Villa Pursuit Continues As Army Expands Lines
El Paso with Villa still at large prompts new units from Coehuilta to protect communication routes. Reports place Villa south of Latevo toward Parral as American forces press a broader campaign aided by rail movement and consular intelligence. In High Point the Orange Presbytery meets tonight with W C Smith of Richmond to discuss missions and bring delegates to the nine teenth annual session.
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Presbyterian Church
Charles P. Coble
W. C. Smith
Richmond
Smith
G. W. Butler
Brazil
Villa Located South of Chihuahua Rumor Reported
Washington reports private advices indicating Villa has been located south of Chihuahua. The state department passed the information to the war department for Pershing. General Funston will send more troops into Mexico from Columbus to protect the line of communication. No confirmation of large reinforcements for Pershing was given.
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Washington
Associated Press
Villa
Chihuahua
State Department
War Department
General Pershing
Funston
México
Columbus
Deeds Filed in High Point Reflect Transfers on Local Lots
Four High Point property transfers recorded Monday include G O Hayworth to A B Sally for a lot in the Vail property, $127.50. T F Wrenn and wife to Lawson Hill for 72000 square feet on Furlough Street, $50. R F Jones to Phillips Fields and wife for a 67 by 150 foot lot on Mangum Avenue, $10. Phillips Fields and wife to R F Jones for a similar 67 by 150 foot lot on Mangum Avenue.
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High Point
G. O. Hayworth
A. B. Sally
Vail
T. F. Wrenn
Lawson Hill
R. F. Jones
Phillips Fields
Mangum
Mangum Avenue
Powder Factory Explosions Cause Heavy Casualties
The Kent powder plant fire and subsequent explosions kill or injure about 200 people. The Ministry of Munitions reports the blaze began mid day and worsened after 2 PM, with the fire deemed accidental.
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London
Kent
Ministry of Munitions
Dr Thomas Newlin to Speak at Training School Tonight
Guilford college president Dr Thomas Newlin will address Sunday school teachers at the training school auditorium at 7 45 this evening on The Saving of the Lost. Director Marr notes no replacement has been found yet for Miss Ethie Carrett injured in the Jamestown wreck.
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Thomas Newlin
Guilford College
Newlin
Marr
Ethie Carrett
Jamestown
Norfolk and Western Earnings Report Signals Strong Coal Tonnage
New York April 4 Norfolk and Western railway earnings show persistent heavy tonnage in the soft coal regions of the south and southwest. Operating revenue rose to 1,649,294 dollars, indicating continued robust activity despite earlier fluctuations.
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New York
Norfolk and Western Railway
Battle of Verdun and cotton meeting reports
A lull near Verdun follows yesterday’s heavy fighting as French forces push to Caillette woods and hold Vaux and Douaumont outskirts. Paris bulletins note no infantry clashes last night while artillery roars along Avecourt Malancourt and in the Argonne. In Atlanta the twentieth annual meeting of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association opens with talks on dyes, tariffs, and postwar prospects, led by Charles H. Herty amid war disruptions. Treasury officials announce Carl Whitney filed charges alleging tobacco fraud involving deputy collectors and cigarette makers, with specifics to be revealed at trial.
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Douaumont
Vaux
Paris
Vaux-Douaumont
Avecourt-Malancourt
Argonne
Malancourt
American Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Charles H. Herty
Chapel Hill
N. C
American Chemical Society
Congress
Democratic Party
Associatiomn
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Washington
Treasury
Carl Ed. Whitney
New York
Internal Revenue
Virginia Cape Storm Forms Off Shifting Northeast
A southern storm was off the Virginia capes this morning and moving northeastward, according to weather updates from Washington. The system poses potential coastal impacts as it tracks along the Atlantic.
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Virginia Capes
Associated Press
Washington
Political clash in High Point over 1917 legislature candidates
Junior attorney Mr. Dalton announces candidacy for High Point's Guilford district in the 1917 House. Incumbent Mr. Brockett plans re election, inviting Dalton to a joint public discussion to present platforms and merits. Both aim to the June primaries with no withdrawals likely.
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Robert Brockett
Lie Loishaturs
Alness
Iton
Rocke
Brockett
Dalton
Brackett
Mr. Dalton
High Point
Guilford i
House of Representatives
R. F. Dalton
Greensboro
Carter
Carolina
Harvard Law School
Mrr. Dalton
Southern Life and Trust Company
Xreersboro
Peacock and Delton
Mr. Brockett
Holland closes German frontier and masses troops
April 4. Wire reports from Switzerland state that Holland has closed the German frontier and massed their forces there.
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Holland
London
Switzerland
Weather forecast snippet shows partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy tonight with Wednesday fair conditions and moderate to fresh west winds noted in the forecast for the region.
Dr Waite's Wife Files Divorce Suit in Grand Rapids
Mrs Clara Louise Peck Waite filed for divorce from Dr Arthur Warren Waite in Grand Rapids Michigan. Waite had confessed to murdering her parents Mr and Mrs John E Peck, a case that has drawn local attention.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Clara Louise Peck Waite
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
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