The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-10-03
TELEGRAPH|C TALES
FOR BUSY READERS
4 RESUME OF THE WEEke
ooiNGs IN THIS AND OTHER
COUNTRIES
important Events Of the Last Seven
Days Reported by Wire and Pre-
pared for the Benefit of the
Busy Reader
WESTERN


q. w. Mason. vice-president, and {
L. Phillips, assistant engineer. wer
held up by two youthful bandits VIII
entered Mr.. Levey's private car 9
Thornton. San Joaquin county. Tue,
day and robbed them of approximate
ly $3.50. Mr.. Masons watch ais
was taken.
With temperatures ranging from
to 10 degrees above the normal aver
age in eastern Montana the weathe
bureau reported no relief In sight
Tuesday. Miles City and Wibau,
topped the list Monday with temper
atures reaching 100 degrees.
A $4,000 barrel oil storage tank be
longing to the Southern Pacific rail
road company, at Galveston, Texas
was struck by tightening during O
storm Monday and was destroyed.
Ground swells running 20 feet high
broke completely over the break
water at Los Angeles and carried all
loose objects. Marines believe the
huge waves were caused by earth
shocks.
On muddy track and under heavy
clouds following showers during the
night and early morning, Robert Lee
Shepherd, wo rode the first lap
In the widely lIeralded pony express
race from st. Joseph to San Fran
cisco, got away promptly at 10 o'clock
Friday to the shot Of cannon. Many
thousand people. Including persons
from all parts OF the country, were
aSsemled at tile spot where the his
toric pony express had its start in
1850 to see the start of the revival
A million dollars damage was caus-
Cd Tuesday by the worst electrical
storm to strike Alameda and Contra
Costa counties. California in so years
several persons were injured, hun
dreds were imperiled. Two tanks
containing thousands of gallons of
naptha were fired by lightning which
struck the Standard OIL tank farm at
Damage was estimated
1t 100000. Scores of nearby tanks
are endangered by the huge blaze.
The editorial rooms OF the news
paper Excelsior at Mexico City were
the scene Of gun fight late Monday
between members of the editorial |
soaff and two men alleged to be
members of the Ku Klux Khan.
GENERAL
Battling between Ku Klux Klans-
men and mobs was resumed on the
streets of Perth Amboy N. j.. Friday
morning rs members OF the order
ried to escape from Odd Fellows
lali where they had sought refuge
Turing an attack on a khan meeting
Thursday night in which more than
90 persons are reported to have been
injured.
The United States and Mexico have
greed to resume full diplomatic re-
atoms. Formal announcement of
he agreement was made Friday by
lie state department The restor-
tion OF relations carries with It full
ecognition by the United States of
he government Of President Obregon.
results from the negotiations re-
emily concluded in Mexico City. by
'harles B. Warren and John Barton
'fne.
Two workmen we're killed and ten
theirs injured when a large naphtha-
enc still exploded early Friday at
he dye and chemical works Of the
Jarrett company In Philadelphia.
American flags which the world !
YER have been at half mast for the
asst thirty days as evidence of the
atoms mourning for President
Harding were hoisted to full staff !
fonday at sunrise. The period of
fficial mourning expired Sunday at
,idnight.
Practically every one OF the 155, 900
ard coal workers Of Pennsylvania |
beyed the strike order" which
'ent into effect at midnight, Friday.
nd ON ominous silence prevailed ,
aturday morning where usually the
ir is filled with the shrieks Of mine ,
'histles calling the men to work.
A fund of $4,000 900 is to be raised
, this country by the American Red
ross for relief work In Japan 1t was ,
Mt the White House, Tues :
az, following a conference with /
Coolidge.
Six persons were drowned shortly
fter midnight Wednesday night T
hen an automobile In which they {
ere riding from Myrtle Beach, :
here they had been spending the 7
ay, plunged through partly opened {
over the Waccamaw riv- 8
r, near Conway, S. G. Ono member {
the party of seven escaped. $
One nun was overcome by smoke
nd 80 nuns at ST. Mary's Convent at 9