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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
9
A jumble of city items recounted includes a public hearing on assault charges, a missing person inquiry, and a fire-related incident report. The notes mention court actions, arrests, and sanitation or safety concerns, with several named individuals and local addresses referenced. There is mention of a sanity examination for a local resident and multiple police proceedings, all part of a busy municipal day.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Dloweto mowing and Polar regions with rare perfunia, suggesting obscure or garbled data about landscape or climate. The readable portions provide no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to form a concrete news item.
A Methodist minister from Milford congratulates Rev. Frank Carlson, recently appointed pastor of the Helena Congregational church, for uniting local churches during a revival effort. The note praises Carlson’s work with pastors across denominations, his years at Plymoth church, and his influence in fostering interchurch cooperation in the community.
Rev Sherman Coolidge an Arapaho and canon at St John’s Denver is described as a relative of Vice President elect Coolidge. He was adopted by Gen C A Coolidge, an uncle of the next vice president, as the Romanian government adopts the Gregorian calendar and Romanian church remains Julian.
James F Hurley is named in charge of advertising at a New York store. The article outlines plans for marketing campaigns promoting cereal products and other goods from a leading manufacturer, highlighting a shift toward modern ad practices and brand visibility.
Readable lines list job titles and pay ranges including weights and measures clerk, cheese maker, tax examiner and attorney examiner of finance, metal mining engineer, and related roles with pay from $729 to $5,000. Includes titles like radio technician, field engineer, public inspector, and market fruit and vegetable assistant.
A stream of visitors comes to the capital for the legislative session. Notables include Senator W F Fraley of Prairie County, William and Peter Pauly of Teer Lodge, and Montana Power manager T M Kerr with Frank Walker. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Cohen of Trutte and residents from Butte visiting for business and social hearings.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses allocations totaling around 2000 to 8400 units for an engin or engine and separate sums for metal and engineering work. The text is incomplete and its entities are unclear, with mentions of S2,000 and S1,000 alongside unclear project references and personnel.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions several names and places such as Glen, Hert Campbell, Independent, and a reference to yesterday. The text lacks coherent context, dates, or concrete events to form a clear news item or summary.
Police say a Briaklon youth set off a hand loaded bomb found while hunting near Neraee Bi Nea. J ute Mc Rennes Jr aged 18 died and Bramm and Paul Chanlow aged 17 were severely wounded as the device exploded in Brasam's district.
Mrs. Clara Clegg sister of Lieut Pat O'Brien said an investigation will be conducted into his death in a Los Angeles hotel. The piece notes cross country horse shipments from Idaho Montana and Nevada to China to improve native stock.
Clara Zetkin, a white haired 60 year old communist, was cheered by French delegates as she arrived at the socialist congress hall. The session became chaotic when security sealed the doors. Zetkin denounced opponents of Moscow and warned against movements aiming to fracture the internationale to oppose Soviet influence. She spoke for about half an hour before exiting with a small group, while others were held inside for 20 minutes to permit her departure.
In Lincoln Nebraska Dee 28 Jim Keating an 18 year old orphan tipped the scales at 11 pounds today and was accepted for a four hitch in the navy Sixteen days earlier Jim was rejected for being under weight He went to a local jail and imposed a seven day sentence on himself Police Chief Johnstone says it is the first recorded case of a man going to jail to gain weight.
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