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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1914
Page
5
The 1914 state league post season begins today in Thomasville Georgia as the first half winner faces Americus, with games set for Thomasville today and Thursday, Americus Monday, Thomasville Tuesday, and a potential seventh game tipping the final location.
In Birmingham Alabama August 18 President W M Kavanaugh called a Southern League directors’ meeting for Wednesday after postponement from Saturday. The session may discuss routine matters but could yield surprises. Critics say Kavanaugh lacks active league leadership and backing umpires amid recent controversy. Federation league expansion and Montgomery game transfer disputes loom as potential heated topics.
Memphis Chicks travel to Athens for a two game series against the Crackers starting Thursday at 8 30. Thursday is Ladies Day, crowds expected, with both teams featuring a mix of pitchers and hitters. Crackers have won ten of sixteen games this season while Chicks have four runs in a tough stretch. Local lineups list Carrollton and Agogas among Atlanta players, with Cedartown and Dallas noted in surrounding coverage.
Amateurs including Francis Ouimet and James Barnes qualified for the National Open at Widlothian Country Club. Ouimet shot 148 for 36 holes, two over the medal score by Barnes, with 32 more players to qualify tomorrow and 64 survivors from 132 entries to compete in the final rounds.
The report shows August 1 cotton movement with New York New Orleans Galveston and other ports detailing receipts stocks and exports. Exchange activity paused due to the European war with Savannah and other centers reporting idle conditions and awaiting improvements.
A dense listing of meat, poultry, groceries, and wholesale prices from Atlanta area suppliers, detailing Cornfield brands for hams bacon sausages lard and luncheon meats, along with varied fresh pork products. Regional animal market notes include cattle price ranges and livestock quality terms. Also includes Liverpool Cotton prices, New York exports, and Chicago meat and grain quotes across multiple categories with unit prices and weight specifications.
New York on August 15 reports firmer foreign exchange and rising loan activity as banks and interior institutions take advantage of high rates. Mercantile paper shows better inquiry at 6 to 7 percent while weather reports warn of drought hurting corn states west of the Mississippi. Steel trading hints at revival as a large wire products maker orders higher prices and a rolling mill plans to resume. Copper remains firm but production cuts and dividend concerns cloud the industry. Rumors of stock exchange reopening prove unfounded as officials deny plans beyond routine cash deals. British shipping disruptions persist as the storm remains active.
In a tense August contest, the Indians edged Fiberton 4 to 2. Local players delivered four runs as Indians hitters shifted momentum late to secure the win.
A man identified as Caller King was treated and sent home from the hospital after a serious illness. Delirium followed late Tuesday, with doctors noting his condition improved briefly then deteriorated, and St Joseph authorities say they feared for his life but hoped for recovery was fading.
Memphis Tennessee August 1 Jack Clothier recently purchased from Louisville to the Geiumort Texas league. Clothier objected to the transfer and has not reported. Catcher Schler released. Walters, an amateur, joined Hemis. Turtle at third remained, Lusk acquired from the Dacksou Teno independent team.
August reports show seed oil advances amid European supply and weak domestic demand with crude from the south. prices firm at seven tenths higher and mixed futures. Raw sugar remains firm with molasses at 68.8 cents, centrifugal 66.3, refined 7. Stocks and futures details are listed for August through March.
Carrollton supporters allege Eastman orchestrated deception to undermine rivals. They claim Eastman manipulated game outcomes and challenged opponents to a televised showdown, asserting their own team would prove dominance in regional play.
August 14 report from Indianapolis says the strike by coal miners widens from eastern Ohio into western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The United Mine Workers executive board says Ohio operators refused to apply the new wage scale, and the strike aims to pressure Ohio firms to accept the scale.
A New York cable note says Liverpool traders are willing to shift most interests to December, with many contracts moved across foreign and domestic accounts. A meeting is planned for houses with American mill clients to discuss cutting old commitments as weather and market conditions show mixed signals.
Chicago August 18 marks a strong advance across board led by wheat up 4 cents amid export demand. Corn steady as trading widens on export appetite and fatigue in threshing yields. Provisions rise with cereal gains as New York banks back export financing to Europe and France.
A dense price list from Atlanta shows prices for Aunt Patsy Mosh feeds, Purina lines, Victory Scratch, Purina Chowder, and other farm feeds by cwt, sack, and pound. Also listed are oyster shell, beet pulp, bran, alfalfa, and salt products with per sack, per case, and per cwt rates, noting market changes and special prices on mixed and solid care.
Subdivision property sales rise with more lots sold this year in Atlanta development. Drewry Street project reports twenty one bungalows built and two vacant lots sold for cash, with homes planned immediately. Various firms record transfers including estates on Plant Street and Belmont Avenue as firms form to expand realty business amid rising market activity.
A sequence of property transactions includes multiple parcels in streets such as Boyd Fort Culpepper John Wesley Adams Burton Analy and Farrest with varied sizes from 40x9 to 106x256 feet. Buyers include Mrs Sallie May McBihaney Mrs Lolia Holbroote and F B Hopkins with amounts ranging to 4200. The notices reference dates May 5 November 5 August 12 and June 3 and note continued details on Page Fourteen.
The best measure of a man is how his home folks rate him. Ninety percent of the Atlanta bar and Judge Broyles’s legal and personal associates have endorsed him for the court of appeals seat.
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