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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
3
The petition filed by John Ro Neal for John Thomas Scapes, convicted under a Tennessee teaching statute, seeks to defend science instruction in which evolution is central. It argues evolution is integral to modern science and that instructors may not be forced to preach a religious creation account.
The 20th annual state tennis tournament will be held in Missoula on August 28 to 30. Secretary Kenneth Roy Simmons announced the dates and events include men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles with handicaps.
Police pursued a slender suspect described as a bandit, with a piece of tweed cloth as evidence, after a triple shooting near Denver. An abandoned motorcycle found north of Golden linked the suspect to the night attack killing two women and a man and wounding another male companion.
Naked firefighters battled a chemical explosion at the College of the City of New York after an incident released phosgene and other gases. Four firefighters and two students were badly burned as they assisted in evacuations and fought the flames until the blaze was controlled.
Federal Judge Robert T. Ervin upheld the conviction of six crew members of the British schooner Francis E for violating the tariff and prohibition acts. The ruling extends prohibition laws beyond territorial waters and sets a precedent for prosecuting rum runners outside the United States.
Oklahoma case notes Lawrence Eaton alias Moore wed Miss Moltie Laugh of Iowa, then returned to police to face term. The marriage occurred while he was wanted and living under assumed name. He plans to wait until his first term ends before resuming life with his wife.
The article reports a breakdown in wage scale negotiations between coal operators and miners at Atlantic City. Operators refuse arbitration and accuse the union of obstructing talks. Governor Pinchot and President Coolidge express interest but no immediate action, with a possible White House meeting with Secretary Hoover planned within ten days.
Eddie Lindell of Minneapolis state American Legion commander steps down and urges service for disabled veterans and communities. He calls for unity through worthy projects to avoid petty quarrels and to strengthen comradeship in the Legion across generations.
Washington August 4 AP reports a joint board created a national system of interstate roads titled United States highways. More than 70 roads form a nationwide network touching state capitals with 30 arterial routes east west and north south. Final numbering and chartering of states set for tomorrow.
A fragment recalls a tale that zebras are donkeys striped with black paint and notes recurring pranks by a Mingling Brothers and Barount Bailey showman. It describes a staged zebra washing gag tied to a circus backdrop and a junior staffer involved.
A grand circus pagesant filled with trained zebras, elephants, tigers, leopards, polar bears and hundreds of horses. The display promises record numbers and spectacular acts, led by a mammoth pageant and a cast of world champions. Performances begin Tuesday August 18.
Sixty two widows gathered at the district attorney's office to demand protection for their oil speculations. Deputy District Attorney Ryan urged calm and pledged a full inquiry into the syndicate, which had lost a leasing tilt with a major oil company. The women had placed a Want ad seeking others to join the oil venture.
Washington report outlines early recount tallies with 29 counties complete and 2 124 contested ballots awaiting later decisions. The text lists fragmented candidate names and figures, noting unresolved questions and ongoing examination of ballots.
Gibson Gowland and Erich von Stroheim discuss filming Frank Norris McTeague without sets. Stroheim says they will rent a San Francisco house and find the saloon, then shoot on location to capture realism. Metro-Goldwyn film praised for its naturalistic approach.
The week’s vaudeville at the Broadway shows Ardell Bros performing ring stunts, Leo and Vinla Doherty in Marriage and Insurance, Royal Venetian Five in Musical Melange, Lew Hawkins as a blackface comedian, and Schepns Comedy Chews closing with family friendly gags.
In Louisville a woman's handbag containing jewelry worth 50000 was taken from an automobile while Mrs. BR. E. Wathen was away at an antique show. A black chauffeur described as in the front seat says three men loitered nearby. one wore a sling and entered the car, while the chauffeur claims he did not leave the vehicle.
Lille reports two doctors claim thyroid gland grafts from a criminal leader were successfully transplanted into a severely underdeveloped girl. The recipient is said to be in excellent health and development reportedly improved after the procedure.
A Montreal ceremony united Viscount Dusy Ford and Mrs Guinevere Sinclair Gentil in a formal wedding. The couple’s alliance ties to prominent families including the late Jay Gould are noted in society circles.
An expert notes idle car engines cost the nation up to 60 million dollars yearly. Taxicabs and trucks are main offenders with idle times and delivery idling driving the losses.
Miran W. Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan filed a damage suit in Dallas against M. M. Crane of Dallas and The American Publishing Co. over a speech Crane gave at the Texas Democratic Convention in Austin last fall and printed in the Austin American.
A female swimmer in a record setting attempt nears Dover harbor after 13 hours 30 minutes at sea. Calm conditions give way to reverse tides near the finish as she is pulled aboard a tug and returned to France.
Boulogne reports a British colonist starting from Calais to swim the English Channel at 25 pence per mile. He aims to beat the 1920 record set by Merja Tira Weachi at 78 hours 33 minutes.
In a boxing night tragedy Eddie Anderson was knocked down by Pete Sarmiente at Olympic Arena. Anderson died and friend Joseph Cullahan attended him as the crowd witnessed the sudden outcome and medical staff intervened.
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