Telegraphic Tales for Busy Readers
Important events of the last seven days reported by wire and prepared for the benefit of the busy reader.
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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1923
Page
2
Important events of the last seven days reported by wire and prepared for the benefit of the busy reader.
Heavy rains isolated Esten park Colorado flooding streams washing out bridges and damaging highways. Rivers overflow their banks with two North St Vrain spans swept away and rock slides starting, while reservoirs spill overflow into creeks and rivers. Michigan and New York stories mention raids, protests, and political turmoil amid a wide range of unrelated events.
Five Chinese, two whites, and two negros die in a high seas fight aboard the Mary Beatrice off New York. Survivors claim a voyage from Havana with 20 Chinese and a crew of four ended after a demand to surrender money led to a brutal battle and a load of contraband whiskey.
A Salt Lake City column forwards reader questions and poems, printing requests for poems or songs and offering guidance on dating etiquette. It includes the Broken Pinion poem about a bird with a broken wing and moral reflection, plus letters from readers in Tremonton and Spanish Fork asking meanings of names and dating manners.
French authorities seized rifles and pistols at Pochum prison while the director claimed they were for guard use. They say more arms than permitted were present. No penalties were imposed. German civilians near Angermund reported finding a dynamite filled automobile believed to be for railroad sabotage. the owner evaded capture.
Peace returns in Watsonville California after eight American youths confessed to circulat ing bogus lottery tickets. The youths admitted making tickets with identical numbers and passing them at multiple drawing places, netting about $400 and shifting blame between Hip Sing and Bing Kong tong factions.
Tom Mooney, serving a life sentence in San Quentin for the 1916 preparedness day bombing, was named Thursday as a delegate to the union national convention in Cleveland next September. Five other delegates were named by Local 164 of the Molders Union.
The grave of William Stephen Hamilton son of Alexander Hamilton was marked by a bronze tablet in Sacramento California on Thursday. The ceremony was held under the Sacramento chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Hamilton was four years old when his father died and came to California during the gold rush.
Five men playing a card game in a miners boarding house in Woodside canyon near Park City were forced to the wall at gunpoint Wednesday night. The robber escaped with about $1,000 from the stakes.
J L Wood a first shift miner at North Beck mine was killed when a steel cage slipped on the wall plate and jolted him from the shaft during a Wednesday night lowering. Three other men were aboard the cage and one piece of steel struck the wall. This marked the second fatal accident in Tintle district within 45 hours.
Toa Mary Ellen of Sheridan Oregon shares the poem The Cottage by the Sea through a reader’s kindness. The verses recall childhood days and a seaside home with a rustic door and white beach. The speaker cherishes memories of a mother’s warning and a lifelong love of childhood’s happy days.
A letter from D G Utah asks how to clean gray suede slippers and how a shy girl can become popular at dances. The response advises suede care with a brush and shoe-store powder, then counsels on overcoming self-consciousness by being entertaining, pleasing in appearance, and joining in social fun.
A reader asks Miss Brooks if a boy should bow and how to introduce himself to a girl. The note seeks etiquette guidance on polite behavior in social introductions and acceptable words in greeting.
A letter from J F H of Washington Utah thanks Dear Miss Brooks for her wholesome advice to girls and notes sending an aonga and a song request. He mentions a marred man with daughters, expresses respect for her guidance, and asks if Olga can recognize the requested song titled As your hair grows whiter.
A courteous note to Busy Bee in Heber Utah thanks them for not copying two songs and offers gratitude for the words provided. The writer asks what they can do in return.
A poet seeks a poem about a poor violinist who sells his old violin and recalls a scene with a beautiful woman in a box seat. He plays The Last Rose of Summer, moving her to tears as she flings roses to the stage while proclaiming not yet the world is full of roses. The caller hopes readers recognize the piece.
A four letter addressed to the name in the letter was returned unclaimed in Midvale Utah. The sender offers to answer questions once a correct address is provided, thanking for the postage and promising a reply upon receipt of a correct address.
A reader asks how to cure jealousy and requests a good child magazine. The response advises cultivating loving traits, letting loved ones have friends, and avoiding selfishness. Suggestions include Youth's Companion, American Boy, St Nicholas, and Child Life for children.
The latest dances include Under the Mallow Moon Honeymoon Chimes both Waltzes and pieces like Blossom Time Dream Boat Crying for You. Lionel Barrymore is alive. Olive Thomas died in Paris about two years ago. The names listed are distinct individuals and not one person. Ad areas: Babs Daniels, Conrad Nagel, Alice Brady, Mae Murray, Rudolph Valentino, Richard Barthelmes, Thomas Meighan. studios and agencies noted in New York and Hollywood with current touring plans.
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