Memories from the Past: The World in 1917

• Woodrow Wilson was president and the US population was 103,270,000
• First US combat troops arrive in France to fight Germany in WWI
• Residents of Puerto Rico are granted US Citizenship
• The Federal spending was $1.95 billion
• The US buys the Danish West Indies from Denmark for $25 million. They become the US Virgin Islands
• On November 6, New York State allows women to vote
• In November, the price of a first class stamps rose from 2 cents to 3 cents
• Costs: A loaf of bread is 10 cents, a dozen eggs is 49 cents, a quart of milk is 12 cents, a pound of steak is 29 cents, a pound of coffee is 31 cents, a movie ticket is 10 to 15 cents
• The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants to win the World Series
• The most popular baby names are Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Ruth, Mildred, John, William, Robert, Joseph and George