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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1925
Page
1
Philadelphia Aug 29 The anthracite suspension set for Sept 1 will trigger a walkout of about 150 000 miners excluding 8 000 to 10 000 maintenance men and will also lay off around 10 000 railroad workers. Rail carriers report two more days of work remain then shops will close and thousands of shippers and repair workers face unemployment as lines halt coal movement.
National Geographic dispatch from Moscow notes Russia easing Prohibition as private trade resumes under new economic policy. Vodka strength near 40 percent may not return soon. beer and wine taxed but allowed. Dr Walter Koelz cites Russia’s grain conservation driving earlier dry policy. Koelz also recounts Greenland Etah expedition findings of liparis fish and winged snails observed with diaphanous jellyfish in cloudy waters.
The Man from Idaho comes to Helena next week to head prohibition enforcement across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Former deputy sheriff, deputy U.S. marshal, and Boise river irrigation district water master, he is a close friend of Idaho Senator William J. Borah, who recommended him to Admiral General Andrews, now in charge of federal enforcement.
Kalispell hosts the Montana State Elks Association two day gathering with J M Montgomery named president. Other officers include Tom McTagie Deer Lodge second vice president G L Steinbrenner Missoula and Charles Trott Billings. Officials to act on proposed constitutional and by law changes tomorrow while banquets dances and a Flathead lake picnic mark the event.
Washington dispatch from the Associated Press reports the forecast for the coming week. In the Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions expect mostly fair weather with temperatures near normal as the week begins Monday.
Oscar I. Lee, 34, a State Chamber Company employee, died from injuries after a falling derrick trapped him while loading logs. A World War veteran, he will be buried Monday with military honors.
Quincy Illinois August 29 The Associated Press reports umpire Green and Shaffer were roughly handled by several hundred fans after the Evansville Quincy game. They sought refuge in a refreshment stand but were beaten before police intervened.
Lodge Tote Nebraska Aug 29 The Meyer family of Mitchell eight members die when Union Pacific passenger train No 26 strikes their car at a crossing near Lodge Tote. Conrad Meyer his wife and six children aged two to thirteen were returning home from a western vacation and were killed when the father moved onto the tracks after waiting for a freight to pass.
In Swampacott Mass on August 29 President Coolidge, accompanied by Mrs Coolidge, received a salute from his son Corporal John Coolidge during a mass civic military training camp finale. The youth stepped from ranks with cameras on him, then resumed calisthenics with 1,400 campers.
London August 29 Associated Press reports Sir Herbert Austin chairman of the Austin Motor Company announced tonight that negotiations to amalgamate General Motors Corporation of the United States with the Austin Motor Company are in progress.
Babe Ruth faces a 55000 fine and indefinite suspension for off field misconduct as manager Miller Huggins declines to disclose details. The incident reportedly involved a West End residence and an attempted train departure to New York, with continued coverage expected on Page Eight.
Chicago reports federal authorities sought five fugitives and two salesmen tied to the Floridan Land Company after warrants were issued for alleged use of the mail to defraud Jacova Factor, a barber and Merida Land Venture president. Authorities believed the principal man fled or intended to flee, with Nathan Vailer arrested and in custody.
Two tremors shook Lombard and nearby areas at 8 and 10 this morning, with Lombard worst hit though Three Forks noted the quake center. Reports from White Forks described intermittent tremors. unverified news of Mawllaw quake was received later from Three Forks. In New Orleans Loyola University seismographs logged a sharp shock in the late afternoon, with observers noting events between 4:55 and 5:02 Central.
Silver Bow county has raised all but 2500 of the 10000 quota for Gallatin county school rebuilding after earthquakes. Chairman George N. Short said a 3000 check was sent to the Helena executive committee, with another 2500 to follow and the remaining 2300 expected within a week or ten days.
Hollywood Aug. 27 The Associated Press reports designer Romain de Firtoff Krte, formerly of Paris, predicts future men will wear brighter apparel than women. He cites male bird and animal coloring as precedent and says after a transition period the loud, alive garments will replace conservative black evening clothes, with men’s attire rivaling women’s gowns.
Mrs Mernireal Imlas of Chicago, recently jailed for 14 years for poisoning her husband, filed suit against New York Life Insurance to collect on an $800 policy, claiming a double indemnity due to accidental orintentional death. Her attorney says the move aims to finance an appeal from the conviction.
Giant hailstones yesterday killed two and wounded sixty in Stanislaveth as a violent storm wrecked Tamath and uprooted trees disrupting communications. A separate violent storm swept through a region of Bosnia later in the day.
Traverse City Aug 20 The Associated Press reports that forest fires raged in Grand Traverse County and Antrim County threatening farm buildings along the Boardman River and a lumber camp near Frederick. Hundreds of firefighters battled an estimated 20 000 acre blaze as warden units called for assistance.
Verna Ratcliff seven and Ohda Smitta varying surname killed when a small tornado demolished the Ratcliff home four miles south of Flecha Texas this afternoon. Gladys Smitta twelve was seriously injured.
Lyall G. Shiell former chief of prohibition field forces in Louisiana is among four men indicted on bribery charges. He is accused of giving $40 to Patrick Needham a prohibition agent in connection with alleged rum running. Co-defendants Frank Clesi Jerome Gargano and Peter Picerne allegedly paid similar sums. Shiell calls the charge ridiculous. Walter Cohen the negro customs controller indicted for conspiring to violate prohibition left for Washington where resignation might be submitted to the Treasury secretary.
Los Angeles August 29 A P report says a conference will be held here tomorrow between Louis B Mayer and heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey to discuss staging a championship bout in Los Angeles with Jack Willis as contender on July 4 1926 according to the champion's representatives tonight
Frederick C. Church Jr. was found unconscious in a Boston street and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with head injuries. His wife Muriel Vanderbilt Church released a statement saying he had been at a theater and a hotel party before leaving alone, then was struck by a passing car near Kenmore station while crossing a street. Authorities withheld details as families remained silent. Continued on Page 1.
Peoria Ill Aug 22 A small gopher caused trouble to two Nebraska car parties at Derr Creek near here late today. One woman Mrs William Krenzer of Omaha was slightly hurt and two autos and their contents including 100 in currency were destroyed by fire after the motorists, seeing a gopher for the first time, attempted to look back, their machines cal ldlog.
London reports the National Minorities party conference begins with communist MP Saklatvala denouncing the Union Jack and British imperialism. Six hundred delegates hear his vow to push for revolution and workers' control, promising hard struggle as he heads to America.
Gladys E Sills filed divorce proceedings in Los Angeles Superior Court against motion picture actor Milton Sills accusing desertion. She seeks custody of their four year old daughter Dorothy. no property settlement is noted. The couple wed in London on May 26 1910 and the actor is said to have deserted her in August 1924.
Oakland, Aug 23. Mrs Merrie Cunningham 65 received 1d years to Hite imprisonment at San Quentin after shooting Robert Smith who refused a goodbye kiss during a July quartet in their apartment. The case drew wide attention as the suspect claimed self defense and passion led to the fatal shot.
Willam O. Stoddard, 90, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, died at his Stoddard, NJ home. A veteran journalist, he first urged Lincoln’s presidential candidacy in 1859 and served on the president’s official staff after Lincoln’s election. He began journalism in 1857, worked in Chicago, then edited and co owned the Central Minors Gazette in Champaign, Illinois, where he met Lincoln.
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