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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1925
Page
9
The event features Abbey's Sousaphone solos and double pianos drawing crowds. A dance begins at 9 PM with artists who double on multiple instruments. Prices are popular, signaling a potentially large affair for the week.
J. W. Mountjoy the Jeffer son county sheriff was elected president at the Montana Sheriffs association annual meeting in the county court house. Jim Barnes of Lewis and Clark county was re elected vice president J A Rowand undersheriff of Lewis and Clark county was re elected secretary and treasurer. A legislative committee was named to draft bills for the state assembly including Barnes Sage Kelly Clark and Tullock. A priority is a bill to move all hangings to Deer Lodge state prison. The meeting adjourned to 10 o clock this morning.
The funeral of John J. Cronin, formerly of Helena, was held in Butte. He died suddenly last Friday of heart failure and had worked in the engineering department of Montana Power Co for 10 years. He served overseas in the 1311th regiment of engineers and was born in Helena in 1896. He leaves relatives in Helena including Mrs. Mary J. Moon, Ralph Cronin, and Mrs. Kate Garrett.
A 1925 opinion column argues France bears heavy responsibilities beyond debts, criticizing Paris for undermining peace talks and humanitarian efforts, while urging France to respect allied sacrifices. It notes U S relief aid to Christians and comments on Montana House Speaker choice as a political aside.
A New York star gazer proclaims 1925 will be favorable, 1926 less so, urging readers to adopt the motto Get it and keep it over their desk. The piece notes floods in Leningrad as a minor side item in the broader forecast.
A weathered Mapleton jail sits empty with no guard or heat for weeks. A wandering tramp used the cells for shelter during a cold spell and was found dead from exposure. Coroner investigates a nose bruise and possible foul play amid town criticism over lack of coal and stove care.
The article discusses the notion of a man killed outside and carried into Mapleton's jail. It notes jails as shunned places and reports Mapleton's use of the city jail as a vagrant refuge. It argues the president should appoint more game wardens amid tales of Washington's wild life.
Ireland accelerates toward full freedom as Dublin asserts sovereignty with Ireland’s first dominion envoy in Washington and a direct Geneva filing of the Anglo Irish treaty. London pledges policy from London, signaling a looming diplomatic clash over Ireland’s expanding autonomy.
At a Gloucester New Jersey city council meeting officials urged the Public Utility Commission to install signal bells in watchmen boxes to warn of trains. They noted more accidents at guarded crossings and questioned whether bells help if sleep on duty persists. The discussion touched on louder bells and more reliable watchmen.
The New York World highlights Secretary Hoover’s optimistic forecast for the coming year. It notes stronger world economic foundations, increased production and employment, and stabilizing prices though warns of potential shocks. Domestic agriculture and foreign trade show progress with wages rising despite wartime distortions.
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