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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1925

Page

5

Montana editors stage a comeback amid park trip auto note

The Montana Press Association opens its Livingston meeting with a Yellowstone park trip. a footnote promises park transportation for editors who do not own cars. Jerry Williams of the Big Timber Pioneer quips that editors may be poor yet Fordtones keep autos scarce, highlighting a whimsical view of editor finances and mobility.

Montana Press Association Livingston Yellowstone Park Henry Fordtone Montana

Must Boss the Air

An essay argues that airspace will soon require regulation as the government currently controls navigable streams and public ways. Without a legal framework, private air zones and no trespassing signs could hinder aviation, potentially forcing a government role to guarantee free airways and prevent future conflicts over air navigation.

Vermont Montana

Mugging the Press in Brazil Sparks Free Speech Debate

American reformers urged to value press freedom after Brazil installs censors to block criticism of President Bernardes. The foreign office argues for public order, while editors risk jail and papers shuttered. The piece suggests such censorship would illuminate the importance of free press in a democracy.

Brazil Bernardes Foreign Office Teva Octavio Kelly Federal Courts Rio de Janeiro Correto de Manha

They Can Ride Times of the Old Editor Recalled

A fragmented reminiscence recalls the old fashioned editor, pictured alone with a cred star, once among the most impecunious figures beside a home. The passage hints at nostalgia and the fading print era as memories linger.

Credstar

Preserve Assiniboine Fort Against Demolition

Former Senator B C White protests the tearing up of old Fort Assiniboine near Havre, arguing it should be preserved rather than razed. He notes Fort Union could have become a tourist and pioneer memory site, and urges saving Assiniboine to benefit Havre through heritage tourism and the northern Montana agricultural school project.

Assiniboine Fort Havre B. C. White Fort Union White Montana Ralph Budd Great Northern Railway Old Fort Union Bear Paw Mountains Joseph Miles Sons and Daughters of Pioneers Fort Assiniboine Senator White General Pershing

The Crime Tide Editorial Insight by Richard Child

The Lewistown Democrat News surveys rising crime over 25 years, arguing immigration patterns andolds laws shape crime. It cites foreign birth, high mobility, and lax enforcement, noting auto crime and legal reform debates as drivers and criticizing sentimentality and political influence in trials.

Richard Washburn Child Saturday Evening Post Liretime Chicago Leopold-Lord Illinois Metrospolis

Reading series to widen self education reach

The American Library Association plans a Reading series of non vocational subjects to guide self learners. Courses include Biology English Literature Ten Pivotal Figures of History and more, each a 40 to 48 page booklet with an introduction and a reading list. Libraries may use them for circulation guidance and reader development.

Washington, D. C M. CA K. C Chautauqua New York City Burtish American Library Association Association Vernon Kellogg W. N.C. Carlton Ambrose W. Vernon Oldcat Liberal Arte

Classic English reads in Carlton list of great novels

The list highlights Gulliver's Travels as Swift's satire on class and human nature, Tom Jones as Fielding's foundational English novel, and She Stoops to Conquer with Burns poems. It ranks Dickens Pickwick Papers highly, praises Vanity Fair, and notes Hardy Tess of the d Urbervilles and The Forsyte Saga. It also cites guides by S Pancoat Boas Tudson Bates.

Jonathan Swift Swift Tom Jones Henry Fielding Oliver Goldsmith Robert Burns Burns Shakespeare Mr. Carlton Thomas Cardyle Vanity Fair Thackeray Jost Richard Feverer George Meredith D'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy John Galsworthy Robert Louis Stevenson Galsworthy Hardy

Two-Dollar Bill Belief Sparks Local Goad for Fund

The Mis soulian writes that superstition over the two-dollar bill causes varied reactions. He notes some people send two-dollar bills to Sam Goz in Helena to support the Gatla tin valley school fund while others scoff at the idea and still others seek no superstition at all.

Sam Goz Helena Gatlatin Valley School Fund Main Street Missoulian

Dough Boy Dempsey Seeks Million Dollar Bout

Fight promoters struggle to sign Jack Dempsey for another match. He claims Uncle Sam faced similar trouble during the Tate World War and now vows to fight for one million dollars. Coolidge regrets missing the Universal Christian conference in Stockholm. Russian Academy reports new Nomad tribe found in northwestern Siberia via the Russian information bureau.

Jack Dempsey Sam Jack Washington Coolidge Universal Christian Conference Stockholm Siberia Russian Information Bureau Russian Academy of Sciences

Range Country 70 Shipless Stock Volumes Forecast

Washington reports the agriculture department estimates 250000 fewer cattle will be marketed from the range country this fall, with a total of about 4,077000 head. The southwest faces the largest drop, while feed and hay crops vary by state, signaling a potentially stronger feeder cattle market and higher July prices in Chicago for steers.

Washington Associated Press Department of Agriculture Southwest Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Continental Divide Weoming Montana Colorado North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Idaho Oregon Utah Chicago

Andrews names 24 prohibition administrators in capital news

Assistant Secretary Andrews announces the appointment of 24 prohibition administrators. Naval officers linked to the Beausfort liquor case face demotion and fines. July collections exceed last year despite lower rates. Secretary Wilbur disapproves court martial acquittals of two savy nurses on liquor charges. Postmaster General New receives a petition to establish a New York area air email service.

Andrews Tour Naval Beausfort Wilbur New New York

Full Dinner Pail to Congress, Labor Eyes New Duty

A Baltimore Sun column argues labor widens its appeal beyond tariff rhetoric as textile workers face wage drops. It notes figures linked to Coolidge and Stearns reshaping labor policy, predicts a move toward Congress, and questions what workers expect from national leadership amid economic shifts.

New England Congress Brother Butler Coolidge Frank Stearns Brother Stearns Jong Angel of Reason Baltimore Sun

Answers to Questions From The Independent Bureau

A reader FAQ column presents questions and answers on topics like gas use in toy balloons safety, car parts count, saxophone technique, acid free foods, horn variation in sheep, Philadelphia night watch history, raspberry mulch planting, ancient Rome earthquakes, and the monsoon wind. The piece uses concise expert-style responses with named contributors.

Nepal Thibet Iceland Osbrides Africa Philadelphia M. FW The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rome T. Ob. A E. J P

State Fair set to make history with broad county competition

Helena visitors report an elaborate Montana State Fair plan with nearly all counties sending exhibits and a district format pitting regions against each other. Havre shares a Great Northern district underlining growing race and bee breeding traditions. Lewis and Clark county backs financing with institutional aid to ensure a large, ambitious event showcasing state resources and progress.

Helena Montana Hayre Daily

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