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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
8
The speaker asserts years of promoting high quality goods and honest business methods, noting advertising reflected daily transactions. He offers whiskey for home use and promises special attention to family orders, guaranteeing quality every time. Includes emphasis on reliability and customer service.
The latest famine bulletin warns of continued hardship in Russia with below average harvests for oats and rye, poor spring wheat, and weak potato yields. The Volga region shows weakness and central government bears the relief burden as peasants fail to migrate for work.
Austin report outlines a state suit against the Acteen Perce Ol Company of St Louis Minla seeking ouster of the firm from doing business in Texas, recall of a 1900 permit, and $3,228,400 in penalties for alleged violations of the state's anti trust laws. The action stems from investigations by the attorney general's office.
In a September 20 speech in Kreenvond Misa, John Sharp Wil Jena, leader in the national House, dissented from W. Hran's push for government ownership of railroads. Wil Jena favored regulation by law and endorsed Bryan for the presidency, aligning with most Teagan principles.
An advertisement backed claim about Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets curing indigestion and related stomach issues. The piece touts widespread endorsements and promises quick relief, while noting cautions from cautious readers and medical professionals about universal cures.
Reports describe a catastrophic typhoon off Futunmen pass with the steamer Albatresa carrying 130 aboard sinking. 48 survivors total. The Hongkong perished with all hands and the Ying Bat with 730 passengers and 10 crew missing. Other vessels like the Folnesian and Keung Stan faced wrecks, while rescues saved some Chinamen and crews. The disaster devastates Almastera and Kowloon area workers with widespread material losses and relief supplies organized.
The Georgia state colored fair to be held in Pine Park near Valdosta Ga October 3 will showcase leading Colored Association exhibitors. Premiums total nearly 1000 dollars for county and individual crops with top prizes for cotton corn potatoes and hay. Rev T No oM. Smith leads efforts to recruit preachers teachers and others to ensure a successful event inspiring a new movement toward production pride.
In Virginia September 20 a salvage award of five thousand dollars was granted to Caplin Daniel and the crew of the yacht Loraine for rescuing the vessel’s party including Mr and Mrs Charter II, their son John Ledite, and Louis Mo aboard the Loraine. The yacht sailed near Falne Cape shoals during a hurricane.
A September 20 Monday night rally in the University of Athens chapel brings grammer students and representatives from various technical and literary organizations. The gathering marks the start of cooperative work with voices from student groups and college clubs, ending with the college yell.
A brief item notes that the United States offered Chinese labor at a rate of ten cents per hour, with reference to a policy or proposal from Washington. The fragment mentions New Jersey in relation to the topic or location context.
Four firms submitted bids to supply Chinese labor for the Panama Canal project in Washington. The American-China Contracting Company led with laborers at 10 cents per hour and interpreters at 20 cents, plus doctors and cooks. Wa Me Lee Hing & Co of Baltimore offered 12 1/2 cents for laborers with 13 cents for foremen and interpreters and 25 cents for doctors. The International Contracting Company in Washington quoted 13 cents for laborers and cooks, with doctors at 3 cents. Joel Julian BR Heuben proposed 11 cents for 2,500 workers and escalating rates for up to 18,000 laborers.
Washington reports the schooner Twilight capsized near Charleston on September 17 with seven crew aboard. only one survivor, James Olver of the Twilight, rescued by the Minneapolis fifty miles east of Charleston. Captain Fedderson of the Twilight, a 387 ton vessel built in 1874, home port Wilmington Delaware, had sailed from Charleston for Philadelphia. Newswire from the Minn describes search near daybreak with no further survivors found.
Columbus Georgia September 20 Special Two men named Smith and Harry Brtth were arraigned before Judge Eugene Kay on larceny charges. Prosecution alleged Smith misled patrons to pay to be told Willson was jailed for embezzlement while collecting funds for the Meblly Portrait Company. Case settled out of court. Other notes mention university society events and campus projects in Athens and broader university news.
A Virginia farmer William Nuance stands jailed in Danville after allegedly beating his wife in a drunken stupor and striking her with an iron rod, crushing her skull. The coroner’s verdict blames the husband. Local authorities report the incident occurred last night with the victim dying shortly after being found.
Miss Orie Bryan escaped a violent daytime break in by a Black man at the Bryan residence on the second floor. The assailant, Frasier, entered through the front hall, forced a window, and attacked with a shoe. Miss Bryan locked herself in a closet, found a stray key, and narrowly avoided capture. Mr Bryan returned to town, police arrested the suspect, and a court hearing is set for 8:30. The incident drew a large crowd and heightened calls for vengeance.
A damaged fragment describes a warehouse rebuild contract with terms for depense work and bulk handling, noting the need to restore a reading of the damaged facility and start on the project under agreed conditions. The fragment mentions parties and a timing context but lacks clear dates or complete details.
Philadelphia September 20 Mayor Weaver accuses the imitation of Clarence Aibbuney, secretary of the health and garden wards, for the uses of bribed officials by the city party convention. He says the charges will be taken to the convention tomorrow. The opposite party held its meeting with plans to nominate Frederick Jo Bhever for district attorney. A statement says delegates pledged to Sheyerud were bribed, Glaboney's nomination a result of corrupt influence. Jewish New Year services held in Columbus with special prayers and business closings.
A disturbance near a residence led to a confrontation with a Black suspect who allegedly attacked a woman, biting her shoulder and arm before fleeing. Authorities, including Sheriff Litan and Dr Kilmball, responded. the suspect's injuries were not serious, and a bloodstain was found inside the house.
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