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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
The capital reports widespread deaths from extreme cold as a bill is introduced in congress to appropriate 500000 pesos for clothing and warm shelter for the poor. The measure targets aid for those most exposed to the freezing temperatures across the country.
Vaudeville at the Broadway theater features Verna Haworth and company in a dancer act, a strong male quartet “The Four of Us,” and acts by Eadie and Ramsdet, a contortionist duo, George La Tour the comedy juggler, Donahue and La Sallee in a acrobatic novelty, plus the film Hogan's Alley starring Monte Blue with an action packed airplane rescue sequence.
Anchorage reports immense steam plumes from the saddle between Mount McKinley peaks as observers debate whether warm winds and shifting currents, or surface snow reflections, drive recent Alaska weather changes. Some old timers doubt volcanic origin amid rail belt skepticism. The Dec 30 scene near Broad Pass shows dramatic steam near the mountain.
Review lauds The Unholy Three at Bethel as a thrilling melodrama with Helen Bethel in a lead romantic arc opposite Matt Moore. Lon Chaney as Prof Gene, Victor McLaglen and Harry Barles co star. three crooks play dual roles in a museum caper culminating in murder, motives, and a reunion with a miracle rescue.
Five young ladies will perform the original Charleston as set by Ned Wayburn at the New Year’s Eve event at the Winter Garden in Helena. The show includes a rehearsal, singing and entertainment, with noisemakers balloons and hats for attendees.
Tom Meighan stars as a New York traffic cop who travels to Europe aboard the Leviathan. Confused for an English nobleman, he faces humorous adventures while adapting to unfamiliar customs and meeting Irish culture. Also features a cast led by Victor Heerman and Norman Venner.
A Curry area report 35 miles southwest of the mountain notes heavy dis placement on the Alaska range may have opened a steam vent near the peak. Clouds mask the summit but overlookers say such events are common and not of special significance. Weather is calm and cold with no storms predicted locally. Archdeacon Hudson Stuck accompanied Wharstes on the first ascent in 1913.
Anchorage Alaska December 30. Kenry Y P Karstens superintendent of McKinley National park reports no eruption at Mount McKinley after investigation. He states he found no disturbance, no smoke or steam, and no sign of eruption. The fountain remains solid rock with black clouds unseen.
In San Francisco a suit filed in Superior Court seeks one fourth of profits from Alaska oil claims. Peter Larsen, veteran prospector, claims he advanced 250 dollars as a grub stake in 1920 to McCord and two others. The action cites McCord as a figure in Alaska mining and oil who plans to adopt 14 year old Victoria Des Champs formerly of Missoula Montana.
Arctic Pictures presents Krvalina of the Ice Lands at Antlers tonight. Earl Rossman, Arctic explorer and producer, debuts a natural color feature shot under the aurora with northern natives, whaling scenes, and a dog team race. The film highlights include a bow inscribed by old Oomlik and authentic northern tribe life.
Levome and Plesher present China Doll, a bold musical comedy folly, at the Marlow theater near Mondas on January 11. The production, likened to Ziegfeld and Cohan, showcases beauty and grace in lavish ensembles.
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