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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1914
Page
3
The Auburn five meets the Atlanta Athletic Club in the sixth game for the locals. Auburn seeks to rebound after a defeat to the southern champions at Columbus. Several football squad members are on the club, promising a strong showing on Saturday night.
Charles Murphy president of the Chicago National League club sent letters to under contract players warning of legal action if they desert to the Federajearve. He said the club has a legal right to their services and will pursue action from the lowest civil court to the highest.
Detroit announces the release of pitcher Willard House and second baseman William Louden to the Providence club of the International League. The moves were confirmed today as Detroit A L players depart for the rival league in Providence.
A vintage reference notes the 1914 Police Gazette Sporting Annual published by Richard K. Fox Publishing, edited by Sam C. Austin. It covers amateur athletic records officially verified, boxing histories, and world champion photos, with rowing, yachting, racing, trotting, pacing, auto, hockey, football, air, and swimming data. Price ten cents plus two cents postage.
The largest single shipment by a manufacturing concern arrived in Atlanta yesterday via the Southern railroad. Twenty eight cars carried Maxwell automobiles, each car holding three to six cars. C. H Booth, southern district manager of Maxwell Motor company, stated the shipment is the largest ever made by his firm and credited Atlanta as the distributing center for Maxwell cars in the south. The photograph shows the Maxwell warerooms at 141 Madison avenue.
Frank M. Stewart admitted the charge of falsely accusing Father William D. Malone of immorality after two private hearings. He offered a full retraction and apology which Malone accepted, and Stewart was discharged with a public retraction and four dollar fine. Frank Monier, a contractor, was charged with circulating the same slander and pleaded guilty, also paying a fine.
Wilkesboro North Carolina January 8 a fire damaged the Southern railway freight and passenger station. Losses were estimated between sixty thousand and seventy five thousand dollars with partial insurance coverage.
Cincinnati National League club signs two players. August Herrmann receives no telegram from Manager Charles Herzog Yadav stating Pitcher Ruben Benton and Catcher Von Kotnitz will join the team. Benton played last season with Cincinnati. Von Kotnitz drafted from the Appalachian League.
January 3 wage grant ten hours for nine days workers' wage schedule set with 6:30 to 11:50 Saturday hours. Payday weekly Thursday to assist Saturday closing. Charles Redden and Maxwell Motor Co staff to attend auto shows in New York and New Orleans, with trips planned to the Pacific coast. Dealers, Federal trucks to gather in Detroit January 19 for sales convention and banquet. Commentary on fuel, weather and freezing precautions for early automobiles.
Capt Ketcham of Yale, 1913 football captain and all American center guard pick, visits Atlanta as guest of M Atkinson Jr at the Ponce de Leon apartments. Harvard link noted, but cordial relations persist among East and West schools. He praises East-West games and plans several days in the city.
Officials of the Chelmers Motor Company are prominent in Detroit club life with Chalmers as Detroit Athletic Club president and Pfeffer leading the Wolverine Automobile Club. Leland, founder of Cadillac, tops Society of Automobile Engineers. Pelletier expands dog holdings, while Abbott Motor Company facts are clarified. Ford Motor Company shows a $28,134,179.08 surplus with assets of $85,042,919.86 and stock at $2,000,000, per treasurer James Couzens. Hudson Motor Company begins operations.
S D Kopf 4M Haines and C W Lawton of Indianapolis tour the south in a 1910 Premier with a delivery body. They arrived in Atlanta and pay expenses by taking roving picture shows in district schools. Lawton powers a movie with an on board dynamo to run the projector in electric starved rural towns. They will move to Florida then Cuba and Panama, returning via South America and the western states.
A Detroit hooded blanket effort warms visitors while a motorist in front of Wolverine Automotive is interrupted by a theft. An old man on the stair witnessed a wind chilled scene as a merchant’s hood was ripped, leaving a rich man’s vehicle exposed to cold. The incident highlights improvised warmth versus theft on a frigid night.
The text asserts that all times cannot be removed with ease and that the motor remains covered at all times regardless of wind or thieves, implying persistent protection or enclosure.
Dublin gossip reports a violent incident at Smitherman’s home. Smitherman shot Hodges, killing him, after discovering Hodges in his sister’s room. Lanier fled, and Smitherman wounded Lanier but not fatally. no arrests made as authorities deem Smitherman justified.
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