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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
2
An advertisement urges towns to pursue sanitary engineering to combat disease and poverty. It argues clean water, sanitary living conditions, and attractive towns attract residents and growth, inviting towns to write for services from J. B. McCrary Company Municipal Engineers in Atlanta Georgia.
General R K Evans commander of the second brigade of the first division U S regular army left here to inspect forts in the south where his units are stationed He will complete the annual tour by November 10 The journey begins at Fort Logan H Root near Little Rock with about 500 men then moves to Fort Sill Oklahoma to oversee new artillery gunnery training and the great field battery now in use He plans to visit smaller outposts and then return to Atlanta for leave before visiting Mississippi for hunting inquiries into the Mexican situation were not commented on.
After a sharp temperature drop from 80 to 47 Saturday night, conditions warm again with Monday’s high near 74 and Sunday’s low around 61. The official Sunday low stayed below 60, cooler than recent days. October remains dry across the state with little rainfall since late September. Weather authorities expect pleasant conditions with no rain in sight unless new changes occur.
Mrs Grace Keefer faces a suit from Dunning Sons furnisher claiming a lien on her three story Piedmont avenue residence at Tenth Street. The petition alleges materials furnished during July and August and seeks temporary alimony pending settlement. Keefer indicated plans to appeal the case after district court actions.
Listing of numerous court cases argued and submitted in the Georgia Court of Appeals. Names include Thomas Dolthit versus City of Blus Ridge and many defendants named in state appeals from multiple counties such as Whitfield Bibb Laurens Heard Bryan Lowndes Sumter Carroll Wilcox Brooks Houston and others.
Lieutenant General Sir Alfred Edward Codrington of the Royal Home Guards visited the United States Military Academy at West Point on October 13. A fifteen gun salute was fired and a cadet battalion review held in his honor. Codrington is the military commander of London's district.
New York October 13. A drastic drop of about 90 points or $4.50 a bale from the season’s high was driven by Atlantic planters eager to sell. European markets fell faster than American ones as spinners in the U S absorbed enough to steady January at about 13 cents. European business mood is weak, yet exports rise, suggesting global stocks are tight. Analysts see a smaller crop than consumption, hinting at higher prices ahead. Cotton seed and lard markets fell but price tone remains firm with refiners active on small down limits. Export demand disappointed and market behavior remains puzzling. Hubbard Bros. & Co.
Liverpool and New Orleans market notes show cotton prices easing with middling around 7.6 to 7.9 and ample receipts of American origin. Rice markets in New Orleans index Honduras and Japan as strong with varied rough and clean prices and sizable sales and receipts across sacks and pockets.
The second report on the 1913 cotton crop provides a statewide summary up to September 26, comparing ginned quantities by county with 1912. The data include bales ginned, with market figures for related commodities and regional receipts in mills and markets from Chicago to St Louis and Louisville, noting prices and yields for cotton, cattle, hogs, and sheep as context.
London market reports mixed sentiment with firm discount rates amid continental demand fears. American securities opened steady, New York bank data boosted early gains, but late trading eased. Regional notes include Chicago and Kansas City prices, with livestock and poultry quotes. Paris and London money market details, with exchange and bullion figures.
Linseed quotes from Duluth dated October 13 show May at 1.4559 and December at 1.374, with October 1.68 and November 1.28 noted in the day’s market report. The article also details a separate violent incident in Abbeville Georgia where a deputy sheriff attempted arrest of a suspected escaped convict and was wounded by a negro bystander.
The U S circuit court of appeals heard argument on Edward F. Blake's appeal from Judge Newman’s decision. Blake, held in a federal prison near Atlanta, had been convicted in Boston on three postal law counts and served one sentence. Larar Hill of Atlanta urged that one sentence sufficed. Judge Newman held the trial judge’s sentence lawful, and the appeal followed.
Market notes show steady wheat and corn alongside higher hay values and stable bulk meats. Poultry prices are mixed with springers and hens quoted around 13 to 16 cents.
The United States treasury opens business with a net general fund balance of 126,942,604. Saturday receipts reach 4,616,781 while payments total 3,270,945. The current fiscal year shows a deficit of 1,216,431, improved from last year’s 8,857,839, not counting Panama canal and public debt transactions.
Market notes show Liverpool steadier on spot wheat with no fresh Manitoba prices. Futures hold firm across December and March with modest gains. American markets mixed, futures firm for November.
The New York cotton stock produce cotton seed oil and coffee exchanges along with New Orleans Boston Baltimore Philadelphia St Louis Kansas City markets and the Chicago Board of Trade were all closed Monday to observe Columbus Day.
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