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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
7
The piece argues that football serves as an advertising and alumni link but warns that excessive student passion harms academics. It predicts a temporary slow down will foster moderation, preventing a total ban, and urges balance as schools adapt. It also notes connectors reacting after the Mackinac explosion that killed many.
The article notes only about 17 percent of US consumers use anthracite, with strikes boosting prices and pushing shoppers toward soft coal and oil. Miners seek a 10 percent wage rise and union check off, while operators resist. President Coolidge is urged to avoid intervention, but may be drawn into settling the dispute as consumer prices rise and demand falls.
In Montana the football frenzy that grips eastern colleges is seen as harming scholarship. Faculty actions reflect alumni and student pressure to curb the sport while many institutions plan record-breaking grids. New stadiums rise as some faculty question the value of continuing football at the college level.
Western leaders urge newspapers to push back as the Interior Department special commission rejects Washington state’s petition for a Columbia River basin project. Governors and senators warn of federal retrenchment on reclamation while Utah and Oregon voices fear abandonment of future irrigation. The report signals possible congressional adoption and a shift to a fifty fifty funding stance, threatening a long pursued plan to put vast lands under cultivation.
A fragmented piece argues for prudent driving, condemning reckless speed and tailgating. It stresses patience, adherence to rules, and respect for other motorists, urging self control and safe, predictable actions on busy roads.
The peddler, famed for evading restrictions, endures amid bans on door to door selling. The Portland case upholds a licensing scheme but the Supreme Court later reverses, fueling debate that itinerant vendors pay tribute to a roving charm. Autolycus and wandering bards are cited as precursors to the enduring street trader.
Ase Amends Mrances Cinoding 28 of Ceeding died here today after sudden sleeping sickness attack. He was visiting Coeur dAlene and was brought to a hospital after becoming ill. Senator Frank BR Gooding of Idaho is named in relation to the deceased.
John E L Shober, reputed as Montana and Helena’s first practicing attorney, died in Helena last Friday at an advanced age. Known for quick wits and odd anecdotes, he ran a two-story Galen block office and once joked about stairs, reflecting a storied career across three states and three territorial legislatures.
New York August 28 The Associated Press reports Governor Smith criticizes Mayor Hylan’s leadership claiming secret Klan conferences at the 1924 Democratic convention and subservience to a “super-boss” justify opposing a third term. Hylan counters by labeling the governor as out of touch amid a Democratic split. anún
The senate recount in the Town senatorial contest nears its end. One of General Andrews army trained prohibition administrators declined appointment. Favorable sailing weather was reported by the MacMillan Arctic Expedition in treacherous Melville bay. The master and chief engineer were charged with negligence in the Mackinac boiler explosion.
Mrs Trotla Landry Slaughter pleaded not guilty at arraignment before US Commissioner Rob ert Foote on charges of aiding her husband Coney C Slaughter to escape Leavenworth prison last February. She posted 2600 bond and awaits further evidence as government seeks extradition. Coney Slaughter was recaptured in Denver after escaping with about 300000 from Mercantile National Bank of Freblo Cole.
Berlin August 27 The president of the German republic Ebert said he felt circumscribed by his office. Minna Cauer recounted his remark that he never could follow his own inclination, calling his position a prison in effect. He contrasted it with the idea of personal freedom while in office. The memoir scene also notes Washington’s birthday confusion and calendar corrections.
A long reader Q and A feature presents questions and answers on ships, earthquakes, dialects, ocean depths, and history. It cites the USS Leviathan voyage, Santa Barbara losses, a player responsible for a fly ball double play, U.S. farm crop use for food and forage, Tadian language dialects, the Acctid Ocean depth, history of St Marys church Annapolis, and pension commissioner succession with dates and figures.
At Spitzbergen the Amundsen expedition party received a hearty greeting from Knudsen director of Kingsbay Coal. The American explorers, led by Lincoln Ellsworth, were met with tears and paternal warmth as Knudsen, a hard man with a soft side, pressed them close and spoke of kinship. In nearby Pribane, Australia, Queensland rail service faces a general strike paralyzing travel.
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