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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1904
Page
16
A ferry boat traveling between New Richmond Ohio and California Ohio was struck by a large ice floe. Passengers panicked as the vessel drifted two miles toward shore before the crew regained control. The floe acted as a raft, aiding the vessel's move.
New York stocks closed heavy and listless as trading remained light after a day of mixed signals. Amalgamated Copper moved with the market while United States Steel preferred rose on speculative covering and hints of leadership changes at Amalgamated. News of Pennsylvanian earnings cuts and wage negotiations buoyed or restrained various sectors, with bonds dull and currency markets steady in Europe.
The text surveys skin salves and soaps including Witch Hazel and Almond cream, Velvet cold cream, and brands like Eighth Wonder Toilet Tar Soap. It shifts to market reports from St Louis and Boston, detailing cattle receipts, prices for steers, cows, calves, and sheep, with notes on meat margins. It also covers coffee, wool, turpentine, and flour markets, plus grain prices in New York and Atlanta, reflecting a period style mix of consumer goods and commodity prices.
Atlanta market reports show flour, oats, corn, beef, pork and lard quotations with weights and percentages. Numerous items list grade No 2 oats and red or yellow corn, alongside provisions, canned goods, dairy, produce, and fresh fruit prices with regional quantities and steady to higher trends.
Cape Hallien February reports from Monte Curisil Santo Domingo state General Aspaulet led about 200 revolutionists against Santiago de Los Cabaleras with similar force. After a sharp battle Aspaulet was defeated by Les Careres and government troops forced the rebels to retreat toward Monte Chris. No further dispatches have arrived from Santo Domingo’s capital.
Seven Atlanta committees under President WoT Calhoun plan a campaign to raise funds for a General John B Gordon memorial. Veterans donate $1 or more from pensions, with central committee to report after five o clock meeting at Pleasant dale. A pension voucher used by Governor Gordon’s administration and Captain Win Harrison’s role are noted in a fundraising appeal.
Merchants and farmers are urged to read Mallory’s advertisement in the March issue. The ad highlights a durable plow designed for tough soil, promising efficiency, lower costs, and longer service life for cultivating fields.
The annual meeting for election of directors and for other proper business will be held at the company's office in the Empire Building, Atlanta Georgia, Tuesday February 9 1904 at 11 oclock am. Weather forecast for several states issued with cold snaps and variable winds across the Southeast and South.
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