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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
11
President Wilson told Congress the Mexican situation is nearing crisis and that rapid changes are likely. He urges Americans to leave Mexico, asserts neutrality in the Mexican struggle, and signals possible swift developments along the Rio Grande with risk to business.
A discussion of Governor Emmett O Neal of Alabama and Representative Henry D Clayton regarding filling a U S Senate vacancy created by Senator Johnston s death The debate centers on whether the Seventeenth Amendment affects the term of sitting senators and if Clayton may be seated Alabama would gain a seasoned legislator in the Senate joining past figures like John Tyler Morgan and Edmund W Pettus
The Fifth Regiment band with Organist Charles A. Sheldon and the Atlanta Music Festival association perform Thursday evening at the Auditorium. Admission is nominal with proceeds aiding the militia and free Sunday organ concerts. A vivid program is planned for Sunday at 8:30 PM, promising strong attendance and entertainment value.
A governor led nationwide road improvement efforts in Missouri, mobilizing every able-bodied male for two days to repair state roads. The event, dubbed Missouri's Picnic, united diverse classes, fostered civic pride, and showcased practical democracy with far-reaching social benefits.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw defends Harry Thaw against claims of vast wealth, insisting her husband left only a $70,009,000 estate and arguing that public hostility stems from the nonstop talk of Thaw’s millions. She laments headlines and notes Thaw’s escapades keep his name in papers.
A fragmented Georgia themed piece mixes poetry and comments on tariff politics and public figures. It weaves weather, laughter theory, and social quips with references to Georgia and national figures, noting heat waves and political shifts while lampooning public figures and the press.
A grocer rebukes a customer for ignoring his bill while naming Jenks and Jankinson as creditors. The rival seeks a registered payment, threats of an incendiary letter, and a proposed vigilance committee. The dialogue twists through bankers wives Lisbon Europe plans and a lyceum bureau, ending with the grocer's weary advice to avoid raising Jenks and Jankinson.
A Union soldier with a sword and belt taken from a Confederate officer at Petersburg asks for identification of the presentation. The blade bears Presented by the Ladies of Georgia. He seeks the name, date, and place of the presentation and any known facts, asking readers to publish to aid the search. August 4, 1913, Milledgeville, Ga.
The piece notes August brings flood and end of vacation, as most travelers plan to use return tickets within two weeks. It praises home life and the value of a comfortable room, urging appreciation of domestic life and the educational value of vacations. It also cites excerpts from The Washington Herald, Rochester Herald, and Louisville Courier Journal about tari bills, Kansas droughts, and affordable express shipping.
A reader inquiry debunks the belief that Monte Cristo is purely fiction. Archives show a real vendetta tale linked to Picaud and Louplan, detailing an 1826 murder plot and a forged conspiracy, later mirrored in Dumas 1844 novel though he claimed no factual basis.
By always thinking you can shape habit and outcomes. The text cites Newton and George Matthew Adams, urging deliberate thoughts to reduce mistakes, improve cheerfulness, and steady progress regardless of life station, with service as both personal reward and world impact.
The Baltimore American notes Gustave Lexander of Brooklyn devours a feast of a 12 pound turkey with bread vegetables and ten beers in a single sitting watched by 400 spectators. It parallels themes of intellect and appetite and recalls other famed heavy eaters while commenting on the link between fuel and muscle power.
A fragment from The Saturday Review speaks in first person of fear and awe before death. The speaker questions whether death can be kind, notes a strange clear light in the dark, and seeks an unguessed peace. The poem moves toward facing a divine, solitary fate with intense emotion.
George Fitch mocks the idea of imported husbands as fashions in American circles. The spoof weighs the high cost, constant mobility, and legal entanglements of foreign spouses, noting titles, duties, and the divorce implications, with humorous condiments about father-in-law controls and steamer fares.
A brief note from The Baltimore American referencing public figures Huerta Sulzer and Glynn, followed by a wry remark on government recognition and a tongue in cheek line about women and men. The comic tone hints at editorial satiric commentary on social status and gender, presenting a light interlude in the paper.
The text promotes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Poison Belt featuring Professor Challenger calling the end of the world. It notes the story cost $5,000 and will serialize starting September 7, urging readers to order early to receive initial chapters.
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