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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1925

Page

4

Past Omaha contractor traced in lurid pages of crime

The report links an Omaha contractor to sensational acts in San Francisco and New York. It mentions a widow Kath erin Shay and alleged killings, jewelry theft, and a deadly attack on Mrs Hahne, with investigators probing Hahne and a partner O Brien in a hotel murder context.

San Francisco Omaha Katherin Shay Towers Tolice Hahne O'Brien New York O’brien O Brien 4 Hahne

Teuts Told Cologne to Be Held January 10

Berlin debates the Cologne incident amid diplomatic tension. Germany warns of asserting liberation of the Cologne zone on January 10 while demanding detailed notices from the control commission. Paris and London broadcast the findings sparking German unease over loans, trade talks, and a pending Franco German commercial treaty.

Teuts Cologne Marx Control Commission Germany London Paris Berlin United States Council of Ambassadors France Belgium Great Britain Associated Press Alsace-Lorraine Vienna

Paris Court Files Sought by Raiders

A bold attempt to steal judicial records at the Palais de Justice triggered a military and police response. Guards detected a forced door, alarms sounded, reinforcements surrounded the area, but burglars escaped before capture.

Paris Tix Associated Press Palais de Justice Bere Ept

National Forestry Policy Advances in 1924

A year-end summary notes strong 1924 gains toward a national forestry policy and hopeful 1925 prospects. Pennsylvania seeks a 25 million dollar state loan to buy wild lands for a forest preserve. Dr Henry S Drinker backs the measure for referendum. Brattleboro plans a 16 000 red pines town forest. Wisconsin votes to amend the constitution to allow reforestation. Indiana to seek a state forest appropriation. Pack Foundation prizes spur forestry papers at major universities. A Detroit forest gift of 1000 acres goes to New York State College of Forestry. Michigan requests data for a two year plan. Western Canada and farmers plant 20 000 trees daily. 159 million young trees distributed. New York’s vast conservation drive distributed nearly 10 million trees, with private and industrial sectors contributing. California notes the Midwest Chamber of Commerce prioritizing reforestation.

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Forests Association Henry 5S ‘Drinker Lehigh University Will Brattleboro Vermont Wisconsin Indiana Pack Foundation Yale Penn State College of Forestry New York State College of Forestry Syracuse Cornell University University of Wisconsin University of California University of Michigan University of Washington University of Minnesota Pack Michigan Groesbeck Canada Department of Agriculture Farmers Western Canada New York State Conservation Commission California United States Chamber of Commerce

Modern Yank Hotels Praised in England

London reports that American hotels excel in service and design. Topham Forrest, architect to the London council, says New York skyscrapers harm streets and cites U S progress in plumbling sanitation and educational buildings. British hotel architects study American methods during visits.

Associated Press London England America New York Topham Forrest London Courty Council United States Mc Forrest Great Britain Forrest Buffalo Teading

Immigrants Banned From Entering via London Route

Report notes that foreign immigrants traveling to America via England are not permitted to pass through London. Authorities enforce shipping and immigration restrictions affecting travelers seeking transit to the United States.

America England London

Education board to lecture on the dangers of alcohol

The Board of Education in Koenigsbave Germany announces a series of lectures aimed at young people and their communities. Children are invited to attend and share experiences with drunken persons while volunteers are sought to help end the age of alcohol. The program explains the poisonous nature of alcohol and seeks community support.

Liildren Koenigsbave Germany Associated Press Board of Education Inger Caldren

Americans Despoir France of Her Best Treasures of Art

Paris reports the Duke of Trevise warns that the exodus of French antiquities to America endangers national heritage. He advocates stronger safeguards as laws have fluctuated and buyers risk complicity in looted works. An American buyer once canceled a 1928 statue purchase to avoid theft. A July appeal funded preservation of Saint Martors arches.

France Paris Associated Press Hstorie Antiquitiea América Duke of Trevise Faubourg Club Finé Arts Department the Arts Department Saint Martors

New York Tong War Flare After Cafe Murder

New York police report a fresh tong war outbreak after the murder of Chin Hing, a seaman named Ho Sing 10, at a Chinese cafe. Four shots rang out as he prepared to sit, a federal officer restrained about 25 diners inside until detectives arrived, none confessing knowledge of the crime.

Associated Press New York Chin Hing Ho Sing Chin Collins Jimside

Haven for tempest driven ships eyed off Assateague Island

Richmond Jan 2 AP A plan to establish a haven for wrecked and tempest tossed ships off Assateague Island aims to cut Atlantic coast dangers. Virginia Delaware and New England commercial interests push federal action citing 42 wrecks and 22 lives lost near the island with $4 million in property damage.

Richmond Associated Press Assateague Atlantic Virginia East Atlantic Canaries Delaware New England United States Assateague Island British Isles

England Asked to Celebrate Surrender of Cornwallis

Newport News Virginia reports a plan for a 1931 Yorktown sesquicentennial pageant led by the Kiwanis Club. The event would show Cornwallis surrendering to Washington with colonial preludes and seek international and U S government participation. Congress may grant at least 50000 dollars and states may fund or issue a commemorative stamp.

Newport News Associated Press Yorkdown Kiwanis Club Cornwallis Washington Clmas Army United States Congress

Bromo Quinine Tab Jets Claim Cure for Cold Headache

An early药 advertisement proclaims relief from headache caused by a cold with Bromo Quinine tablets. It touts a safe and proven remedy and carries a signature of E. W. Grove as the seller or endorser.

E. W. Grove

Leaming Team Fo Another 9 Grime

Sheriff Lamson said Ray Snodderly’s alibi was supported by a Kansas City hotel check on the crime night. Snodderly had confessed to being in a banana car involved in a shootout and robbery at Council Bluffs, later retracting after a 23 year penitentiary sentence was imposed.

Associated Press Omaha Tan H A Lainson Council Bluffs, Jr Kansas City Ray Snodderly Coun- Vet Cluffs Sherif Lamson Snodderly Hint

Virtues Rest Easily on Lumanug of Manila

Vicente Luma Inug, a Manila customs inspector earning 35 a month, found a purse with 8000 on a visiting world cruise. He located the owner, returned the money, and declined a 500 reward. The grateful passenger later praised him in a letter to customs authorities.

Manila Vicente Luma- Inug Vicente

Bed Producers to Improve Their Output in Michigan

Ransing Michigan January 4 Associated Press reports a proposal to unite national apiary inspection services with government aid to eradicate foul blood from honey. The American Honey Producers League considers federal funds matching state support to fund county inspections and inspector training to clean up bee comb histories.

Ransing Mich Associated Press Ieague Y Winagig League Kindig

Two Identified in Bank Robbery Raid Case

Three of the five men held for Canada in the Nanaimo bank robbery were identified by a Portland witness as members of the gang that robbed George W. Bates and Company banks in Portland on October 15, 1924. J S Birrell, a Portland bank cashier, and two young women, brought to Seattle by inspectors, identified Harry Stone If Johnson and George Bagley as suspects. Birrell said Stone knocked him down with a pistol.

Sy Associated Press Seattle Canada Nanaimo B. C Portland Ore George W. Bates and Company J. S. Birrell Archie Leonard W. H. Hyde King County Harry Stone T If Johnson George Bagley Birrell Sand Stone Vel

Boy Emperor Rejects Reentry To Forbidden City

Jilsuan Tung known as the Boy Emperor of China says he will not return to the Forbidden City. He calls the palace a cage and favors a future of freedom visiting ancestral tombs in Manchuria before exploring the world. He plans publishing the Golden Treasuries of Chinese Literature as a revelatory view of Oriental civilization. Former President Sao Kum objects to the proposal. The libraries cover dynastic histories classics and other rare works.

Associated Press Peking Dec Jilsuan Tung China Forbidden City Tuan Chi-yat Chang Tso-lin Feng Yuhsiang Manchuria Hsuan ‘Lung Sao Kum

Labor federation says campaign boosted labor legislation

Associated Press reports from St Petersburg Florida that the American Federation of Labor declares its political efforts successful. National secretary Frare Morrison says the federation votes for friends not party, backed LaFollette and Wheeler for president and vice president, and supported 37 Republican and 147 Democratic congressional candidates. The next Congress, he says, will be more favorable to labor goals than the present one. The campaign followed the federation's principles, despite Lafollette and Wheeler losing.

Associated Press St. Petesburg Fla American Federation of Labors Congress Frare Morrison LaFollette Wheeler

Seek Light in England on Ways of Unions

London December 12 AP reports Sir R Burton Chadwick, parliamentary secretary to the Board of Trade, argued unions may act as combines and questioned union governance. He stressed his remarks were personal and urged inquiry into union administration, labor responsibility, and the political funds coerced from members. He cited 7500000 lost work days due to strikes in the first six months of the year.

London Asso R. Burton Chadwick Board of Trade

Hoare Calls For Centralised European Air Routes

London dispatch reports new air minister Sir Samuel Hoare urging centralisation of European air routes in London. He stated a clear obligation to strengthen the air defences of London beyond its current level.

London Associated Press Samuel Hoare Europe

Names of princes avoided in christening ships

Berlin reports Germany will name new sham ships after republic exiles and writers, a symbol that pleases republic supporters while old sailors warn such names echo monarchy. Rome meanwhile taxes affluent households on domestic servants with tiered rates, men and women, as rubber latex enters cardboard and leather substitute production.

Berlin Presa Germany

Dangerous Money Romance in Final Monte Showing

The final showings of the Paramount picture Dangerous Money starring Bebe Daniels at the Marlowe. The story follows a poor girl who becomes a millionaire and details her romance from Brooklyn to a wealthy school, Lake Como, and back to New York in an engaging sequence.

Bebe Daniels Marlow Wll East Roser Brooklyn New York State Lake Compo New York Dows Bebe Paramount

Mountain Lake Admiral William Nelson Little Dies at 72

Admiral William Nelson Little retired from the US Navy with 42 years of service died at Mountain Lake aged 72. He graduated from Anapolis in 1873 and retired from the navy on December 31, 1914.

Mountain Lake Walliam Nelson Little USN Navy

Dynamite Smith: Charles Ray Returns to Bashful Youth Role

Charles Ray portrays Dynamite Smith at the Antlers as promised by Thomas H Ince. The film follows a timid reporter covering a murder, with Wallace Beery as the brutal Slugger Rourke. Smith's courage grows as he saves Violet and baby during a blizzard, facing fear and adversity to reclaim his manhood.

Dynamite Smith Thomas H. Ince Chas Ray Ray Barbary Wallace Beery Rourke Jim Violet Smith Luken

Marlow Ticket Contest Gathers A Lot Of Speed

Four contestants seek to win 40000 extra votes by selling 300 reduced rate admission tickets in the Marlow and Antlers contest before law 44. Early start boosts potential. scores list numerous participants and totals from 1600 to 40000, including Marian Aho 18200 and Elizabeth Harter 37000 among many others.

Marlow and Antlers Marian Aho Alice Balfour Miss Viener Nancy Boyer Charlotte Burgess Virgina Campbell Alyeda Carter Louise Cuttler TL A Cullen

Camphor Eye Mistery Product Ad

An aged newspaper fragment touts camphor and witch hazel mixed in Laveptik as a remedy for eye pains. It claims the first application helps and a single bottle will aid weak or sore eyes, advertising Chatheld Drug Store at North Main Street.

No & North Main

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