12 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1927
Page
1
Washington reports a tense House session with Rep Huddleton attacking President Coolidges Nicaragua policy as a plain front to Mexico while Sen Borah and Rep Wood weigh in on the administration message. White House remains reticent, offering no new remarks beyond yesterday’s address on protecting American life and property worldwide.
Washington January 11 farm organizations and allied groups formally endorse the McNary Waagen farm relief bill before the House Agricultural Committee. The united front from the American Farm Bureau Federation Cotton Growers Exchange and others was relayed after previous bills including the Aswall Haugen and Curtie Crisp were debated. The day’s action centers on the proposed equalization fee which received a 13 to vote in the morning session.
Abilene Texas January 12 a death sentence was assessed against George Massel Farrell Texas slayer of nine this morning per a dispatch to the Abilene Morning News.
Detroit January 11. Vice President Henry Ford’s cash capital at organization in 1903 grew to 227 542 708 in surplus 16 years later, read into records at a tax hearing. The hearing involves nine former stockholders appealing an additional assessment of 330 000. Joseph W. Davies, former FTC chairman, represented the estates of John F. and Horace E. Dodge. Senator James Couzens and seven others agreed to let Davies’ statement stand as opening argument. The record details Ford’s reinvestment drive to fund expansion.
Jacksonville reports the coldest wave in years with Miami at 37 degrees. Lack of heating leads to temporary school closures in Miami, Broward County, and Fort Lauderdale as several hundred children take a holiday. Temperatures dip across northern Florida with 22 degrees in Tallahassee and readings down into the mid‑to‑low 20s in many citrus regions. Ice forms as far south as Tampa.
Dispatches report renewed agitation in Hankow with mobs overrunning the British concession. British Charge O Mallen arrives from Peking amid fears of intimidation as d of dawn with empire themes spread. Reports claim 1000 slain in Wanghpas area. U S prepares to deploy destroyers and hand grenades to Shanghai for potential action.
Miss Josephine Schain of New York City will speak at the state capitol house chamber this evening at 8 o clock. Schain serves as director of cooperation to prevent war and an authority on world peace. After graduating from the University of Minnesota she spent years in Europe, meeting high state officials on international peace issues.
Rome reports on President Coolidge's Nicaragua policy message and how Italian papers view the U S stance. The Giornale D Italia calls it a national policy of authority and force, noting U S power driven by dollars and commerce, with potential for armed intervention as needed.
Report from Ste Anne des Monts Gaspe details a blaze that consumed a house while Alexandre Dugas and his wife were on chores. Their three children Mantha 15, Tanthe and a three year old were left alone and perished in the fire.
Los Angeles reports Chambers of Charles Chaplin and his estranged wife Lita Grey preparing counter action to a divorce suit filed by Mrs Chaplin. Loyd Wright, Chaplin's counsel, said the comedian would fight every charge. Chaplin is en route to New York on business and will return soon. The lengthy petition charges faithlessness and cruelty and trial likely not reached.
Washington January 11 The AP reports Secretary Mellon says Congress requires the use of denaturants in alcoholic beverages to prevent poisoning. He notes the 15 year statute mandates Polen denaturante for certain alcohol products and outlines compliance steps.
Senate action requests a full Treasury report on undercover agents at the prohibition unit. A Reed sponsored inquiry passed without debate. The Treasury is urged to specify an effective denaturant for industry as part of the inquiry. Continued on page trade.
In Washington on January 11 AP reports Senator Phipps Republican California introduced a bill to authorize grazing areas in federal lands under the Interior Department and in national forests under the Agriculture Department. The measure aims to establish grazing zones administered by the two agencies.
Forgus Falls Minn. January 11. Gia Commack, uncoerced by drinker pride, powered through eleven hours and minutes to claim the national title. He bested Amarillo Texas rival TI A. Bitody in a grueling, record-verified race, despite a slight fever and near exhaustion. A cheering crowd filled the hotel lobby as spectators toasted the victor and awaited his next challenge.
Paris announces the French chamber of deputies opened its 1927 session with Fernand Bauisson or Bouissan, a socialist, elected president by 206 to 186 over Maginot. Known as a moderate radical, his leadership signals a left remoulding with domestic and foreign issues ahead and Poincare delaying debt pact ratification.
Fragmented clippings describe diverse topics from Cornell professor Byers retirement to a barber’s 57 year client streak and a 47 year breakless artist, plus odd sightings of a crow and a fledgling. The writing lists places like Ausable Ports and Berwick with unclear ties.
Witnesses testified about spectators crushed in the Lawier moving picture theater balcony on Sunday. The disaster in Montreal, Quebec, caused the deaths of 77 children and sparked a fire department inquiry. The hearing noted aisles crowded with frightened patrons as panic spread.
Banks across Ilefona and East Helena reported a prosperous year with 102 percent intakes and optimistic outlooks for Hamburg industry and agriculture. Dividends for the past year were declared. officers were reelected across Union Bank and American National Bank, with McKennan as president and Ford Johnson added to the board.
Announcement from Jirat National Senate and directors confirms the Marmers and Miners Bank will acquire the First National Bank of Rott tomorrow following a recent complaint about a transaction. Walter Momaquist is named president of the merged bank.
Jamez E. Ferguson husband of Texas' woman governor was sued for 100000 dollars by Alma Turia who claims he libeled her in a pardon proclamation. The petition asserts the proclamation was forged in Foreman’s handwriting and printed December on recommendations shown by the jury and the sheriff.
In Cheyenne on January 11 Dr W Jenkins, president of the Wyoming senate, warned that federal encroachment on state rights has grown to a level where laws come from unchosen bodies and taxes are levied without representation. He urged the senate to act to retain powers of the states and uphold the Constitution against an expansion of federal bureaus, commissions, and centralized authority. The speech framed the issue as a return to resisting centralized power that spurred America’s founding revolution.
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