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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
2
A condensed news digest notes a Denver consulate suicide in Warsaw, a seven-town gale causing widespread damage, Idaho’s legislature reconvening, racing driver Earl Gray killed in Houston, and a Salt Lake County commissioner recount. It also covers fires, a Willamette flood, bank robbery shootouts, bond defaults, and other shocking events across multiple states.
A wide federal and international agenda fills the Capitol docket as lawmakers contest postwar issues. Topics include coal strike risks, war debt settlements, irrigation funding for Utah, impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Daugherty, merger probes of Armour and Morris, stock dividend taxation plans, pensions for veterans widows, and continued tariff and currency concerns. International notes cover Sun Yat Sen’s efforts in South China, Russian and Irish developments, and France mobilization ahead of reparations. A broad mix of foreign policy, domestic finance, and constitutional matters shapes the week.
An enraged mob demands the expulsion of a French commander as they force entry into a leading hotel in Kiev. Two Genting tents appeared in the city amid the confrontation, signaling a tense disturbance tied to the broader unrest.
Reports from Utah and abroad cover guilty verdicts in Second District Court, troop movements in the Ruhr with French and Belgian forces entering at dawn, reactions at Kaiserhof hotel, and local Utah topics from jet deposits to stock shows. Other items note political shifts, crime cases, civic events, and public notices across Ogden Salt Lake City Provo Moab and more.
Readers submit questions on growing eyebrows matching hair, enlarged pores, romance age limits, and dancing etiquette. Answers cover Valentino facts, Edith Cavell and Elia Wheeler Wilcox births and deaths, and guidance on age of consent, marriage, dancing, and flirtation for teens.
Texas Sleytr details a bizarre arrest and escape tale featuring Tienry Toussaint, a former U S Navy officer and convicted slayer, as authorities search for him after his Thursday escape from the equestrianial facility. He reportedly faced a death sentence for killing his father in a case described with uncertain details. At 9:20 p.m. he remained in his cell. by 10:13 p.m. he had vanished, with four doors between him and freedom.
A brief earthquake struck Klamath late Wednesday night just before midnight waking residents. The tremor caused alarm, rattling homes and triggering a small display of panic. plaster and walls showed signs of tremor as people looked from their windows.
Jackie Codzane a young star with fireman ambitions signs a contract with Doug Fairbents and Mary Pietterdd in a Thursday conference. Reported bidders for Jackie’s future include names connected to the speculated deal and yearlong terms.
A reader asks Miss Brooke about Rudolph Valentino and actors, ages, marriages, and addresses in Hollywood studios. The reply covers Valentino’s age and marriage to Winifred Shaughnessy, and mentions Art Acord and Gloria Swanson at Lasky and Universal Studios. Also includes hints about steno course duration and school prerequisites.
A reader signs as Blue Eyes asks several questions about Marie Corelli author of The Treasure of Eleaven and other works, and Betty Compson. The missive requests addresses for Corelli and Compson, marital status, and age judgment from handwriting. The writer offers New Year greetings and thanks.
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