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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
12
Nogales May 7 United States and Mexican border tensions surge as airships allegedly bound for Mexican rebels surface. Authorities report a 400-man Cananea district train with artillery and rifle ammo, with a Guerrero gunboat poised near Guaymas. U S border patrol extends to West, while a missing aeroplane drama unfolds amid pay promises.
At the Southern Christian Home for Orphans in West End Atlanta a garden program inspires children to toil for growth and pride. Orphans till soil on a vacant Lea Beecher lot loaned by Bell family with Roscoe Erwin and Prof E B Martindale guiding them. Erwin offers a wristwatch as first prize for best work over two months, boosting discipline and hopeful spirits among both boys and girls.
The home of ex Governor Don Luis Torres at Hermosillo Sonora has been confiscated by the Insurgent state government and will be converted into a hospital. The building is noted as a premier example of Spanish architecture and has long been a show place in Mexico.
By funda to be raised through a lottery protected by the state government the old mansion set in its grove of tropical trees will become a public state institution Ex Governor Torres was governor of Sonora for twenty years during which time it was his penchant to beautify his home and its surroundings He left the country during the Madero revolution and has since resided in California Americans Redeem Property El Paso Texas May 7 American owners of half the gold and silver bullion taken from a passenger train in Mexico some weeks ago by Pancho Villa and his band of constitutionalists are said to have redeemed their property paying 50 000 for ninety seven bars today receiving the metal at Bustillos west of Chihuahua City The bars are valued at 60 000 The remainder of the plunder which is owned by Mexican mining men is retained by Villa.
The Sydney Herald notes Samoa’s people as noble, hospitable, and devout Christians. Judge Dwyer praises their universal church support, generous pan pig, and welcome to strangers regardless of race, with American Samoa keeping foreign presence minimal. Morality is praised, with theft described as rare.
A fragment notes that choices on houses grew rusty through disuse, reflecting neglect of decision making or property use. The sentence hints at faded activity or interest in evaluating or maintaining housing options. The readable portion conveys a sense of waning engagement and aging processes.
Mrs B V Blanson reports her husband endured a decade of eczema on his hand with itching burning and feverish flares. She details using Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly for a week then weekly, plus Cuticura Scalp Soap, leading to complete healing within six months.
The government approved about 53,000 acres in Virginia Tennessee North Carolina and West Virginia for the Appalachian and White mountains forest reserve bringing total purchases to nearly 600,000 acres. Key tracts include 98,400 acres in the Mapnenuten region of Virginia and multiple 30- to 40-thousand acre parcels across Frederick Shenandoah and Hardy counties. Officials expect total eastern mountain land purchases to approach five million acres to protect watersheds.
Ithaca New Jersey May 7 Harry Thurston Peck formerly of Columbia University, bedridden with a nervous malady, was taken to New York by his divorced wife Mrs Cornelia D Peck and two trained nurses. From New York he will proceed to Sound Beach Connecticut for treatment. His present wife Mrs Elizabeth Duboin Peck had left for New York days earlier. His condition remains precarious and doctors hold little hope for recovery.
Hot Springs Va is discussed as the likely next convention city for the Southern Hardware group. Atlanta Buffalo Atlantic City and other contenders are mentioned as rivals. The vote and details remain unsettled as officers note several cities are in the running for a permanent meeting place.
The two conventions end tomorrow with a best ride on Mobile Bay and a fish fry on the eastern shore. A dance occurred at the convention hotel tonight as the national association plans to pick a meeting site at the fall session.
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