Wanted job printer foreman or bookkeeper position
Classified listing shows multiple monochrome notices: job seekers include a sober, unmarried foreman candidate. a bookkeeper with three years’ experience. an engineer with fourteen years’ experience in locomotive or stationary work. and other business and personal notices. Also included are college open dates, real estate and engraving services, sales pitches, and miscellaneous classifieds across the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Rafere
LaFayette
Ala
G. N
Care Constitution
E. Richey
Anniston Hestnut
Jeffries Ruhlin Fight Agreement Signed for World Title
In San Francisco on August 20 James J. Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin signed to fight for the heavyweight championship. The match would occur in November or December at the club with the largest purse, with revenue split 75 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the loser. Kid Ragan and Billy Madden signed for Jeffries and Ruhlin respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
Kid” Ragan
Billy Madden
Rubiin
Wanted Shoe Salesman for Georgia
A fragmented want ad listing various loan offers and services across Atlanta and Georgia. It mentions a shoe salesman position in Georgia, wage and loan services by multiple firms, and miscellaneous notices about advertising, sign painting, and carriage goods. The text includes names like Augustus Wright and Barker & Holleman and references to buildings and streets in Atlanta.
Races J aces for Foday at Saratoga and St Louis
Race cards list multiple events with horses and odds across Saratoga Delmar St Louis Chicago and Kinloch venues. Notable entries include The Musketeer 120 Chuctaunda 117 Demurrer 109 May Wa 104 Sly 95 and Foretouched units like Alfred Wargrave 111 Blueaway 106 Larkour 104 Lord Oglesby Howen 03 Inshot 92 among others with prices and distances for five to six race cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conan
the Musketeer
Chuctaunda
Demurrer
John Ruskin
May Wa
Sly
Belle of Lexington
Lucent
Alfred Wargrave
Blueaway
Alike
Larkour
Dolando
Lord Oglesby
Howen
Inshot
Choos
Rave
Grand Union Hotel
City Bank
Yankee
Stranger
Dragoman
Goldsby
Bradstreet
Rosa of May
Four Hundred Leads Kinloch Park Card at St Louis
At Kinloch Park St Louis August 20 the track was fast as racing opened with The Four Hundred captured the first race over Little Scott and tela Perkins. Bran Lad won the six furlong second race with So Su Een in second and Greetings third. Miss Taonrad topped the six furlong third race against Myra More Ja and Becca Little Lauta. El Caney won the mile and seventy five yard selling with Chorus soy second and Nettle Regent third. Hyle won the mile and twenty yards selling with Dan Paxton second and Monos third. Time details noted for each event.
Favorites Were Played For Good Sums At Delmar
St Louis August 20 The form players had a good day at Delmar. Three heavily played favorites won on a fast track. First race Six and one half furlongs Two Annies UH Dale 4 to 6 Miss Cooney 16 to 1 Gratia 100 to 1 Time 1 22 Second race Six furlongs Ed L 112 Snell 8 to 5 won Little Chico 96 Lindsey 8 to 1 Charles E Bingesley 104 Dale 16 to 1 Time 4 15 Third race Five and one half furlongs Mada Bell 107 O Brien 5 to 1 won Lilian M 107 Dale 4 to 1 Attelle 110 Dugan 7 to 1 Time 1 00 Fourth race Six furlongs Kazan 18 O Neil even won Tenny Belle 10 Bell even second Churchill 107 Dale 5 to 1 third Time 1 15 Fifth race Six and one half furlongs Delsarte 109 Dale 3 to 1 won Percy R 103 O Brien 10 to 1 Teucer 105 Snedeker 15 to 2 Time 1 28 34 Sixth race Mile and 70 yards Tick ful 107 O Brien 3 to 1 won Zazel 105 Watson 2 to 1 Tmp Clonsilia o pepateres 4 to 1 Time 1 4 Aughterionie Golf Champion of West Chicago August 20 Lawrence Aughter ionie won the western open golf championship today from a field of thirty eight representative amateurs and professionals His score for thirty six holes was 160 David Bell was second with 162
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St. Louis
Delmar
Ana
Forget Not
Joe Doughty
Trixie It
Ellis
Pegen Ae Capitola
C. P. Jones
Beneaie
Quannah Parker
Nekarnis
Crossrolina
Honeywood
Terra Incognito
Lou Hagel
Huntressa
Hunter Raptte
Toby Tosa
Aules
Sambo
Mamie English
Leviathan
Crimean
Tio
Dandy Jim
Peaceful
Tom Sollee
Judge Pettus
Monograph
Ida Ledford
Menace
Cyrano
Crocker
Fizer & Co
Ba Tog
Furn
Mellie Kelmuth
Tuo
Nannie de
Merry Wager
Dominis
Laceline
Irving
Charles D
Barrica
the Wag
Benham
Annies
Dale
Miss Cooney
O'Neil
Gratia
Lindsey
Ed L
Snell
Little Chico
Charles E. Biingsley
Mada Bell
O'Brien
Lilian M
Attelle
Dugan
Kazan
Tenny Belle
Bell
Churchill
Delsarte
Percy R
Teucer
Snedeker
Tickful
Zazel
Watson
Tmp
Aughterionie
West Chicago
Lawrence Aughterionie
David Bell
Saratoga
Roehampton
Imp
O'Connor
Holland
He ¢Velich
Manahan
Landry
Barbara Freitchie
G. Thompson
Satire
Shaw
Fairgood
the Rhymer
McGinn
Honolulu
Arak
Mounce
Shandonfield
Kinnikinnica
the Amazon
Cochran
Trieger
Asa
Odom
Figie L
Burns
Keynote
Oclawha
Smiths
Chicago
Hernando
Vulcain
Silurian
Rausch
Lady Strathmore
Sullivan
Dunn Welding
Muresca
Jansch
Pyrrho
Gormley
Harry Wilson
Geiling
School For Scandal
Knight
About
Audie
Doss
Malay
Vrinity Bell
Strangest
Davison
Coburn
Ransch
Educate
Alexander
Dominick
Oxnard
Prairie Dog
McInerney
George Lee
Birkenruth
Saratoga Race Day Report Highlights Close Finishes
At Saratoga the track was fast and the day warm as Roehampton led Imp to a mile and a sixteenth win by six lengths in a competitive program. The card featured several races with odds, times, and notable placings including first, second, and third in the hurdle handicap, selling, and maiden events.
Bleckley Tyler Plans for Atlanta Athletic Club House
Design plans by Bleckley and Tyler for the Atlanta Athletic Club outline a comprehensive clubhouse. Details span basement coal bunkers to a 28 by 30 foot swimming tank, 240 lockers, steam rooms, a veranda, bowling alleys, and a roof garden with insulated walls to reduce sound between social and bathing quarters.
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Bleckley & Tyler
Atlanta Athletic Club
Auburn Avenue
Club
Ofice
Vulcain Triumphs In Hawthorne Handicap Race
At Chicago the Hawthorne handicap 7 furlongs toppled heavily backed Hernando. Vulcain pulled up to win by two lengths with Silurian and Lady Strathmore in pursuit. Track conditions were tough as many races became procession-like amid deep hollows. Other results include Muresca and School for Scandal wins and a note on Wright and Larned advancing in a national tennis tournament.
Pittsburg 14 St Louis 2 in batting matinee
Pittsburg scored 14 runs aided by St Louis errors in a matinee at Dulgeua. Wicker held hits. attendance 8,600. Final 14-2. Batteries Chesbro Zimmer for Pittsburg and Wick er Murphy Schriver for St Louis. Time 1:00. Umpires O Day Brown.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis
Wicker
St. Louis.co
Chesbro
Zimmer
Murphy
Schriver
O'Day
Brown
New York
Boston
Willis
Lowe
Taylor
American League Games Reported Scores and Attendance
Baseball scores from August 20 show Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 3 with 720 in attendance in Philadelphia and Boston 6 Milwaukee 0 at Boston in a short quick game. Chicago 9 Washington 3, Detroit 5 Baltimore 2 with 2,575 in attendance. The reports note scattered hits for Cleveland and a no-hit fourth for Milwaukee by Sparks.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Incus
Bernhard
Powers
McNeil
Wood
Sheridan
Southern League Scores and Notes from August Games
Memphis defeats Shreveport 9 to 4 as Cates debuts for Shreveport amid wildness and visitors’ hits. New Orleans tops Little Rock 8 to 7 with McCloskey’s curves key and Popp finishing strong. Selma beats Birmingham 3 to 2 in a tight contest as Selma’s infield shines. Chattanooga and Nashville game postponed by rain.
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Memphis
Shreveport
Cates
Shreveport qAananiana
Robb
Armstrong
Montgomery
New Orleans
Little Rock
McCloskey
Popp
Freeland
Fresland and
Abbott
Mcloskey
Lynen
Selma
Birmingham
Ala
Bailey
Scarey
Gillen
Kalkhoft
Batley
Cribbing
Moore
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bailiff White Denies Drawing a Pistol in Agency Attachments
Do W Harmon, local manager of Mutual mercantile agency, says he levied attachments on the Boston and Philadelphia agencies for salaries owed Atlanta employees and plans to levy on New York and Baltimore agencies. A telegram from the company claimed insolvency and warned staff to seek other work. Monday attachments at Atlanta agencies led to orderly proceedings with furniture seized. no disorder or pistol drawn.
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Draughon
Practical Business College
Atlanta
Connally
Alabama
Whitehall
F. Craughon
Nashville
Montgomery
St. Laws
Fort Worth
Little Rock
Galveston
Shreveport
J. J. Craughon
Tenn
Wat
W. . Ostrander
Filbert Street
Philadelphia
Fas
Southern Press
Austell
Southern Engraving Co
Constitution Building
UST CO
Broad
Alabama Streets
Gmo
Southern Engraving Company
Southern Engraving Co. Constitution Haildmg
Alexander
Carrapelle
Fla
Shers
Lst
Charles BR
Munger & Co
Air Stock Exchange
Fiouston
Tex
Bankers’ Trust CO
Corner Bread
Southern Canning Co
Broadway
New York City
Righl
Union Mfg. Co
Southern Enying Co
Tlanta
White
Mercantile Agency
Do. W. Harmon
Mutual Mercantile Agency
Warwick
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Harmon
York
Bab’ White
Mr. White
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coLuMmAs
PRION
Linz
Florida
Florida Industrial, Record
Jacksonville
Moter Barber College
Box
Scranton
Empire Business Bureau
Grant Building
F. C. Turner & Co
Mobile
Rosa ‘Monnish
H. F. Ca
Dayton
Hoyt Bcale and Supply Co
Auburn Ave
Sura Ave
Atlanta Metal and Bottle Co
Grant St
Constitution
Southern Engraving Co. Constitution Building
Waantime
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Reinhard Meyer & Co
Baltimorest
Bankers Trust Co
Bee
R. B. Malsby
Americus
Jackson
R. C
Dearborn
Romer Ener
Washington, Corner Fair
Whitehall Street
Zeno Co
Dearborn St
Atlantz
Southern Bveraving Company
James Brown
Lawrenceville
Promathesa
Tingraving Co
Cutz
Atlanta, Ga
Cuba
Cuba Immigration and Investment Co
Havana
Creyon
Pastelle
Whitman
Roanoke
South Broad
Atlanta Ga
John J. Woodside
N. Broad
Spe- Southern Energing Co
Coastial
Real Estate Force
Blanchard
Care
Rawson St
East
Alabama St
Alabama Ee
Ae Eee
EOR
Inman Park
H. LU. Hing
Decatur St
the Mutual Live Insurance Company of
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
The
R. F. Shedden
Nhobe-Poe
Julius R. Watts & Co. Jewelers
West Alabama Street
Georgia
Augustus Wright
Petersburg
Barker & Holleman
Gould
Macandress
Kiser
Tolman
Carson
S. Broad Street
Paheer & Nolleman
Weyman & Connors
Equitable
Southern Encraving Company
Equitable Loan and Security Company
At- Tanta
Housas
Washington
Cennalle
Ee Security Warehouse Co
Foundry St
Wells Sign CO
S. Broad
Bel
Reynolds
Wrisehall
Couth
Southern ‘Sngraving Co
Gao
Heols
Smith Premier
M. M. Ashe
Mfg. Co
South Broad St
Goodyear
Win Tire
St. Louis Kinloch
Apri
Ravensbury
Stella Perkin
Allgato
Blossom
Ben Battle
Hop Scotch
Fireside
Lady Portland
Athara
Hunting
Siren Song
Lady Montree
Merriman
Corinne Upland
Vadvilke
Evil Eye
the Rabbit
Grizel
Prue
Irmingard
Whiffit
Lingo
Jean Hapknel
Baby Hall
Lucy Locket
Amirante
Little Duchess Ti
Krewer
Ole Miun
True Fit
Sam
Federal
Pearl Me
Zack Phelps
Searcher
Gotnor
Frangible
Prince Hinzel
Hermencia
Volandies
Mite
Helen Paxton
Charley Moore
Maryland Reserve
the Bondman
Dan Cupid
Captain Hamm
Ecome
Kinloch
A. Ceara Ae
We Sa
Herreshoffs
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Wonder
Sporting Chaff
Elleys
Physicr
Fifth Georgia Regiment
Atlanta Rifles
Aifles
Company D
Charley Todd
Jack McBride
Wate
Rouge Wood
Pateher
Bacry
Ws i.Cateher
Shaw Anderson, H
Jenkins Minor
Sheridan Anderson
J. T
Taylor McLeod
Hudson
Woodford
Rowell Fowler
Hamilton
Raleigh
N. C
Wilmington
Dallas
Cartersville
Cartersvile
Rams
OWS
Lawrence
Cooper
Hicks and Smith
consooraeoRn
Han Ohavokooen
Wills and
Kitridge
Taylor and Warner
Time
Wwyrer
Brooklyn
Thuidelphia
Mdonovan
Ahanty Serred Filvie
Ateananer
Philadelphia Weorodnea
Donovan
McGuire
Townsend
Emilie
Philadelphia Heavatec
Hug Wrell
Tenahue
Douglass
Umptres
McQuire
Orth
Jackittsch
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Hawley
Sparks
Iatter
Milwaukes
Matterles
Young
Criger
Donahue
Cantillion
Patten
Clarke
Griffith
Timotre
Haskell
Detroit
Selver
Connolly
McAllister
Newspap
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