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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
12
A Canadian Pacific Imperial line train was held up 25 miles from Imperial. Bandits forced the mail car to uncouple and tow a mile away to rifle it, discovering the express car had not been loaded. They fled. two passengers were not harmed. Special officers from Vancouver pursue the robbers.
May 9 Georgia report: Raymond Russell son of Charles Russell was badly bitten yesterday afternoon by a dog while playing in the street. The dog was reportedly rabid or suspected rabid and the child sustained a leg wound and head injury. He was sent to the Pasteur Institute in Atlanta for examination.
A May 9 report notes authorities were mistaken about a plot to assassinate President Caceres as a theater departure sparked arrests. The individuals tied to the conspiracy have been released and the city shows improving conditions amid ongoing investigation.
Officers of the company announced higher rates after a resignation from the New Yale insurance exchange. Rates were raised in congested districts from 4 to 25 per cent, maintaining the new levels adopted last week.
In Washington a cablegram reported Adolfo Altamirano, Nicaraguan minister of foreign affairs, assassinated. The U S State Department received a dispatch from James G Bailey, American charge at San Jose Costa Rica, confirming the death but not providing details.
Julian Powers, a youth, was fined 15.76 by Recorder Broyles for throwing a box through a window and striking D Cannon on Broad street. Powers and Gus Freeman, cleaning above Edmondson Bros., tossed boxes. a wild throw shattered the pane and stunned Cannon. Freeman’s case was dismissed as he merely failed to catch a box.
A serious accident near Edenvale seven miles south of San Jose California today left a tramp killed and thirty to forty passengers seriously injured, most of them Chinese. The westbound overland limited at sixty miles an hour derailed when a truck under a car behind the baggage car jumped the track. The engine tender baggage and mail cars piled in a heap.
Macon Ga May 9 Special W B Sparks a large land owner of North Macon has prepared a barbecue for promoters of the tourist hotel at North Highlands next Saturday to rouse leading citizens for the enterprise More than 10000 was added to the fund by subscription this morning and chamber committees are steadily securing the amount for start of the big project A new prospectus will be printed and distributed Those in charge expect full subscription soon Death of Uncle Billy Macon Ga May 9 Special William E Jenkins a prominent farmer and long time county commissioner died at his South Macon home at 68 He was a Confederate veteran with the Fifty fourth Georgia regiment He leaves four sons and four daughters funeral set for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist church South Macon tomorrow afternoon officiated by Elder W W Childs
Rumor says Dr Robert J Willingham of Richmond Virginia may be offered the University of Georgia chancellorship if he accepts. Willingham is a Georgian and a UGA graduate.
R M Smoot, aged 73, once involved in the plot to kidnap President Lincoln and to convey him across the Potomac, died at Fort Smith Arkansas today. He had sold the beat with a which it was intended for the operation.
The article extols Pabst Beer for higher nutrition by using an eight day malt process. It claims longer maturation improves food value and strength. It contrasts with faster methods, asserts Pabst doubles brewing time and expense to achieve fuller flavor and purity.
A brief note highlights the subject’s continued vigor and health at age 84 while working on his farm, underscoring enduring vitality and robust constitution.
An advertisement extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a pure medicinal product that strengthens vigor and tones the body. It warns buyers to seek the genuine sealed bottle with the Old Chemist trade mark and notes a price of $1.00, offering a medical booklet and advice.
The piece extols Knights Templar as defenders of women and home amid a crusade against perceived moral perils. It weighs Christianity’s power, Japan’s religious stance, and the role of Western knightly virtue in a global battle for faith, culture, and reform. A note on a barbecue and a Masonic temple fire follows with local names and injuries.
The Southern Photo Material Company launched operations in a five floor plant on Central Avenue and Loyd Street on the site of the old Markham house. Robert Hemphill, long tied to The Atlanta Constitution and now company president, pressed the button to start the machinery. The firm, described as the only plant of its kind in the south, expanded from a Broad Street storefront to a 25 000 square foot facility, signaling strong regional growth and Atlanta ties.
A Pittsburg bank faced collapse as regulators clamped down on reckless orders and capital deficits. The firm’s unitary ownership and a sudden capital shortfall raised alarms about deposits and staff changes amid sweeping enforcement actions.
In Mobile Alabama on a morning in May, 26 year old Andrew Thorne shot his wife at their home following a dramatic dispute. He rushed her, striking and firing, wounding her fatally before firing again and killing himself. The suspect, said to be driven by jealousy, was apprehended after the fatal events.
A man identified as James Fo Breed was fatally shot last midnight during a robbery at a store in Howake Virginia. Investigating officers and local authorities are reviewing evidence and questioning witnesses as they pursue leads on the suspect and motive.
Fragmentary text suggests rumors about a named event or person, noting Central region activity and a perceived error or mockery in reporting. Readable details are limited, but references to a rumored poem and local reactions imply a contentious local discussion.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a fatal shooting involving a 35 year old woman and a man presumed to be a suspect. It names a location references and unclear details about the victims and timing but confirms a homicide event.
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