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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
10
New York markets showed irregular gains with wild speculation in motors and specialty stocks. Notable movers included Uhrsaler at a record 145, with broad swings and profit taking across railroads and steel while gasoline price cuts failed to validate air shares.
A dense list of ticker quotes shows mixed results across industries. Notable entries include Allied Chemical, Am Tel & Tel, General Motors, JIock, and United States Steel among others, with varying gains and declines reflecting broad market fluctuations.
Wheat and corn prices fell through the day as traders faced pressure from European estimates and a cooler outlook, with September wheat dropping near 1 3/4 and December off similar. Provisions weakened while late-session selling expanded, and cash grain quotes showed mixed gains and losses across grades and locations. A livestock sale in England drew a top price of 6000 for a short horned bull named Faithful at a local auction, reflecting strong demand.
Market news notes U S shipments at 493 with a trading fair and a weak to steady tone. Round white potatoes ranged from 75 to 210 cents per cwt in bulk, Minnesota and Wisconsin sacks 20 to 703 cents, Idaho and Utah prices around 215 to 225, eggs and poultry prices also listed with limited demand and varied by grade.
Stillwater prisoners will be granted a special privilege on Saturday to watch a baseball game featuring inmates from the Northwest Grapple Association and a crack prison team. Officials and referees from Minnesota and nearby states will oversee the exhibition amid secrecy concerns and custody arrangements.
The Department of Agriculture notes opening cattle receipts around 1900, with steady to firm bids on fat cattle and yearlings. Prices span feeders to top assets, with hogs and sheep seeing varied loads and uneven activity, Monday comparisons weaker overall and packing gains modest.
Rockne lauds new kickoff rule allowing play from the 40 yard line and no tee as a wise reform. He argues high school teams will benefit from faster freekick returns and shorter games. Coach Kate Rack supports the shift for youth play in 1925. Laura Jean Stile, pen name Lana Jean Labbt, is noted in a separate obituary item.
Minnie Maddern Fiske, famed American actress and honorary marker of the American Humane Society, is slated to appear in Twin Lines during State Fair week. The event, tied to a campaign against fur-bearing animal cruelty, will feature speakers including Sam F Fullerton and Richard T. Craven, with plans to educate the public on steel-trap cruelties and to promote nationwide reform efforts.
Fragmentary OCR note listing bonds, figures, and political references across regions. Mentions New York, Treasury, bonds about 4,000 dollars, 1925 date hints, and various named individuals and places. Contains broken names and numbers. context indicates a financial or political summary page snapshot.
A May 3 dispatch from Bucharest notes continued cost increases in living essentials. Prices are reported higher than last year with notable jumps in fuel, wood, paper, and groceries. The Argus 1925 index shows broad price gains about fourfold higher than the previous year.
Five years imprisonment for "Big" Ales and suspended sentence for Vee, by the Associated Press. The men, convicted of slaughter in a wild massacre tied to an offense in Indiana, faced the court after a prior violent incident. The case references white man’s justice and a Western Canadian location.
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