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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
5
Large block of catalog style copy announces engraving services from Southern Engraving Co in Atlanta Georgia. It touts rapid production of illustrations and engravings for invoices payrolls and reports, with references to Remington tabulators and various local merchants. The repetitive ads target merchants and architects with rates and sample works, emphasizing promptness and wide southern reach.
An elongated promotional item urges southern merchants to advertise with bold illustrations and cuts. It promotes The Southern Engraving Co. in Constitution Building Atlanta Ga for rates and information, claiming superior engraving and repro services for trade ads and zinc etchings, with a push to early bird advertisers and low prices. It also notes a miscellaneous sale of machinery and a brief business opportunity column.
Mrs. McKinley remains very weak after a preofferriage event and transfer from Olympia to a carriage at Sylvania Station. President McKinley and Dr. Rixey aided by attendants carried her into the White House. Dr. Rixey reports she rests better today but is still fragile with no immediate danger. Also reports note Corporal Tooley killed by a premature cannon discharge at Arlington cemetery and that 98 Filipinos arrived in San Francisco to display native customs at the Buffalo exposition.
The city of Atlanta opened bids for $200,000 in water works bonds with several offers. J M Barnard of LaGrange bid 101 for $365,000, William Moore of Atlanta bid 106% for the entire issue, and James W English Jr of Sparta bid 106 26/100 for $310, with other firms submitting varied terms. Committee plans executive session to consider bids. expert Roby Robinson says bids are strong given current market conditions.
Boston and Chicago split morning and afternoon games with Boston leveraging base running features Ham Hamilton and Green. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati in morning action and lost to Cincinnati in the afternoon as Newton and Duggie battled on the mound. Attendance figures range from about 1,000 to 28,500 across New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Chicago venues.
Detroit and Baltimore split a twin bill with Elberfeld’s fielding noted and Cronin’s mastery drawing the largest local AL crowd. Chicago and Boston also drew big crowds, while Milwaukee swept Washington in a day of high-scoring baseball across several cities with pitchers’ duels and late hits shaping outcomes.
Anarchists head toward Madrid to murder the king, with police watching the Marseilles coast and frontier. Rostand elected to the Academy amid Rostand Bernhardt influence. czar’s daughter sick with typhus rumors. China to pay indemnity of 460 million taels. sealed verdict in King bribery case. Virginia Carolina League scores with Newport News beating Wilmington and Richmond results.
Shreveport to Chattanooga 3 1 in a tight Southern League game. Weikart hit a fourth inning homer driving in Hulseman, with error and fielding noted. Memphis defeated Birmingham 6 7 where Shields fanned ten. Little Rock topped Nashville 4 3 as McCloskey and Hutton led the Battery. New Orleans won 10 7 over unspecified foes with Sik extending a streak later in the game.
At Hawthorne on May 20 J F Schorr’s horses dominated with Ally and Lady Schorr winning the turf congress bandican and Sil verdale taking the Fight stakes. Bets favored The Unknown in the turf event, but Lady Schorr led to victory. Race results note multiple stakes winners and fast track conditions.
Cornell oarsmen captured the two mile race on Lake Cayuga with their second crew finishing first. Columbia placed second and Pennsylvania third as the second crew edged its competition in an excellent 10 minutes 52 seconds.
Memphis fire department hosted a banquet at fire headquarters on Front Street in honor of Atlanta Chief W. R. Joyner and the Atlanta drum and bugle corps. Chiefs Carroll and Joyner praised each other, expressing gratitude for Memphis hospitality and the memorable occasion ending a series of exchanges.
At Gravesend New York May 30 a burst of results features Sidney Lucas winning the Parkway handicap ahead of Carbuncle and Alsike, in a tight finish. Lady Holyrood rode three winners and a place in four mounts. Other races include Gautama winning the Selling mile and seven yards, and Jack Demand taking the five furlong sprint. Gravesend entries list multiple horses across six races, with times and odds noted for each. In college sports, Princeton defeated Ithaca 60 to 40 on Percy Field despite early Ithaca dominance.
Havana May 20 In the Platt amendment dispute Cubans are divided with some delegates opposing the terms while others favor acceptance. Notable votes and comments emerge from Santiago and Puerto Principe as leaders argue allegiance to revolution and independence. General Maendaley urges peace and cooperation with the majority to achieve effective acceptance of the American provisions.
For sale a modern North Side house by the city school site with all street improvements paid. Lot 50 by 150 feet, price 4000 dollars. 500 dollars cash, balance on easy terms. Address H. T. INMAN.
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