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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1925
Page
1
News detail reports Chi Hshibaiuae and allies surrounding Shanghai advancing today to seize villages looted as a show of defiance against the provisional government at Peking. Tu Yung swag's return is threatened as Chang Yung-Min seeks refuge within foreign settlements amid fighting.
Washington dispatch reports a conference on the causes of war and peace to be held in Washington. Delegates from nine national women’s organizations will gather to study elimination of war with President Coolidge to receive the 90 delegates on January 19.
In Toronto on January 11, 480 of 678 Canadian Presbyterian adherents voted for union with Methodist and Congregationalist churches while the remainder opposed at the church union headquarters. Reports indicate the vote totals were announced and scenes showed the result.
Miss Lora Palmer, 28, a University of Wisconsin language instructor, was shot by former student Frank Bernard, who had been rejected by her. Bernard fired three times in a French House reception room and then killed himself. Bernard, once a Hibbing Minnesota resident, had divorced his first wife a year earlier.
After a two day layoff following the Nineteenth assembly organization, legislators returned ready to act. Billings seeks designation as the location for an eastern Montana normal school, a move backed by the Billings contingent. Senator Smith of Custer spurred the activity with his notice.
Associated Press reports on Browning Montana January Saturday snowfall. Four Blackfeet men died from exposure during a blizzard while traveling to a dance and patrols found bodies after more than five feet of snow fell in parts of the reservation.
A Chicago mystery girl identified as Aliss Charlotte Maguire 20 of St Louis after radio appeals and hospital tests. Her disappearance dated November 14 while en route to Warriss Teachers College. relatives from St Louis traveled to confirm. Doctors noted memory loss and hypnotic testing failed to reveal identity. case continued on page two.
Ambassador Frank Kellogg announced he would accept the post of secretary of state tendered by President Coolidge on the Hughes resignation. He spoke humbly of the honor and noted the difficulties of following such a distinguished predecessor. Kellogg, at the international financial conference, drafted a cable dispatch on war damage claims and prepared for duties awaiting Senate confirmation.
Dr Tierman Bundesen, city health commissioner, released figures showing 230 deaths last year tied to moonshine liquor in Chicago. The report warns the illegal whisky posed serious danger to the lives and sanity of drinkers.
Members of the nineteenth Montana legislature are urged to show economy for the next 35 days. House Bill No 1 appropriates 190000 for salaries, per diem, and expenses, 20000 more than two years ago, prompting scrutiny if expenses rise above prior levels. The matter of economy remains unclear as of press time.
The American Peace Association asks all 48 states to urge their legislatures to adopt resolutions urging the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to bring the world court question to a full Senate vote at the earliest moment. The appeal notes that broad local support could push participation in the court onto the Harding Hughes terms for a March 4th vote.
Coast guard officials report that the rum row from Cape Ann to Cape Cod is deserted after storms and intensified government patrols. A few weeks ago between a dozen and twenty ships carried liquor, now none remain as authorities wage increased enforcement.
An Arctic ship in extreme cold was described by a distant broadcaster heard for half an hour. The speaker claimed to be 3000 miles from home with 30 below zero temperatures as the crew rationed food and scavenged from Eskimos near Labrador or north of Ungaya Day.
Rome reports the political scene remains tense as Mussolini plans a major move. The cabinet session is expected to reveal next steps in consolidating power amid rising speculation about elections and party tactics.
Four men kidnapped Nathan Dells, 21, a drug store manager in Katcas City, Va, forced him to open the vault and steal about £12m in cash before escaping. The incident occurred near a railroad yard with remains found near the rails.
A bomb exploded at 10 07 this morning wrecking the main entrance of San Francisco Hall of Justice. Police officials were nearby but no injuries occurred. The blast tore a hole in the corridor, shattered glass, demolished a telephone booth, and wrecked a steam radiator. Officials delayed comment as investigators began work, with Chief O’Brien, Kapgan Duncan Watheson, and Captain William Quinn en route when the blast happened.
Rev C X M Sheatsley of Christ Lutheran in Testes faces questions after anonymous notes claim his wife’s cremation at the parsonage on November 17. Capital University professor L Dr Pfeiffer urged restraint as the congregation backs the pastor and rejects calls for rewards. Page Two.
The clerical party after a six hour conference adopted a plan against war with the new cabinet under De Haar. The meeting discussed nationalist control and keeping reformists in power while warning against isolationism. party leaders signaled commitment to stability amid a turbulent political climate.
Thomas Kennedy of Hazleton Pennsylvania succeeds William Green as president of District No 7 United Mine Workers of America. Kennedy is elected to lead the UMWA while Green becomes a top official in the American Federation of Labor as international secretary treasurer.
A ton and a half of gold coins totaling $800000 was moved in broad daylight through Chicago by two professional buyers at the old Bismarck hotel site, Randolph and Wells Streets. Police escorted the cash packed in trucks as real estate shoppers pursued the property tied to Florence Maryring and Ida Nott Lier under terms to buy land for 80000 in gold coins postdep paper currency.
Warrants will be issued in Topeka court charging Governor Jonathan M. Davis and his son Russell G. Davis with soliciting and accepting a 1250 bribe for a pardon of Fred W. Pullman. The accusation stems from a payment alleged by Pollman, a convicted forger and former Lynn County bank president, with a meeting said to have occurred last Friday in Topeka.
Indications arise that a Treasury inquiry into conditions at several customs offices nationwide is under way. In Hawaii one agent was convicted and four more indicted on conspiracy charges, with officials noting possible defrauding of thousands in duties.
Paris reports the famous pearl necklace of Madame Thiers widow, once owned by a former president, has been sent to New York. The piece reportedly will be sold at auction there by the firm Carter’s The Meexace, following its sale in this city last year.
Hoboken butcher Kupper Bier 105 guest of honor at his son Arthur’s wedding to Miss Ethel Bate emans. The birthday anniversary was last Sunday but postponed to double celebration today with Bier’s wife Mrs. Ethel Bier. Bier looks forward to March 4 for President Coolidge’s inauguration.
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