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
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1916
Page
2
Paris reports Charles Hubert condemns paperasserie in Echo de Paris as wartime red tape. Examples include shortening drawer tape by fifteen centimeters and precise millimetre measurements for bicycle screws, forcing officers to detail positions during battle while shells fall.
Norman Bruce Wallis an eighteen year old American from New Orleans enlisted as a private in the British Army. After multiple attempts by family and the American embassy to repatriate him, he remained with a Scottish regiment in France. An earlier release was blocked by a mix up and he rejoined his unit. he was briefly arrested for desertion but punished by official explanation. Now known as Norman Macgregor Bruce, he serves with his unit in France.
London observers note a sharp climb in leather and shoe prices could force the poorest to adopt clogs once common in the Midlands. Charity workers lament the reluctance of London families to use clogs, even when distributed to children in East End schools.
Indignation spreads as a Mayence graft case unfolds with a modest trader revealing nearly 100000 dollars in war profit income. Investigators uncover large bribes paid to influential figures and seize a secret list of conspirators, including a veteran wine merchant tied to Reichstag campaigns.
A soldier entered a bath labeled a Taving maniac and was held down by rubber bands. After eleven days of continuous treatment he emerged cured and able to walk out.
London reports that British Parliament is unlikely to raise military age to forty five. Officials say prime for combat remains around forty, while older men could fill home defense roles if exempted younger workers cannot be replaced. The move requires assurances that many younger workers are not exempted from civilian labor.
Berlin reports French forces again use toy balloons to drop propaganda messages behind German lines. Over 100 balloons drifted into Prussia and other states. each carried two hundred leaflets urging Germans to surrender and accusing their government of lying.
A movie frame shows a patient sleeping in a bath with a blissful facial expression, suggesting a pleasant treatment or spa scene captured on the film.
Scotland Yard forms a special staff to round up counterfeit military pretenders in the capital. The King’s uniform is misused more than expected and military authorities had earlier acted, but Yard now leads a strict lookout for adventurers in military guise. Tempcesters seeking to exploit public generosity face tougher scrutiny.
English women write to the Blackpool Tribunal complaining government bans on female service. A letter-writer argues women can handle rifles, wants frontline roles in infantry or artillery, and threatens to go to France in khaki if no assignment is found.
Wounded soldiers with shell shock and nervous complaints are being treated at the Ontario Military Hospital Orpington Kent by baths with continuously flowing water. The method aims to provide relief and restore stability to affected servicemen during October.
An important discovery of very rich gold mines has been made near Krasnoyozisk in Siberia. Foreign capital, possibly American, will be solicited to exploit the mines.
London October 14 trenches dug by night under fire as Royal Engineers assemble barbed wire entanglements in No Man's Land. Officers plan, drill men silently, and by dawn the wire line is finished with zero reported casualties amid strategic advances and careful concealment.
The patient lies on a sheet and pillow suspended in the bath with water up to his chin. His head protrudes through a sheet placed over him while water is regulated to his temperature and ripples from head to foot.
Nellie Jane Griswold two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Griswold of La Crosse Wisconsin faced death after a spider bite on her right arm. Doctors say a large red blotch signaled trouble followed by spasms high fever and other dangerous symptoms. She is now recovering.
Moscow October 14 Ruskoe Elovo reports Romania will not be officially included among the Allied Powers as she has not signed the Declaration of London. The pledge binds signatories to not make a separate peace with the enemy, unlike others.
In court circles there is speculation over the successor to the Duchess of Devonshire as Mistress of the Robes. Article outlines royal wardrobe control, dressers, dowries, salaries, and duties of maids of honor and the role's social standing.
London reports at the Institute of Metals annual meeting Ernest A. Smith of Sheffield declares America now the world’s chief zinc producer due to rapid strides and energy. He notes Germany was previously the leader and European supply cuts push American output to about 625000 tons yearly, double 1913.
Berne reports a German Swiss conference set rules for German war prisoners in Switzerland. They may produce nonwar materials for Germany with German supplied raw goods, avoiding Swiss factory competition. Allied protest unlikely. similar terms possible for Allied soldiers. Some prisoners serve in hospitals. others may pursue studies in Swiss universities during captivity.
Berlin discussions on future borders amid war reference annexation of Poland and Baltic lands. Urging caution, Ludwig von Haldwitt rejects Poland and Baltic annexation while acknowledging coal rich French districts as strategic. Socialist Haenisch supports eastward frontier expansion and guarantees to block Belgium as an English port.
London reports a prominent writer discussing drastic measures under consideration to refill the Connaught and Munster regiments after severe fighting in France. Ireland faces pressure to provide trained men or see Irish regiments filled by English and Scottish troops.
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.