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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
16
Warren Stone head of the locomotive engineers said members were ordered to perform usual duties and honor contracts, but not to man or replace strikers. They will not be forced to work if mob violence endangers their lives. Invites sent to firemen, trainmen, and engineers brotherhoods in the Pacific coast area.
A Kentucky man, M J Hutcher son of Tompkinayilte, says eight years of rheumatism left him helpless for months and weak overall until using Ziron. He reports it restored strength by boosting iron in the blood and recommends it to others while urging readers to ask their druggist about the first bottle.
Atlanta laboring to host Confederate veterans arriving in October as a $60,000 fundraising drive wraps up. Walter P. Andrews leads lodging efforts at Confederate Headquarters with George M. Hops and E. A. Pickens directing camp operations. Ten thousand soldiers will be fed, with steam cooking and large-scale meal planning.
Old veterans attend Confederate reunion on October 7 to 10 with cots and blankets available. The writer provides contact hints and personal residence information in a brief local notice.
Citizens of Atlanta are asked to open their homes to veterans with blank forms printed in newspapers to show how many veterans each household will host. A city push notes the need to provide proper housing, meals at the capitol camp, and sleeping space plus breakfast, with many staffers and decorations planned for a major reunion.
A lengthier report from the border area describes heavy U.S. militarization along the border, with arms and munitions exports halted to Carranza’s wing. It notes reorganization of border districts, rapid troop movements, and machine gun provisions for Texas guards as violence in northern Mexico persists under Villa and Carranza. The piece recounts a Juarez visit, war damage, and the ongoing border importance, citing American troop strength along both the Texas New Mexico and California fronts and noting district command structures.
The piece discusses U S forces on the border, a Marfa punitive expedition, and ongoing American intervention. It notes Carranza’s regime and Mexican commission efforts, then shifts to a Mexican problem series and U S league of nations debates with Senators Shields and Jones proposing reservations and a withdrawal option.
A proposed Shantung amendment by Republican Senator Fall of New Mexico seeks U S withdrawal from enforcing peace terms not directly involved. The 23 part measure would remove the United States from most interallied commissions, sparing only the International Shipping Board. Senate hearings on the peace treaty extend into next week with diverse witnesses from Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Latvian groups and others, as lawmakers debate reservations and timing.
In Smyrna province at Aiden Turkish irregulars seized forty Greek boy scouts to avenge Greek troops. They forced each to insult Greece and Prime Minister Venizelos. two refused and were killed. The others sang the Greek national anthem and were massacred in sequence.
Tur man and Calhoun Realty seek to seize 106 108 Whitehall Street held under a Benjamin Ozburn lease. A temporary restraining order blocks Tur man Calhoun from disturbing tenants or collecting rents while the case, with Key McClelland McClelland as petitioners’ counsel, proceeds to a hearing scheduled August 20.
Federal officers seized near Columbus Georgia about 250 gallon capacity stills, some 3 000 gallons of mash, 70 barrels of fermented mash, and 100 pounds of sugar after raids near Goat Rock dam. One arrest reported as three stills were uncovered last Saturday and empty sacks were found.
A San Francisco nurse, C. M. Ramey, praises Tanlac after a Red Cross leg injury left her with poor appetite and weight loss. After starting Tanlac, she regained appetite, slept better, and gained eleven pounds while noting improved appearance per her doctor. Tanlac is sold by Jacobs Pharmacy.
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