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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
3
In Rye New York on June 2, 119 golfers competed in the thirty six holes medal play for the metropolitan amateur championship. Twenty nine qualified for match play with scores of 89 and under. Nine more tied at 89 and will have a playoff tomorrow morning for three remaining spots. Six contestants, including Oswald Kirkby the title holder, qualified.
Rey D. Wood of Englewood earned a medal in a tight finish, posting 78 one stroke ahead of Jerome D. Travers. Kirkby and Walter J. Travin tied for third with 26. Findlay 8 and Dou Tog? Charles H. Seely and Reed Herreshort also qualified in the field.
President Dick Jemison returns from Gainesville Florida with the Americas franchise transfer. Gainesville joins the Georgia State circuit boosting strength and fan support. Locals back the club with business leaders backing the team and changes aimed at pennant contention. With Gainesville and Dothan Alabama now in the league a name change is possible after board vote this week.
Schedule notices list games across the Southern, South Atlantic, American, National, Federal, and Georgia State leagues. Cities include Atlanta Little Rock New Orleans Memphis Mobile Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville Macon Albury Charleston Augusta Savannah Columbia Jacksonville Columbus Washington Philadelphia Boston New York Cincinnati St Louis Buffal o Buffal, St Louis Chicago Manine City Waycross Rome LaGrange Talladega Newnan.
In New York on June 3 Leach Cross of New York defeated former lightweight champion Ad Wolgast in a ten round bout Cross dominated most rounds though Wolgast flashed old form in the fourth and again in the sixth when he staggered Cross. Cross weighed 136 pounds Wolgast 187 pounds with blood visible from Wolgast in the exchange.
Philaaerpnia June 2 Mrs Van derbeck of the Philadelphia Cricket club today won the championship of the Women's Eastern Golf Association at the Merlon cricket club. She turned in a pair of 92 for today's round of 18 holes. Yesterday she shot 88 giving her total 180 while Mrs RH Barlow of the Merion Cricket club, a three time winner, had 186 and Miss Harriet Curtin of Boston, a former national champion, 188.
Walker county board votes to build a new 75000 dollar courthouse on the site of the old courthouse in the square center. Local sentiment opposes the plan though county officers back it. construction to start this summer with a larger modern building and offices for county officials. A special election is set for July 7 to fund the project and approve 50000 in bonds for road improvements.
Pittsburg reports a 420 ton rise in galvanized pipe prices the largest single jump, while galvanized steel sheets rose 11 dollars per ton. Manufacturers tie the increases to the European war and warn galvanized wire prices may surge this week.
Judge Moses Wright adjourned the Walker county superior court for the remainder of the week due to unprepared civil cases. With many civil cases on the docket the court will resume next Monday and push ahead to clear the congested docket.
Heavy rains from Pennsylvania to North Carolina prompted the weather bureau to issue flood warnings for the Carolinas rivals. A storm off Hatteras moved northeastward along the Virginia coast tonight, triggering alerts and weather advisories.
A brief transport notice announces a weekly Sunday return fare of 1 dollar from the Queensland depot with a 7:00 am departure and service to Athens.
Atlanta theatergoers face a bustling week with Dunbar's Singers Long Tack Sam and a large magic company at the Forsyth. The program features Marie Fenton, Gene Hughes, Lady Gosset, Boh War, Skipper and backup, and the Dainty Meglight Trio. At the Grand yesterday and today, audiences saw The Kalund of Regeneration, a Vitagraph feature starring Ewan Storey, and The Island of Regeneration. Margarita Pincher in The Tondeame Heart appears at Strand, plus an evangelist performance option. Charles Sebastian elected mayor of Los Angeles with a margin around 5,001.
In Liverpool the market shows demand supplying the need, though weather effects on the crop temper sentiment. Reports from abroad hint at rainfall in the Carolinas and Georgia, but traders deem the weekly bearish and prices drift lower before rebounding briefly. London and New York brokers note resistance at current levels and a healthy technical position despite modest activity.
Wantington June 2 The cotton crop is in splendid condition throughout the belt according to a National Weather and Crop Service bulletin issued today. Precipitation has been sufficient for present needs in practically all portions of the belt and the crop is making satisfactory growth. Late planted cotton in Texas is coming up and a good stand is reported. Cultivation is proceeding normally except in portions of Oklahoma Arkansas and some eastern sections where the ground remains too wet and fields are becoming crospy. Warm weather and rains have greatly aided winter wheat yields in Texas with improved prospects elsewhere in the South. Rain came too late to help much in portions of the middle Gulf coast.
Weather and crop notes for week ending June 1 1916 in the cotton belt show generally favorable conditions with wet spells in Oklahoma Arkansas delaying work and drought relief in Louisiana and Mississippi. Texas crops progressing well while southern trucking districts report good gains. Market action in New York and Liverpool mixed with damp weather reports, weekly forecasts supporting tempered gains and extensive rainfall complaints influencing spot and futures trading.
Report lists commodity movement with middling prices, receipts, stock levels, and exports across multiple ports including New York, Galveston, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Memphis, Cincinnati, and others. Figures show daily receipts and shipments, with totals for the season and national export activity.
Corrected price table for flour and feed items includes various patent flours, meal, seeds, and animal feeds with numerous per bag or per cwt rates. Also lists groceries and canned goods with mixed pricing, in a dense string of item names and numbers.
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