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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1913
Page
12
Consular Agent Robert Vail of Guaymas and Lieutenant HL Henley claim settlers were told to abandon homes and property within forty eight hours though no notice of Wilsons message about Americans leaving Mexico was provided. Telegraph reports from Sonora say the area is quiet and Yaqui Indians are not troubling Guaymas.
A confused OCR text notes Venustiano Carranza refusing a passage to the United States on a route from Nowais Senet to tiudad Por. It says he was held at Fort Bliss after arrest by US authorities, in a context of Maderista and constitutionalist figures in Washington and Chihuahua, with references to Senora meetings and revolutions.
Rebels press for U S recognition as government authorities protest a tax dispute at the international bridge over the Rio Grande. Carranza officials warn against treaty isolation while Washington weighs relations with Mexico amid the border dispute and U S consul Blyker’s protest.
Fragmented OCR text reports political turmoil in the Americas with mentions of constitutionalists, insurgents, and military disorder. It references government centers in Washington and Merron, plans to disrupt elections, and warnings that a legal election cannot proceed while unrest persists.
The complete program of the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile opens October 27 with sessions on Panama Canal, commerce, and agricultural cooperation. Key speakers include William J Armbricht, Harry Pitlius, George W Taylor, Senator Duncan, and John Barret, plus numerous regional officials and industry leaders.
A citizenship congress in Atlanta closes with a grand rally at the Baptist tabernacle led by Rev Lincoln McConnell. Captain Crawford told a dramatic tale to 000 children at the Auditorium, and William Upshaw praised the event. The program includes sermons on Christian citizenship and Woman’s suffrage debates with Mrs Coles and Mrs Mary McLendon speaking amid tensions over votes for women. Secretary Lane’s health prompts a Monterey visit before returning east.
LaGrange Ga September 20 Special. The LaGrange fair aims for an extraordinary exposition drawing crowds for miles. A top aviator will perform daily flights at 6,000 feet with 500 feet minimum altitude to earn pay. The fair company plans 30 acres on a high plateau, with balloon acts, para chute drops, a large Ferris wheel, and daily horse attractions from across America.
On Tift street a carpenter named Slaton reportedly returned home in a drunken state and locked his two children outside in the cold as rain fell. Police found him with his wife distressed inside the house and he was charged with drunken and disorderly conduct. He faces Recorder Broyles to answer for alleged child endangerment and abandonment.
Manager Homer C George of Atlanta invites women to a special promotion during the Henry W Savages operetta Little Boy Blue, with Otis Harlan and a 70 member company. Each woman attending will receive a free package of imported Diet Kiss face powder. Barney Reilly and the Carey-Harris group plan to distribute and supply Dyer Kiss to families, with Reilly traveling from New Orleans to assist.
Pensacola Florida September 20 Thomas Morrell a prominent Washington County farmer was shot from ambush on the road to Holmes Valley. Tonegra turbine hackers nearby heard the shots but did not investigate. His body lay riddled with buckshot. Three white men and a Negro are held on suspicion. Morrell and neighbors had strained relations.
A water set given to the grandmother of Mr. John W Teasdale by Henry W Longfellow was stolen in St Louis while the Teasdales were in Charlevoix Michigan. A footprint on a chair indicated a woman suspect who took silverware and bric-a-brac.
Four new faculty members join the Martha Berry School for Girls in Rome Georgia this year. They are Miss Margaret Ferguson teaching history Miss Katherine Johnson as matron of the Rome Model cottage Miss Elise Tenney teaching mathematics and Miss M A Porter as physical director.
Dr Jon C White outlines a sermon condemning spooning as a social vice. He argues courting is central to marriage and civilisation, warning that premarital affection harms the family and nation, framing spooning as a serious moral failing for couples.
John H Echols, longtime Covington civic leader and Newton County advocate for better roads, died Tuesday in Atlanta. A former city council member and county commissioner, he championed good roads for years, guiding permanent road work and sow survey efforts. Known as "John" to friends and many residents, he was ahead of his time in the roads movement and left Newton County with a lasting legacy. Coyington News
The Atlanta lodge of Eagles plans a trip to Knoxville on Tuesday October 7 for Atlanta day at the Appalachian Expo. The Louisville and Nashville railroad will run a special direct train, with a large Atlanta crowd expected. The local patrol will be led by their renowned drum and fife corps, praised as one of the best in the country.
Washington warns the public tonight about freak diets and self styled food experts. Government specialists say many recommendations have little science and rely on folklore, urging moderation and clean wholesome eating rather than costly, unproven cures.
Judge Broyles will address the colored men of Atlanta this afternoon at 3 PM at Big Bethel AME Church on Auburn Avenue and Butler Street. This first in a series of fall and winter meetings by the colored MCA aims to discuss "Some Things We Ought to Know." The church is expected to be packed. Woods White will preside and Prof Sidney Woodward of Clark University will provide the solo.
Evansville Indiana September 20 The annual convention of the National Rural Letter Carriers association adjourned after re electing officers and selecting Washington DC as the 814 meeting place Resolutions were passed asking for increased salaries for the carriers due to heavier work from parcel post.
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