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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
6
Week’s key happenings summarized for busy readers. Important events from recent days highlighted in concise form.
President Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt married at the Galt home in Washington with only immediate relatives present. The couple, described as devoted, will honeymoon in the South and return by January 7 to host a Pan American reception at the White House.
In 1871 during the Paris commune Notre Dame cathedral faced grave danger as communists entered and gathered chattel and fuel to ignite a bonfire in the center of the choir. The destructive plan was thwarted by the arrival of the National Guard preserving the cathedral.
A courtroom moment features a father imploring a bail release for his son Robert after a minor speeding arrest. The judge retorts with a sharp line about restraint, highlighting the fine line between mercy and justice in a small town.
A court exchange features Phaona De Luxe asking a stranger about punishment options. The judge quizzes him on penitentiary study courses, contrasting state prison and county jail. The dialogue highlights legal proceedings and regional justice questions.
The House approved by 205 to 189 a joint resolution extending the emergency revenue tax through December 31, 1916. Republicans and five Progressives plus five Democrats opposed. Senate action anticipated. Estimates show revenue about 82.9 million dollars yearly. Leaders hint at broader revenue changes after the holiday recess.
The 1915 annual report of Secretary Wilson shows U S immigration at its lowest in over twenty years. Immigrant aliens fell from 1 218 480 to 326 700 in the year ending June 30 with total admissions of all aliens at 434 244 versus 1 403 801 the year prior. Emigrations also declined from 633 805 in 1914 to 384 174 in 1915.
The special train of H. A. Mudge, new president of the Denver and Rio Grande, was wrecked on Marshall Pass during his first inspection trip. The engineer, fireman, and train porter were severely injured, while Mudge and other party members escaped with a severe shaking up.
Rome reports the Turco German threat to Egypt grows graver daily. Military men note rapid Damascus to Egyptian frontier railway construction, expected to be finished by February 1.
Camille de Coppet was chosen president of the Swiss republic in Berne on Thursday. Edmund Schulthess was elected vice president. De Coppet, a former minister of justice, is the current vice president of the republic.
Chicago officials of the Crane company announced on Thursday that the annual Christmas gift will be ten percent of the employee's annual salary for those employed more than six months.
The Chicago Belt Line railway strike, which began Tuesday, was settled on Thursday. The resolution ends disruption for the line and returns workers to their posts.
William Faltin, once spared by Florence penitentiary warden Sims from execution on November 26, was declared insane by a Phoenix jury on Thursday and committed to the state asylum.
Reports to Mormon bishop P St Hurst from Casas Grandes colony claim Rodriguez division soldiers were looting and brawling against colonists, signaling unrest and danger for coreligionists in the frontier outpost.
In a playful scene from Holland's Magazine Willie shocks his aunt by declaring roles in a pretend rail trip. He orders her as engineer while he acts conductor, shouting commands and watching the watch as they pretend to move the train, though his parents later forbid such play near the tracks.
A Glasgow hawker touring the provinces seeks to sample his cure-all mixture but discovers his corkscrew is missing. He asks for a Glasgow gentleman in the crowd to lend him one, triggering a swift, wry retort from a local with a Glasgow accent.
A young man visits the Haber Dashery and tries to return a necktie bought days earlier. The salesman notes it has been worn, but the customer admits wearing it the night before while proposing to his beloved, who declined. The store insists on no return due to wear.
Conversation on home duties turns humorous as Mrs. Willig asks about lessons, Mrs. Gillis quips that the daughter learns new ways to avoid washing dishes, and a judge weighs in with a witty remark.
A brief domestic scene shows a husband complimenting his wife on her appearance, while she comments the hat looks shabby. The exchange leads to a decision about their dinner arrangements and the husband's compliance follows.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a magistrate reproaching a husband for a brutal assault on his wife. The prisoner quips that prison would break up their honeymoon, highlighting a dark, ironic twist in a domestic case.
A Missouri town minister phoned a grocer and ordered a dollar’s worth of meat for Thy house. He instructed, if no one is home, to poke it through the keyhole, a remark cited by Harpers Weekly as a humorous note on delivery etiquette.
A reminiscence quotes a man taking his father to a new musical comedy. The father enjoyed it greatly, saying the jokes transported him to the joys of his boyhood and brought back memories of his younger days.
A brief dialogue captures a line about knowing the answer and understanding the language of flowers. Katherine asks what the rose says, and Kidder jokes that the fool and his money are soon parted, set in a Brooklyn kitchen scene.
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