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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1906
Page
3
In New York on May 3 Mrs. Jefferson Davis aged eighty, previously in grave condition, rallied after family arrival. Grandson Jefferson Hayes Davis issued that the crisis had passed and there is no cause for alarm. The family will remain with her for two weeks.
In St Petersburg the constitutional democrats faced a push for immediate amnesty via telegraph to Emperor Nicholas. A commission was chosen to respond to the throne speech while Polish deputies pressed for autonomy. May day protests loom with government wards sealing streets and patrols prepared for possible disorder.
Chattanooga Tenn May 13 and memorial meeting were main events at today's Southern Baptist convention session. Speakers included Dr George W Trewhitt Dr F A B Me Wonnell Dr L G Broughton and J B Gam breil. Memorial addresses honored pastors and railway president John W Thomas. Bayon toxhull from Russia delivered a brief address. Morning sermon by Dr J B Hawthorne drew 5000 attendees. city churches filled with visiting ministers.
The United States cruiser St Louis arrived from Boston and prepared for standardization trials on Wednesday after a series of preliminary runs on the Rockland course. The report includes a Brether article about a Supreme Court lecture anecdote and a Burlington correspondence noting 16 snakes slain by workers tearing down an old porch at J F Deems farm near Burlington.
The ad claims two reasons for Cascarets’ popularity. It cites daily and hourly sales volumes, with millions of users and over five million dollars spent on promoting the product. It warns of imitators and counterfeiters who steal Cascarets’ goodwill for unearned profits.
A warning ads warns against dishonest selling practices and misleading health claims. It notes the dangers of slick salesmen and dubious packaging. The piece promotes Sterling Remedy Company Cascarets and urges readers toSeek genuine products and avoid bulk sales while offering a free Mall of a French designed gold plate product.
Mexico City reports deny stories that the government allied with American desperadoes to hunt Yaqui Indians in Sonora. The United States now acts to stop Yaqui entrants who pose as immigrants but seek arms and raiding plans on American soil.
Indian Maharajah of Baroda arrives in New York with maharanee and his secretary brother Sampatras The party stays at Waldorf Astoria Bojet while the ruler plans gifts for his 13 year old daughter Princess Indirarapa and a betrothal to Dhar’s rapah in early fall
In St Peter's Rome on May 3 the beatification of Julie Lilliert founder of the Our Lady congregation was solemnized. Pope Pius conducted a service in memory of Julie Biffert as thousands attended by ticket including E Rosewater editor of The Omaha Bee and Captain Brooks of the U S postal service.
Rain storms in Havana bring unusual alarm as residents hear a Vienna scientist’s forecast of an earthquake or tidal wave around May 6. Downpours flood streets and wash out pavements, damage the Jai Alai building and several smaller structures, and disrupt electric wires and streetcar lines.
Postmaster Harry Edwards arrives back from a week plus in Washington and New York. He attended the third annual dinner of the Periodical Publishers Association of America at Marlborough-Blenheim in Atlantic City New Jersey and met most of the nation’s leading magazine publishers.
Savannah insurance examiners union plan action to force insurers to raise examination fees. About thirty to forty examiners intend to conduct more medical checks until a fixed fee of five dollars per examination is agreed. Current rates are three dollars for up to a thousand dollar policy and five dollars for higher policies.
Obituaries list several deaths including Lucy Ilitley at 108 Center Street aged 87, Minnie Lea Harbuck daughter of J W Harbuck at 75 Ponders Avenue, George W Grant Sr at 77 Rawson Street, C F Hardin at a private sanitarium, infant son of John H Lynch at Edgewood Avenue, Clara May Hudson at 56 1 2 W Hunter Street, Edward Kruger at Woodward Avenue Baptist Church, William R Cannon longtime city resident at Patterson's undertaking chapel, Herschel Fain from meningitis, J C Braswell aged 21 months at 52 Orange Street, John R Echols aged 27 with meningitis, Mrs Mary A Hall of Commerce Texas, Randolph Ballard of Eatonton, and a noted incident of a boy named Ingle from a benchtop due to poisoning.
Delegates at the Methodist general conference in Brigham Alabama discuss the number and personnel for a new bishops’ quota and a commission to restate the twenty five articles of religion. A vote on these issues is expected tomorrow with actual election likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Hawaiian Star reports Japanese diver Doumea testified he could work only a couple of minutes at thirty fathoms. He described severe physiological effects, saying the chest and head feel nothing, but flesh becomes paralyzed and limbs feel dead.
A compact snippet urges self reliance as both literary value and business necessity, arguing it cannot be learned from books alone and that success comes from proper nourishment and effort.
An advert claims Apitezo provides vegetable iron and a proportionate mix of nutrients, offering maximum nourishment with minimal stomach work. It touts tissue building, blood enrichment, and energy, suitable for all ages, with cream suggestion and a lower price per pack sold by grocers.
California fires trigger estimated net losses totaling 113,441,005 with foreign and United States branches bearing the bulk. New York state and other state insurers report extensive damages across numerous fire and marine companies, with detailed sums for each company and a pattern of capital restoration by directors.
Miss Jessie Uimers McRae guests Miss Maggie Rose on Montgomery Street. Miss Ibbie Daughtry of McRae visits Mrs J L Daughtry. Will Hall travels to White Springs Florida for health. Bessie Barwick at McRae school visits home. Mamie Hall hosts friends Tuesday night. Hatlen Pharr returns from Atlanta. Ceotene J J Conner of Cartersville Georgia Agricultural Society visits nephew H Calhoun. Addie Edmunds departs for Lumberton North Carolina. Mrs Holley visits son Will Holley. Frances and Columbia Mann of Perry visit Miss Maggie McIntosh. Mitt Finley of Stauntonboro visits Vidalia. Georgia Whitaker returns after staying with cousin Wile Pearce. Mrs Diter of Farrson visits daughter Mrs C Muadews.
The Bent ern Newspaper Publishers Association will convene in Montgomery on Tuesday morning for its annual convention. Meetings are scheduled at the Exchange hotel and continue through Wednesday. The Montgomery Commercial Club prepared an elaborate program for attendees, including an old-fashioned southern barbecue at Jackson's Lake on Tuesday afternoon.
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.