Russia Pushes Far East Influence Amid Disorder
Henry K. Norton reports in a Chicago speech that Soviet control dominates anti-foreign factions in the present disorders. He notes Soviet grip extends across Siberia and Mongolia, with the Chinese Eastern Railroad aiding the flow from Siberia to Vladivostok. Norton warns Western civilization cannot ignore Russia’s expansionist trajectory into the Pacific.
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Henry K. Norton
Chicago
Siberia
Mongolia
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Rus
Far East
Russia
Shall We Keep a Payroll In Helena Against Outflow
A Helena editorial urges keeping payrolls and business profits in city hands. It laments out‑of‑town tailoring, chain stores, and mail order purchases draining local commerce, urging residents to buy locally from home merchants who live in Helena and reinvest locally. It notes vacancy and declining business as proof of regional economic drift.
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Helena
Fiacer
St. Paul
Sal
Montana
Broadway
Russia’s Growing Influence Ties to China Developments
The article notes Russia’s rising sway in China as a key current development, with many Chinese leaders appearing linked to Russian geopolitical networks and a broader alliance trend influencing regional politics.
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China
Russia
Culture judged by plumbing and bathrooms
A column sarcastically says the Malolo will lead the world with more private bathrooms than any ship, arguing culture measures by plumbing while noting shore homes, hotels, and American life. It also critiques Butte consolidation debates and a senatorial contest in Washington.
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Matson
Majestic
Leviathan
America
Editorial: Maurice warning on Europe military power
Major General Sir Frederick Maurice argues Europe’s reliance on large militaries breeds fear and instability. He warns against militarization and the rise of military dictatorship, urging cautious arms restraint to avert a new global conflict and rebuild peace.
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Europe
Frederick Maurice
Maurige
Williamstown
Mass
France
Russia
Toland
Italy
Maurice Spaiks
Lis
Ben
Phelps
Old Plains week kickoff at Yellowstone with buffalo roundup
Heralded as the greatest sideshow for tourists, Old Plains week opens Aug 30 at Buffalo ranch near Lamar River. Indians in regalia, stagecoaches, buffalo herd of about 800, and fording of the Lamar offer a vivid, old-time frontier experience. Attendance records and travel growth at Yellowstone are highlighted as proof of domestic tourism boom.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Lamar River
Canyon Station
Huffalo Ranch
Yellowstone
National park camps offer full conveniences for tourists
Heavy tourist season ready in aid, national parks provide piped water from pure mountain sources, free wood, comfort stations, garbage disposal, and a guide service. One camp has laundry and showers, electric lighting, and a rest option with restocking facilities. Auto license of 7 530 per car grants full park access and lodging all season. Fishing reportedly good in many waters with no licenses required beyond legal limits.
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Sevier
Qne
Amu Mes
Nordic Riffians Linked to Vandals in Moorish War Tale
A British ethnologist claims the Riffians of Morocco descend from ancient Vandals, part of a Gothic Germanic wave that spread after Rome. He says Barbary coast herders and Rif tribes retain Nordic blood and are fierce, pirate-like cousins of English, French, German, and Low Countries peoples, with long isolation in North Africa.
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Morocco
France
Spain
Africa
Rome
Morseca
Barbary
Riffs
England
Germany
Low Countries
Machine guns ordered for Shenandoah dirigible
The Shenandoah dirigible will be equipped with machine guns, the first armament for the craft. Installation begins at Lakehurst, New Jersey, this week with gun crew training to follow. Training and target practice are set for the week of August 17, and no armament is planned yet for the sister airship Los Angeles.
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Washington
Associ Med Press
Lakehurst
N.J
Noatch
Los Angeles
National Capital News Roundup in Brief
Machine guns were ordered in stalled on the dirigible Shenandoah. Secretary Work invited investigation of public land administration. Monday was fixed as the date for beginning Belgian debt funding negotiations.
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Public Land Administration
John T Faris A Life Of Public Service And Writing
John T Faris born January 23 1871 in Cape Girardeau Missouri. He earned an AB at Princeton in 1895 and seminary training in Chicago before a long ministry and editorial career. He led Presbyterian boards and Sunday school work, edited The Sunday School Times, and directed Christian education efforts. His Seeing Series includes Seeing Canada and he resides in Philadelphia.
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John T. Faris
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Princeton University
McCornick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Anna
Occident
San Francisco
Presbyterian
Mt. Carmel
Markhant Memorial Church
St. Louis
Sunday School Times
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board of Education and Sunday School
Board of Christian Education
Presbyterian Church
United States
United States Food Administration
Organized Was
International Sunday School
International Sunday School Executive Committee
World's Sunday School
Executive Commission
Internation Sunday School Council of War Education
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
American Geographical Society
Canada
J. B. Lippincott Company
Faris
Growth of Gangsters in Montana
The Helena Independent notes a rise in Montana gang activity as youth run wild in cities like Missoula and Helena. It highlights dances broken up by gangs and calls for stronger enforcement by lawyers, judges, and police to curb the growing lawlessness spreading across the state.
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Helena
Montana
Anagonda
Missoula
Alderchurch
Missoulian
University to Reject Certain Donations in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin will reject any gifts or subsidies from incorporated educational endowments or organizations. The board of regents passed the proposal by 9 to 106 after four hours of debate, with previous donations remaining valid. Ila Gale, author, advocated against accepting such funds from Rockefeller-related sources.
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Madison
Wis
Asociated Press
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
General Education Board
Rockefeller
Mise Iona Gale
Dawes Refreshes With Fishing Trip in Colorado
Gen Dawes returns from Wagon Wheel Gap fishing visit at Colonel Humphreys home in Colorado Springs and heads to Lincoln Neb to speak. He met cousin Miss Ann Gates and tried a steam shovel on the Broadsmoor Cheysone highway before attending a birthday party for his sister in law Mrs B G Dawes of Marietta Ohio.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Associated Press
Wagon Wheel Gap
A. W Humphreys
Charles G. Dawes
Lincoln
Neb
Ann Gates
Broadsmoor- Cheysone Mountain
B. G. Dawes
Marietta, Ohio
Dawes
Great Western Sugar to Build Beet Sugar Plant at Ovid Colorado
Great Western Sugar plans a new beet sugar factory at Ovid near the Nebraska line, costing about 1 million dollars and ready for the 1926 crop. It will be the Wil. plant for processing beets in Colorado, with 12 beets total in the state, while another plant is rising at Johnstown to produce sugar from molasses. Additional funding ideas include expanding the Russian telephone system up to date by the Soviet government.
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New York
Rby Associated Press
Great Westerns Sugar Company Wilh
Ovid
Colo
Nebraska
Colorado
Johns
Information Bureau aids youth with training and help
Answers to Questions explains where to get guidance for trades and crafts, pet raising, and home crafts. It urges youth to send questions with two cents for return mail to The Helena Independent Information Bureau in Washington, D.C. The column then presents a Q&A on umpire balls, Rhodes scholarships, Railroad Labor Board decisions, Hebrew teaching in Palestine, Holland land reclamation, dead reckoning, Cinque Ports, Cinderella legend, Niagara Falls park, Florida oranges, Etoyd’s Register, Long Island Sound, Gannjoharie meaning, early American canals, Middlesex Canal, and gelatin ingredients.
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Information Bureau
Washington
Helena
Rhodes
Railroad Labor Board
Palestine
Holland
Zuider Zee
Sandwich
Dover
Mythr
Romney
Hastings
Edward the Confessor
Williams
Rhodapis
Niagara Falls
T. A
State of New York
Dominion of Canada
Florida
Asia
Etoyd
Long Island Sound
Long Island
New York
Connec
Icut
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