02 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
1
Increases in aggsenser fares raise revenue while some travel reductions offset gains. With current passenger rates, a return of about $277,000,000 is anticipated, including $616,000,000 from wages support for railroad workers, as the commission sorts out the plan.
The commission values eastern roads at 8.0 trillion dollars with a 6 percent return, yielding about 38.0 billion. western roads at 8.1 trillion dollars with a 6 percent return. Southern roads show no operating income, projecting a small shortfall relative to prior expectations.
Annapolis midshipmen aboard the two Atlantic battleship squadron under Vice Admiral Hilary J. Jones completed an eight day Pacific visit and set a record for the longest continuous battleship cruise in US Navy history. The Panama to Honolulu leg of 4,665 miles marked the fleet’s farthest voyage with an average speed around 12 knots. During the voyage the midshipmen worked as regular sailors, swabbing decks and shoveling coal, while in Honolulu officers and crew hosted numerous entertainments for all hands.
A Detroit to New York water shipment of fresh water fish leaves Belle Isle for the New York aquarium at Triborough Park. Captain Grant directs this consignment for display, while salt water fish are to follow from New York. The voyage uses wooden and metal tanks with air pumped in, to accompany the barge and tow yacht.
The Mollycoddle at the Marlow today stars Douglas Fairbanks and showcases a large production with many elaborate sets and high costs. It emphasizes Fairbanks’s signature cheerful spirit and a smoothly told photoplay with careful editing and continuity.
Geraldine Farrar stars in The World and Its Woman at the Antlers. The plot follows Marcia Warren, heiress educated for opera after debt cripples her, her encounter with Prince Michael, a disillusioned marriage, and a rekindled love amid aristocratic settings.
Washington Aug 1 Italy is spending 20000000 this year on its aviation program mainly civil in character. The program aims for a complete aerial transportation system for passengers and goods with regular air mail and international routes. Routes with France Switzerland Austria Yugoslavia Greece and colonies are under study. Two airships operate a touring service between Rome Milan and Venice Milan. Plans to start Naples Palermo route. Four local routes in operation with experiments on five others.
The text presents a collage of garbled lines and quotes from various sources, mocking speech patterns and political commentary. It touches on marriage, labor, and ethics, then shifts to a local political dispute over gubernatorial and congressional candidacies, praising Carroll as a genuine farmer and criticising Riddick for past positions, before noting a fictional ancient work claimed to be the oldest in existence.
Health officials note lower infant death rates amid hot weather as charities and city authorities expand milk and ice programs, open air nurseries, and nursing support. New York leads births in the ten large cities. 1910 to 1919 figures show notable drops, with Washington and Baltimore showing significant gains while Pittsburgh Buffalo and Milwaukee rise slightly.
Governor and Mrs. Cox spent a quiet Sunday at Trailsend after church, riding with the governor as his chauffeur to nearby farms and back. Neighbors called to offer congratulations as the Democrat assessed crops and farm affairs, with few visitors expected until next Saturday’s notification ceremonies.
A fragmentary local-note style item describes transporting Kodak film to Lyle Art Co on Main Street and mentions a curious scene in a town setting. The passage references a mysterious hump and a “rustatla” officer, with hints of a disorderly incident and a wary crowd observing a peculiar object.
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