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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1926
Page
1
In Fairmont, 40 miners entered the Jamison Coal and Coke mine last night as an explosion partially wrecked the mine. By evening 21 escaped after entombment exceeding 18 hours and 19 bodies were recovered. The final tally revealed two more men were inside the mine than previously believed.
An Independent probe into the Aluminum Company of America was ordered by the Department of Justice due to questions about a Federal Trade Commission report. Senatorial investigators heard John L. Lott, assistant to Attorney General, say he would run the inquiry with Joseph E Dunn and Wm. R. Benham assisting.
The jury in Judge A J Harska's district court found for defendants Great Northern Railroad and Helena Tight and Railway Company in the case brought by A B Norton of East Helena, executor of Henry Norton’s estate, seeking 30000. The verdict, eight to four, declares the collision an unavoidable accident and states street car tracks lie within a public highway smuts. The decision ends Norton's suit arising from the December 16 1924 crash near Helena where his son died.
Governor Erickson visiting Great Falls charmed a Mount Angela Academy student who asked for a half holiday. The governor replied yes and the school granted the afternoon off, citing the proclaimed governor’s support.
Officials of the New York Stock Exchange warned that free lunches with liquor must no longer be served to favored customers. The directive, issued today, targets preferential treatment in exchange precincts and bars.
James A Emery, general counsel for the National Manufacturers Association, attacked the Watson Parker labor bill before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee on January 15, arguing it failed to properly protect the public interest.
An automobile owner reports heavy response to a single car ad in the Automobiles For Sale section of The Independent. Helena readers know classified ads offer the best city marketplace, and advertisers are urged to call 491-492 and hand their ad to an Ad-Taker to join in.
Phoenis Arizona January fifteenth C M O Donel of the Bell ranch New Mexico was elected president at the closing session Lucas C Brite of Marfa Texas was named first vice president Edward Burke of Nebraska William Pollman of Oregon Henry Boice of Arizona George Russell Jr of Nevada and Hubbard Russell of California were named second vice presidents Salt Lake City chosen as the 1927 meeting place The convention endorsed the grazing bill principles drafted by the US Senate committee on public lands for grazing regulation on national forest lands and the public domain.
Berlin on January 13 reports that Germany will indefinitely postpone its League of Nations membership until Allied policies in the Rhineland are clarified. Foreign Minister Stresemann reaffirmed this stance before the Reichstag foreign affairs committee, citing Allied troops numbering 75,000 in Rhineland territories as the reason for the delay.
Senator Copeland of New York introduced a resolution urging President Coolidge to take immediate steps to resume anthracite coal mining. The White House reiterated the president’s hands off stance, saying federal power requires congressional legislation to act in industrial disputes. Republicans from Pennsylvania met with Secretary Davis at the labor department but asked for no specific action.
Copenhagen reports a Berlin telegram claims the woman in a Berlin sanitarium called Frau Von Tschaikowsky is actually Anastasia. The unit states she was saved from Ekaterinburg after the family’s execution, aided by a Romanian guard, later killed in action. Dowager Queen Dagmar of Denmark is funding her care and plans transfer to Copenhagen.
Former Congressman John W Langley departed Cincinnati for Atlanta Federal Penitentiary to serve a two year sentence for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law. Mrs Langley planned to meet him at Lexington and return home.
Rina W. Hale, dubbed king of the Osage hills, was indicted in a federal probe into an Oklahoma murder ring. She faced charges in the Henry Roan murder linked to a $25,000 life policy assignment to Yale and the death of Farfan, whose home was destroyed by an explosion amid a plot involving his wealthy Indian wife and a white servant girl.
Kansas City dispatch reports that western states urged railroads to submit to the Interstate Commerce Commission a report detailing the additional revenue expected under the proposed class rate revisions. The carriers must list total added revenue per road and explain the method of calculation.
New York Jan 15 report notes brisk spring activity across clothing, dry goods, and hardware. Wholesalers receive many small immediate orders, heavier shoe buying, and manufacturers plan expanded output. Furs show demand while millinery lags. retail trade steady, merchants cutting shelves for spring stocks. weekly bank clearings total $10,633,345,000.
Washington January 15 Senator Blease Democrat of South Carolina attacked President Wilson and foreign diplomats in the Senate accusing them of aiding liquor importation and debauching American women. He denounced the League of Nations as a Democratic ploy and ridiculed prohibition stating that only the poor lack money to drink. He mocked Wilson’s authority and recalled Cox’s White House kneel as a rebuke to Wilson.
In a high school basketball championship, St Charles defeated Helena High 20 to 17 in a late contest, with Gallatin 20 Powell 17 and Butte Central 12 aiding the scoring. Helena also beat Butte Central 21 to 12, while St Charles led 8 to 11 at another point. The tournament crowned St Charles champions with a strong showing for state contention.
By AL GASKILL, Getat Annual basketball tournament saw St Charles High School beat Holy High 28 to 25 in a tense Friday semifinal. St Charles advanced to the championship by overcoming Gallatin in a stretching semifinal string.
Washington January 13 House approves a resolution to authorize acceptance of the Italian war debt settlement as recommended by the American debt commission. The measure passes 257 to 183 and now goes to the Senate amid sharp House debate. Voting breakdown shows 113 Democrats, 17 Republicans, 2 Independents, and 1 Socialist.
The national assembly elected the new cabinet formed by Chancellor Rudolf Ramek. Josef Koltmann becomes minister of finance and Andreas Thaler takes over as agriculture minister. The chancellor also serves as foreign minister.
Denver police under Chief Washington Rinker say the head bomb shell is yet to burst and turn over a second alleged blue book of society liquor buyers to federal prohibition agents. The find followed raids on Covington and seven homes in Capitol Hill and Seventh Avenue districts. Harrston, Geddes, Hie, Mrs Porter, and R. R. Hall face liquor charges. Covington and Edna Covington face state accusations.
The American Trainneering Council voted to adopt a nationwide reforestation program to secure future fuel supplies and support Secretary Hoover's national conference on street and highway safety. The action was announced on January 15 in Washington.
The article laments the decline of prohibition, noting surging 1924 alcohol violations and public discontent. It cites the Virginia governor race setback for the Anti Saloon League, calls prohibition a doomed endeavor, and predicts its final demise as inevitable.
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