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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1904
Page
11
A stream of varied items touches US politics, Britain, Japan, and Asia. Notes on Roosevelt, Panama, and Korea mix with curiosities like a St Louis driver finding 60000 dollars, Cabman no. A clashing tone blends satire with brief reports on Hay’s return, colonial questions, and religious controversy, all framed in a jittery early 20th century voice.
The Baltimore disaster, likened to Chicago and Boston fires, devastates the metropolis with losses near 200 million and prompts a call for stricter municipal safeguards. The piece warns against storing gasoline and explosives in buildings, urges enforcement of fire safety laws, and notes that Baltimore will rise again while emphasizing government responsibility.
The obituary remembers Paul Romare president of the Atlanta National Bank, noting his rise from bookkeeper to president and his central role in Atlanta’s commercial growth. It credits his integrity and business acumen with the bank’s development and Atlanta’s prosperity. The piece then discusses continental mill competition, technology, and radium debates, followed by Senator Clay’s Panama Canal address and favorable support from Georgia’s senators.
Doctors note advances in surgery and medicine with X-ray violet and ultraviolet rays and introduce radium as a transformative discovery. Radium emits energy without apparent loss to its bulk, challenging the idea that energy production always incurs destruction, and rivals traditional fuel sources like coal in suggesting new energy principles.
The Atlanta Constitution explains why free silver ceased to be a major issue for the Democratic party, arguing that a rise in global gold output and broader prosperity altered economic conditions. It asserts the silver debate persists only in abeyance, not death, with Bryan and Williams downplaying its prominence.
At a Madison County Farmers' Club meeting in Huntsville Alabama on Saturday February the club announced the national department of agriculture is considering establishing an experiment station in north Alabama and Madison County is seen as the most advantageous location The group adopted a resolution backing the project and pledged full support to the station's work.
A fragmented Georgia themed piece blends mood poetry with anecdotes and dialect sketches. It features an anguished night scene haunted by a loved one, a storyteller about hauntings, a Georgia student’s spring verse, reflections on poets and readers, and light notes on literary recognition and misfortune.
Jerome Jones editor of The Journal of Labor states he will not run for the Georgia legislature to represent Fulton County labor interests. He cites serving labor better as editor and urges organized labor to nominate a strong working class representative while affirming continued devotion to organized labor.
State politics notes from Putnam county and nearby areas describe candidacy moves and committee roles. George W. Adams eyes the senate district twenty eighth, with W F Jenkins Jr seeking his House seat. George W Smith of Fitzgerald seeks national convention delegates. J T Duncan of the thirtieth district visits Cave Spring for the Deaf and Dumb institution inspection. Several counties elect new school commissioners. Judge Holton visits, praising Wilcox court house plans. pension money distributed to county officials. State Senator T G Hudson also present.
P Thornton Marye, Atlanta architect, will depart for St Louis to finalize the contract between Atlanta and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company. City Attorney James L Mayson will draft the agreement, signed by Atlanta officials and exposition officers, with $10,000 raised to place Atlanta in the Model City. The Atlanta building will mirror the depot planned by the Atlanta Terminal Company and serve as the Model City entrance, potentially guiding 75 percent of the exposition’s 8,000,000 visitors through Atlanta’s gate.
Mayor Evan P. Howell and Atlanta Chamber vice president Sam Donen sent telegrams of sympathy to Baltimore Mayor Robert M McLane after the calamity. Howell’s message voiced grief and Atlanta’s heart extended to Baltimore as a sign of solidarity. Shortly after noon both telegrams were dispatched.
Police investigate two arson fires in Hunteville Alabama within ten days. Both barns owned by J Mayhew and rented to J J Bradley stored hay, about 600 dollars loss each. A third barn faced an arson attempt last Friday night on same properties.
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.