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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
Local banking commission auditors report bond offerings including percent bonds and due dates through 1928. The fragment references DICHEY Georgia and partial figures with a 975 figure, indicating a financial update or notice in a banking column.
Report from Charleston notes a planned bull fight on R Thomas son farm near Rock Hill York County was halted after Governor McSweeney ordered Sheriff to stop fights under criminal code. Telegrams from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals prompted action. Local militia readiness considered but not needed.
Kingston Mich December 12 Ella Beardslee a young woman was found dead about four miles south of town tied in her buggy. The ropes kept her body from falling from the seat. It is believed she was assaulted and tied to the buggy while the horse started home.
Arlington Ga December 12 Special The William Ray brick building housing Mrs C Boynton millinery and fancy goods burned last night. Stock valued at eleven to twelve hundred dollars was a total loss though some uns burned goods were ruined beyond salvage. Stock was partially insured and the building with fixtures was fully insured. Fire started just as the building was occupied origin unknown.
Alabama Insurance Commissioner McDavid announced opposition to pooling the stock of Prudenti al Life and Fiderty Trust in a national plan. He warned conferees Alabama will block any attempted interstate consolidation that harms state policyholders. Also noted are Methodist Conference changes and gubernatorial pardons for Jim Adams and Bob Stallworth.
Nat Butler withdraws from the six day race after a shoulder blade fracture. Will Stinson may also quit with a broken collar bone while others including Otto Maya cause spills. Floyd Kreibs injured, forcing Leander to ride and support his mate at the track.
At New Orleans on December 12 the track was heavy under cloudy skies as Tutte Scout and Shoo Fly faded from expectations. Tom Maybin led in the first race for five and a half furlongs with Florestan second and John Carney third, time 1:143-5. In the second race If You Dare won at 4 to 5, with Joe Lesser second and Dodskin third, time 1:34-45. Hanover Queen upset in the mice race, Hanover Queen first, Little Scout second, Scotch Plaid third, time 1:51-35. Three more races listed with various favorites and outcomes, including Scorpio and Travers winning the handicap. Entries for today’s program also published.
At Ingleside San Francisco December 12 Kenilworth the favorite captured the thirteen sixteenths of a mile handicap and Mike Rice another favorite won the mile and a half steeplechase handicap. Other races featured various selling and Futurity course events with multiple horses listed and times noted.
Frank Galvin fell and was injured but kept racing while Roost an ex amateur partner of Galvin improves hourly and vows to try a lap to tie for the lead. Keegan fought laps, rode hard and faced warnings for fouls as 7000 fans packed the garden despite double prices. John Van Horne, former Western Union VP, lies ill in Pee Wee Ky.
Washington December 12 Special report says Thomas Fortune a well known colored man is appointed special commissioner to study Hawaii and the Philippine islands. The move fuels speculation of using negro colonists to meet labor needs on sugar plantations and in tropical work. Fortune’s mission aims to assess possibilities for his race with no definite colonization plan yet.
In Tallahassee on December 12 Special Circuit Judge Malone postponed Walter L. Taylor's trial for aggravated assault on Attorney General Lamar. Prosecutor Former Chief Justice Liddon said parties agreed to continue the case for the term, so it was adjourned and will not be called until next spring.
Bradstreet's notes a mixed December trade picture with retail distribution strong, wholesale activity slipping as inventories are restocked, and building trades cooled by weather. Railway earnings up 7.2 percent for November, with forecasts of future prosperity. Textile demand firm in spring, cotton market narrow, iron and steel showing weak crude prices but solid demand. pig iron negotiations resume. Overall, business failures rise in the United States.
Allen Miles Co reports weak leather markets with prices sliding for hides and packing stock as Chicago trucks back away. December grain and tin copper futures react to London gains, while Dun’s Review notes slow but improving retail activity due to holiday demand, railroad earnings up and mixed commodity trends across wheat corn and cotton goods.
Cables firm from Erghah points and moderate clearances. Wheat and oats fluctuate with December advances due to weather and arrivals. Cash quotes show flour steady, corn weak, and lard and pork mixed in Chicago and Cincinnati markets with varied regional readings for December finas.
A mixed list of grocery items with prices such as onions 31.03, cabbage 50 per 100 pounds, and various produce, plus a detailed New York December 12 coffee futures note. The report notes dull speculation, unchanged to lower opening prices, and steady to firm sugar and coffee futures with limited demand and receipts.
December 12 reports show cattle receipts around 3 5 00, mixed markets steady to lower with Texans and natives, hogs selling lower, and sheep prices steady to higher. Kansas City lists cattle gains and losses, with Texas and native totals and varied beef steer ranges. St Louis records slower pace, mixed cattle and hogs lower, and sheep steady with lambs advancing.
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