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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
2
A Peachtree Heights listing highlights suburban comforts with city access along Peachtree Road and near the Peachtree to Buckhead trolley line just beyond the five mile post.
Beautiful Peachtree Road is 80 feet wide with fine pavement and famed trolley service. Peachtree Heights offers ideal homes for both palatial builders and moderate earners, with rolling well drained land, springs, and mature trees. The sale on June 19 invites investors to buy lots as Peachtree Road nears Buckhead, promising profits from future development. Take the Mayson's Avenue or Lakeview Avenue stops to view.
Buick racing crew at Crown Point Indiana trains hard for the June 18 19 road race near Chicago. Drivers Strang Chevrolet Burman and De Witt organize a baseball nine the Poison Oaks and practice three hours daily with medicine ball work and massage to boost physical condition. Capwin Strang issues a challenge to other driver teams while the Buick unit refines both sport and speed in a long cross country season.
Atlanta hosts three major league scouts at Ponce de Leon park as Detroit and Pittsburg representatives Jimmy Cannivan and Howard Earle watched the Little Rock game. George Dovey of Boston NL joined, each seeking new material and expected to stay several more days to evaluate players.
New York’s American League club announced Joe Ward was sold to the Philadelphia Nationals for an undisclosed price. Ward played for Philadelphia in 1906. Meantime at a national horse show, Mecca harness events were won by Judge W. H. Moore’s pair Amyriilis and Phyllis, with the Mackay cup taken by Moore for park teams and second prize to G W Watson of Baltimore.
The Crackers surge to first in the Southern League, eleven points ahead of the Nashville Volunteers after a strong stretch of nineteen games. Atlanta’s fans celebrate a long-awaited top position as the team edges toward the pennant with continued strong hitting and solid pitching.
A fragment hints at sailors betting around sixty cents on a game and keeping steady to reach the finish. The text mentions sticking to the ship and the boys being there at the finish, implying a naval or maritime contest and camaraderie on deck.
Knoxville today saw Hartt Jr. in a Buick clock a mile on a half mile track in 1 19 a world auto record, surpassing Strang's Chattanooga mark by about half a second. The local amateur driver achieved the feat in front of onlookers, signaling a new milestone for speed on a short course.
At the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York annual election, William H. Porter, president of the Chemical Bank, was elected to replace Charles D. Dickey who resigned. Other trustees with expiring terms were reelected for two years.
The boxing card in Atlanta at Armory Hall offers a top bout between Jack Sentell of Lakewood and Billy Kerry, both in peak condition for ten rounds. Odds are even as home fans favor Kerr, while Sentell backers see potential for an upset. Preliminaries feature Billy Sum and Willie Knockemoffski in six fast rounds, likely to end in knockouts, followed by a battle royal main event.
An advertising fragment promotes a flour brand with a wholesome tone. It urges readers to request the product described as pure and wholesome. The incomplete line hints at a marketing slogan or prompt ending with a brand cue.
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