Notes for: Peregrine H WHITE

Notes for: Peregrine H WHITE

He was called Perry. He was living in South Berlin with the family of Mrs C S Hastings, at the age of 13 years, when he started to publish the Berlin News, the first paper ever printed in Berlin. The first issue was 25 Jul 1888. In the edition of 24 Jul 1889, directly after his birthday, the following appeared:
Fourteen long years have passed away Since we first saw the light of day.
For thirteen years we had no views, The fourteenth we started the Berlin News.