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 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1905
Page
29
March 19 1945 Warsaw dispatch notes working classes move to resist conscription and strikes spark violence. A foreman is fatally stabbed and a worker shot when refusing to quit. editors publish The Barricades urging street action. Mobilization looms from Lodz while schools eject resisters.
Notices list interment details for Laura Comstock Bates Selina Baum Lula Brashears Rachel Belt Raymond Bowen Charles Cole Woolman R Gibson Edward Halliday Francis Hawkins William King Henrietta Ytrobella with funeral dates and locations across Washington and Chicago in March 1905 1906 including private interments and church services.
An old classified style advertisement lists undertakers and embalmers in Washington D C. W R Speare offers embalming livery and a crematorium with modest prices. Joseph Gawler and William Lee are shown with funeral services and parlors at various addresses.
The Times correspondent at Port Arthur describes the damaged Russian warships sunk in the harbor. Vessels lie twisted and burned, with severe damage from both sides and self-scuttling orders. Foltava Percavict Bayan Retvisan may be salvageable, Pobieda and Sevastopol beyond help, Sevastopol buried in 150 feet.
The British steamer Richmond departed Honolulu for London via the Orient after an inquiry into claims it carried war materials for Japan. Federal authorities investigated the voyage amid reports of ammunition and machined guns, with conflicting claims on Manila or Vladivostok as destinations.
Pope Pius XII marked his name day with personal congratulations and mass at the Vatican. He dined with his sister, hosted the sacred college in his library, and thanked cardinals without a formal address. The Catholic Club sent fruit and flowers arranged as a gondola, symbolizing Venice and a fisherman's boat.
Special cable from Madrid reports severe drought paralyzing agriculture in southern provinces. Thousands destitute in rural areas. urban hunger fuels violence. rumors of a looming general rising. Also notes on New York Water Color Club views and Chile's new cabinet formation.
John H Onderndonk once wealthy New York figure dies in his brother and trustee Andrew H Onderndonk's apartments. Estate had fallen from over a million to about 325000. He disappeared last September, found at Blackwells Island hospital. Relatives now care for him as incompetent. Miss Rebecca Jones dies at Barston after famous 25 year old Surrogate's Court refusal episode. The Hamersly fortune passed to Duchess of Marlborough, now Lady Beresford. An era ends in New York obituaries.
Vladimir Gringmuth editor of Moscow Viedomosti argues against sweeping reforms, asserting autocracy binds Russia and prevents centrifugal nationalist forces from tearing the vast empire apart. He cites historical stages of state evolution, centripetal versus centrifugal forces, and warns parliamentary government would undermine unity across diverse regions.
The piece argues that translator claims autocracy preserves Russia from breaking into national parties and foreign influence. It warns that parliamentary reform would fragment Russia into rival national groups, inviting Western enemies to exploit the disintegration. Russia’s survival hinges on autocratic unity to resist external conquest.
Metropolitan Antonius issues a pastoral rebuke to Russia condemning vanity, dissipation, and impiety during wartime. He laments internal dissension and forgotten devotion, calls for repentance, fear of God, and revival of faith to restore national unity and honor.
London reports March 19 that Parliament may dissolve with Bal four delaying a country appeal until next year if possible. Supporters doubt his grip as Unionist discipline wanes and cross voting rises. Chamberlain urges an early general election in a Birmingham letter. Liberals expected to win, though business leaders fear a government change during wartime negotiations between Russia and Japan.
London patent medicine tale from March 19 reports William Gordon a Devon Exeter hospital physician noting a self treated cancer case. A fifty three year old tongue cancer patient drank violet leaf infusion and applied neck poultices with heat for months, reporting pain decline but diagnosis questioned for lack of microscopic confirmation.
Berlin reports say the Samoan claims dispute has become a touchy issue. US and Britain hesitating over a $120,000 payment, with Germany suggesting it could accept about half if offered. Officially, Germany has not made a proposal but is ready to join a joint settlement after talks begun March 1.
Fragment describes want ads for houses for sale or rent in The Post with low rates per word. Mentions eager purchasers or renters seeking homes and a call to place ads.
An observed confession of Latin American incapacity to form true republics is analyzed through a book review and West Indies press commentary. The piece argues European conquest mix and brutal colonial past doomed republics, citing Argentine author and Pereiristas as examples and noting ongoing pessimism in South American journals.
An old ad extols a simple life and makes a testimonial for Grape-Nuts from a woman who says the cereal transformed her health. She details weight gain from 108 to 123 pounds, strengthened muscles, steadier nerves, and renewed energy, claiming she will not return to meat and white bread. The message ends with the Postum Co attribution and the slogan There’s a reason.
MARRI WILCOX argues Latin American nations must be governed by the United States and rejects past views of noninterference. He cites the Monroe Doctrine, calls for strong immigration-driven growth, and urges decisive negative testing of beliefs to reach defensible conclusions about regional destiny and U S influence.
Special to The Washington Post reports law enforcement crews cremated gambling gear seized from a large operation. Items included 25 roulette wheels, 40 roulette tables, 260 walnut table legs, 30,000 chips and extensive furniture pieces. The destruction occurred at Commissioner Woodbury's plant after subpoenas were issued and moving vans removed the goods.
In bustling cities deaths from nervous causes rise twenty percent over forty years. The appeal urges reading signs of nerve fatigue and promotes Paine s Celery Compound as a tonic that nourishes nerves, improves blood, liver and digestion, and restores vigor. Endorsed by Prof E E Phelps and sold by Wells Richardson Co Burlington VT.
Special to The Washington Post Fair Haven Mass March 19 Henry H Rogers the Standard Oil and copper magnate will build a new high school in his native town. The mansion and estate aside his gifts are vast and ongoing. He serves as street superintendent at 8 dollars daily and has macadamized roads curbed sidewalks and granolithic walks. His total gifts likely exceed three million dollars, excluding his residence. He bought Atlas Tack Company branches and moved them to Fair Haven, creating a 1 million dollar plant employing about 500 workers.
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.