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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
9
The document lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery by mail or carrier, with various durations and discounts. It includes payment instructions, payee name THE WASHINGTON POST CO., and mentions Edward R. McLean as president.Advertising representatives and postal information are provided.
Boston's annual appropriation bill raises salaries for all city employees, reflecting a broader trend toward higher wages to meet living costs. The budget reaches a record high, driven by wage increases and rising prices for municipal purchases, with last year's rise exceeding this year's by about $200,000. The piece contrasts federal wage hikes as just and timely against private sector wage competition and notes federal workers' steady performance despite outside pressures.
The piece argues for a unanimous Champlark as Speaker and equal division of committee posts to avoid a minority government. It notes a coalition could prevent five independents from controlling the House, with tariffs and foreign policy as key issues and a Democratic Speaker acceptable amid foreign policy responsibility.
Eugene V. Debs, former Socialist presidential candidate, denounces war for a capitalist U S government in Cooper Union. He argues workers do not own wealth or have stake in war, urging peace at any price while questioning whether European socialists would prefer German rule over American governance. The piece notes global pleas for freedom and liberty amid looming conflict.
A fragment discusses Debs and wartime policy, arguing that preserving the nation is essential to workers’ welfare and that antiwar pleas are forgotten when conflict arises. The text reflects tension between labor interests and national duty during war.
The President urges an April 16 special session to enact needed appropriation laws by June 30 and discuss broad measures including universal military service. He praises arming merchant ships as a national act while noting war uncertainty. Germany’s submarine campaign could force U.S. involvement, with spring 1917 set to reveal the truth.
A veteran observer tracks national unity and strong technical training across the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana with many youths in specialized education. He notes industrial preparedness committees find plants ready to switch to war production and urges funding provisions to safeguard national defense under 1917 laws.
Report details the death and divorce of Sir Horace Proctor Beauchamp and the death of his nephew Montagu Proctor Beauchamp. It traces their service in the First Norfolk and a Canadian contingent, birth and marriage ties, and the succession of the Beauchamp baronetcy to Sir Montagu with two younger brothers still living.
The article recounts William Pitt’s sharp reply in the March 10, 1741 House of Commons debate on reducing wages for workers. Pitt defends youth, rejects charges of theatrical conduct, and condemns age tied to obstinacy and corruption while asserting independence of speech and opinion.
A Detroit Free Press verse recalls a child who once loved blocks toys and saddle horses now asks for rubber boots and a real gun. The poet notes the babyhood slipping away as the boy grows and Santa Claus faces the grown up request reflected in a nightly dare to dream beyond childhood playthings.
Claude Callan narrates a troubled marriage in which his wife Magmere endures his abuse and poverty with quiet strength. He admits faults, laments his treatment, and pleads for a modest supper, while she preserves dignity and care, offering companionship and a small meal.
In Detroit Fish Press a speaker tells Willie to be cautious about second helpings while enjoying cake. The remark emphasizes restraint on potatoes as a rule. The line reflects household humor and old school kitchen etiquette.
The report details March 3 1917 figures with net balance in general fund 64 million plus assets totaling 174 million. It lists receipts 3.0 million and expenses 8.1 million for ordinary disbursements plus year to date revenue 16.45 million and last fiscal year comparisons.
A British chaplain in France writes of a tent of suffering after a “stunt” day. He meets two brothers, one critically wounded, the other blinded, as the dying man asks for tender letters to his people. They share prayers and hymns before the elder dies, asking for mercy and reunion.
In Alton Illinois a policeman joined a four-man team chasing two criminals hiding in a boarding house. Cornered, one suspect pressed a revolver to the officer and fired twice. The misfire and damage to the barrel prevented the second shot, saving the officer.
The Army issues transfers and duty visits for officers across arsenals and forts. Moves include Lieuts Molendon White Heimick Lester Batts and others, with duties in Philadelphia Bethlehem Mobile and various New Jersey towns. Also resignations, activations, and lectures planned for medical and engineering staff.
Washington dispatch reports two U S Representatives discussing possible early Congress session timing. Republican Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and Democrat J Willard Ragsdale of North Carolina weigh April or May sessions and party dynamics amid talk of Speaker Clark and Republican independents.
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