25 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
A concise note hints that the day’s small mistakes or mixups appear among the wait ads. The item suggests scanning the classifieds for errors, oddities, or bloopers tucked within the notices. Names, places, or precise listings are not provided in the fragment.
In Peking on January 24 the senate approved the entire cabinet named by President Li Yuanhang with one exception. Alfred Saera, who had returned to China to accept the post of foreign minister, was not among the confirmed. An unexpected result left several cabinet nominees short of the needed votes.
Leaders of the state mines administration and president arrested for defying French orders were convicted by a court martial. One year sentence imposed, but suspended. Other reports say six German industrialists fined for refusing to aid reparations deliveries, totaling about $29,000. Paris notes confirm reinforced Ruhr occupation with plans for broader force, including French, Italian, and Belgian troops and engineers. Brussels reports Belgian reinforcements and bank manager arrests amid unrest.
San Francisco January 21 Despite calm, tension remains between majors and minors. Billy McCarthy, president of the Pacific Coast League, leads the minor league fight against the proposed player draft. The Coast League has profited about 200000 from selling players to the majors in recent years. The draft would set per player at about 7900, a far cry from 75000 or 100000. Majors propose sending 15 players to minors on option to develop recruits without losing title. McCarthy vows to press the fight to a finish.
John Fairbanks brother to Douglas Fairbanks, famous actor and general manager of the Douglas Fairbanks picture corporation, suffered a nervous collapse and paralysis from overwork. In Memphis, evidence challenges the electrocution verdict of John W. Hudson Jr. for the slaying of Mrs. Hattie By Ferguson, with an appeal filed in the state Supreme Court.
A special committee proposes abolishing the state accountant and parole commissioner offices, shifting duties to the state examiner and prison watch, and placing accounting under the examiner. The report notes administration differences and cites prior votes on related measures amid discussions on educational and university governance.
Pupils of the Deaconess School and the Wesleyan Glee Club will present a program this evening at the Blue Temple. The Dream of the Wards is a play with a cast including Unley Story Om and The Walls Wirbars. Nursery Children and English Children appear in numbered roles. other groups include The Elves and The Grandmothers, with musical selections by the Double Quartet and soloists.
The Montana House debated House Bill No. 78 on executions with amendments allowing defendant counsel present and others, while jokes over an execution amendment sparked laughter. Speaker Cromer baker appointed a three member Investigating Committee on prohibition enforcement officers, including Boorman, Kenyon, and Noble. House Bill No. 46, proposed by Paul Smith, aims to declare every child the legitimate heir to natural parents, drawing extensive discussion and advancing for passage along with H. B. 165 on liens.
A summary of bills introduced and committee reports from the Montana legislature. Topics include county creation rules on the Missouri River, probate fees, removal of public officers, professional practice regulation, bond issuance by towns and counties, voter qualifications for bond elections, and several house and senate measures on taxation, elections, artesian wells, pleadings, fences, city county consolidation, and police law changes with actions by committee and note of bills killed or passed.
A list of house items includes the subsisting quarterly report of the state treasurer H 5 119 by Loble on oidage pensions HW B 120 by Bernard creating a state forest department WH 121 by Battleanan and Carlson on official hands of public officers House joint memorial No 4 by Bernard seeking federal aid for highways through nations foresta Indian reservations and House joint memorial No 5 by Smethurst urging Congress to rationalize the coal industry.
An Associated Press report from Berlin dated January 21 states fifteen people were killed and many injured when a section of the Berliner Tageblatt building collapsed during morning duties. The collapse was blamed on overloading the roof with sand and concrete intended for construction. The disaster struck editorial and counting rooms, including the office of editor in chief Theodore Wolff, who was off duty at the time.
New York reports Taswary quota for European countries exhausted as immigrants keep arriving at Eis Island. Officials say many would be sent back are being held indefinitely while awaiting congressional legislation affreting tefupees.
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