolster agriculture and self sufficiency. A coast patrol plan developed with Roosevelts Navy Dept aims to use motorboats and small craft to hunt submarines along the Atlantic coast, with collaboration from yacht owners and marine societies for an effective defense program.
Public endorses using the Federal Trade Commission as an arbitration board to fix prices for news print. The move is presented as a controlled, neutral mediation to avoid legal price warfare, aiming to preserve industrial harmony and reduce consumer impact.
The piece highlights rising civilian effort in industrial and military preparedness in the United States. It notes that army size is steady and shipbuilding delays hinder navy growth, yet civilian committees and advances in industry are accelerating wartime readiness, addressing problems in production and resource listing.
The President urges arming merchant ships and using convoys to defend seaborne trade against German submarines. He stresses avoiding war, asserts ships must defend themselves, and that Congress should authorize ammunition and gunners for non contraband vessels while considering warship escorts.
A lengthy critique condemns Germany for abusing diplomats during the war, noting cut wires, halted mail, and extortionate train charges against Ambassador Gerard and his wife. It compares German mistreatment unfavorably with the courtesy shown to Bernstorff and Baron Schoen, and calls Prussia’s conduct a breach of long held diplomatic norms.
Mrs. Richard Croker rammed her car into a lamp post to prevent striking a small boy who darted from behind a vehicle in a crowded street. Both Crokers were bruised. the car was wrecked and Mr Croker bought a new car afterward. Kipling payment rumor addressed separately.
Proceedings in the House and Senate cover President Wilson's address on the international situation. Key actions include armed neutrality consideration, flood control approval at 40 to 15, Porto Rican citizenship conference report, and a $100 million bond for President in emergencies. Debate on naval, revenue, and sundry civil bills continues with various amendments and proposals.
The Treasury reports a net general fund balance of 175,630,125.25 with total cash assets 2,281,169,972 and gold and silver holdings. a fiscal year deficit of 161,416,607, driven by 2,269,547 in payments against 2,164,448 receipts. Panama Canal and public debt transactions excluded.
The Washington shooting of Philip Barton Key by Daniel E. Sickles on February 27, 1859 shocked the nation. The district attorney Key, son of Francis Scott Key, was killed after Sickles confronted alleged infidelity by Key with Sickles’s wife. The trial of Sickles concluded with a not guilty verdict, while Sickles later served as a Civil War general and diplomat.
A Washington editor questions turning a flag incident into national heroism, warns against artificial patriotism, and wonders if rewards for a simple duty distort true bravery. The text critiques honoring the teamster incident and suggests restraint in praise and emoluments. A Chicago Tribune note adds War Department surveys bakers for potential war service as part of mobilizing resources.
A long War Department dispatch lists leave of absence grants and duty reassignments for numerous officers. Capt Frederic Kelland and First Lieut Philip Thurber receive LOAs. Capt Charles De F Chandler and others are detailed to new postings at forts and depots across Kansas, Texas, California, and Washington. Several officers are placed on or removed from the detached officers list, with pending examinations for promotion and disciplinary barracks duties at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sam Houston, Alcatraz, and related installations.
Albert A. Falk, returning from a neighboring town, faced heavy snowdrifts and mislaid roads. He found a clean path after hours of searching, then unknowingly drove the final eight miles of his grip on the lake, passing a fish shanty before reaching solid ground.
The Springfield Republican reports two separate incidents within two days involving a five dollar gold piece placed into a pay-as-you-enter car receiving box. In the first case the coin remains unclaimed after an advertisement. In the second, a conductor observed the act and exchanged the gold for a nickel with the woman who made the error.
A recently proven will reveals a testator disinheriting his former wife. He states she left him for nothing, desires nothing for her, and declares he has nothing more to say about her.
Reports from travelers in Washington include Sweden’s food prices under wartime controls, Sweden’s neutral stance, and Sweden’s potential military capacity. Dutch attitudes toward German U-boats and Dutch neutrality are discussed. American observers urge road-based logistics reforms as essential to solving the national food distribution crisis.
The London Chronicle recounts a late eighteenth century Mrs Billington famed for a striking compliment. While Sir Joshua Reynolds painted her at St Cecilia, Haydn visited and quipped that the portrait shows her listening to angels, though he noted the angels were latening to her instead.
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.