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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1915
Page
2
Leave your order here for cart flowers or by telephone or mail. A large shipment of pot plants for Easter will arrive and cut flowers include Roses Violets Carnations Sweet peas Lily of the Valley Beauty Roses and other varieties. Prices are low for first class service and orders here will receive careful attention.
Telegrams indicate late night orders to Alabama's commander suggesting urgency in a German destroyer incident. Reports say Commander Thierichens of the Prinz Eitel asked Washington what protection he would receive within the three mile limit if he attempted to engage enemy warships, a move under consideration amid tense naval standoff.
Feriladelphia March 27 Authorities of the Philadelphia navy notified the police to summon all enlisted men wherever found to report at the navy yard at 8 o clock Sunday morning. Commander Hinds signed the request for the battleship Alabama now at reserve fleet to assemble crew on shore leave to sail on short notice.
The German converted cruiser Prinz Bitobe Friedrich remained at its berth in a Hamburg port area as of midnight. Guards patrolled the docks and ship decks in routine fashion. no unusual activity was observed aboard the vessel. An invitation to a dinner aboard the ship was reported but details were unclear.
Tomorrow’s issued notices were recalled tonight without explanation, leaving readers without guidance or clarity on the original purpose. The abrupt reversal suggests a procedural pause or change, with officials offering no detail to the public.
Washington reports indicate the German commerce destroyer Prinz Heitel Friedrich will be interned at Newport News within days. Officials say a repair deadline has likely been set and the ship must sail within 24 hours or face internment, with the commander expected to avoid seeking extra time.
A large Lumberport High School auditorium hosted a spirited debate on women's suffrage under the Sardis District Teachers Association and Harrison County Debating Club. The affirmative side edged the negative by one point as audience acclaim followed a full night of music, speeches, and strong arguments from local educators and supporters.
A confidential agency dispatch from Browns ville Tex reports the battle for Matamoros has begun. General Felipe Angeles forces claim a severe defeat of Pablo Gonzales’s army with Gonzales retreating toward Tampico. Carranzistas arrive at Nuevo Laredo fleeing from Villistas at Santo Domingo, horses and ammunition captured. Villa losses include killed and about 400 wounded. four officers wounded brought to the American side. a colonel expected to die. Reinforcements anticipated for both sides. twelve men arrested in Brownsville for shooting Constitutionalists. Transport Oaxaca reported off Rio Grande with 1,500 troops to reinforce Matamoros defenders.
A border clash near Matamoras and Brownsville produced stray bullets crossing into the U S. Two residents in Brownsville were wounded lightly, Mrs Luziana Hinojosa in the foot and Joe M Tonez in the arm. The attack, attributed to Villa forces, threatened to flank Matamoras as Carranza troops held the Mexican garrison. Local reports note many bullets fell on the American side while Matamoras defenses repelled several assaults led by General Vasquez.
Unclear OCR text references troops or forces in Texas under a leader named Garranza. The readable fragment mentions soldiers still resisting or holding out and a possible association with Santonio. Details are fragmented. main action implies ongoing resistance with uncertain specifics.
Washington and Associated Press report that by February 7 no word had reached the Navy from the submarine F-4 operatives. Rear Admiral Moore at Honolulu advised that officers and crew were submerged in fifty fathoms, and all hope for survival was abandoned.
A report that Lady Ralph Paget daughter of General Sir Arthur Paget and Lady Mary Paget died in Siberia while aiding Red Cross work was denied today. A cable from London to the Associated Press quoted her mother denying the death, contradicting earlier Berlin and overseas agency reports of death from typhus.
Holland requests an explanation from Germany over the sinking of the Meda and seizure of two Dutch steamers as 450 vessels total are reported for sailings and arrivals. Diplomacy heats in Italy and the Balkans as reports say Germany offers part of Turkish European territory to Bulgaria for continued neutrality.
London reports the captain of the Lizzie, in the area near the Dover Strait, saw a vessel torpedoed by a German U boat shortly before the Détinira was attacked. He said the submarine appeared ahead of the Lizzie and vanished after the strike, suggesting the attacker may be heavily damaged or sunk.
Fragmented text indicates a report on women assisting a president with significant funds, possibly 800 000. The context suggests a central role in a 1940s or wartime leadership scene highlighting women’s contributions to a presidential effort. No clear names or dates are readable.
A distinguished gathering including cabinet members and Supreme Court officers attended the ceremony. President Taft did not speak but personally supervised the laying of the cornerstone and placed historical articles inside it. Justice Lamar and other justices participated along with Red Cross leaders and Army and Navy officers.
Local social column lists aija ses B Shaver of Brown visiting over Sunday. Charles Gandy of Dol. W P Barlow of Buckhannon. W Grayson of Wheeling. Waitman Russell of Fairmont. George W Grabbo from Charleston. P Cruminis of Charleston. Miss Drollie Dow of Salem. H Bell from Wallace. and other brief visits to the city for business or social engagements.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss car buying prices and phone contacts in Clarksburg West Virginia. Mentions lime color and Western region pricing hints among neighbors. The readable bits suggest a local marketplace or classified listing context amid noisy text.
March 6 1926 Parkersburg report of a family returning home to find unexpected occupants left the house in disarray. Chairs at tables, dishes, linens, and a percolator disturbed. Food and drink remaining, with evidence of daily use noted in a battered scene.
Incomplete OCR text shows a fragmentary line with garbled phrasing about a race or event. No clear names, dates, places, or organizations are readable to establish a concrete incident or outcome.
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