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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1916
Page
2
A raiding squad arrested occupants at a gambling resort early in the night. Officers found cards dice and paraphernalia on the premises. The special county prohibition deputy and others conducted the operation and detained those present for proceedings.
Dr Arthur Warren Waite reportedly confesses to murdering his father in law John S Peck of Grand Tupids in a letter to the New York Herald. The accompanying Waite counsel Walter Rogers Deuel says Waite sought to unburden himself. Waite claims guilt and seeks atonement amid indicated death penalty.
A fragment notes that HOUND continues to be viewed not only without uneasiness but with a degree of satisfaction within official German circles, indicating cautious approval or acceptance despite vigilance.
Loyal American cavalry push continues after they defeat the Villa commander at San Geronimo ranch with heavy losses last Wednesday. Searchers report no definite sighting of Villa as natives deny knowledge and scouts sweep gorges and canyons. Air scouts keep column informed on remnants likely regrouping to guide forces to Villa.
General Pershing reported progress against Villa's men in Chi huahua with detachments guarding escape routes and possible capture of Villa. Swollen snowstorms over San Geronimo Ranch hindered troop movements while district forces surrounded the area and prevented dispersal. Official reports on Minaeca capture claims remained unconfirmed, though officers did not dismiss the possibility.
The War Department kept a night watch as Pershing’s expedition in Mexico gathered momentum though no new消息 came. Reports from Guerrero and Juárez hint at Villa’s possible capture by Dodd’s cavalry, while Carranza authorities await instructions and a protocol on railway use. Troops are cautioned to avoid typhus, maintaining cleanliness and avoiding un fumigated housing or clothing.
Washington April 1 General Pershing's despatch forwarded by General Funston says the column is breaking up into small detachments and spreading in various directions. Officials think the note implies American troops are pursuing Villa and closing in on Guerrero to trap him, indicating renewed efforts to contain the movement.
General Pershing's late war department dispatch reports sixty of Villa's followers killed in the Wednesday engagement with Col Jones Dodd's cavalry. It notes no American casualties and says Villa's wounded count is unknown.
Revere Massachusetts April 1 Marlon Gibson of Boston won two titles at the annual indoor swimming championship meeting. She set a record in the women fly yard and 220 yard events, clocking 33 seconds for fifty yards and 3 minutes 45 3 5 seconds for 220 yards.
Early week activity in eastern fields shows little improvement with a cautious return to work as spring beckons. Companies report high prices for old properties, scarce new territory, and ongoing drilling in West Virginia and Ohio regions, including Marshall county and Harrison county, with several wells yielding from Gordon, Injun, and Berea sands and notable gassers in Buckeye Fork and Meats House Creek areas.
The yacht Mayflower carrying the President and Mrs. Wilton Tott was reported in good health after a weekend Chesapeake Bay cruise. A wireless message said all on board were well as the vessel lay off Tangier Point near Norfolk.
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