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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
2
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Nonpartisan league readers as plotting sedition and disloyalty. He claims they seek power by pandering to greed envy ignorance and class hatred, comparing their aims to Lenin and Trotsky’s Russia in a September 1518 letter from Billings Montana.
Democratic women push for parity within the Republican Party as factions settle internal gains. A vice chair and equal representation on the national executive committee are secured, while broader acceptance by GOP leaders remains contested. In Montana, Democrats grant women full equality, with women holding key roles and committees.
Fragmentary text describes academic Vita and Feywblican figures Ushuk and Wheprele with unspecified bonds and a claim of a loss worth many thousands of dollars. The passage mentions Ulivaan and unnamed bendaurters while noting an annuwed tie and considerable figures in Hire. The source is garbled and unclear.
Rev Newman Uali Burdick told his congregation that the Presbyterian general assembly paused the Interchurch push noting wartime generosity bred high costs and weak accountability. He cited a $172 million goal, only about $1 million raised, with expenses around $8.6 million, producing a failed drive due to misaligned expectations and opaque accounting.
Rev Burdick denounces gross extravagance in war relief and Interchurch fundraising. He cites high salaries and agencies based in New York, arguing publicity costs and overhead cripple drives. He expects a conservative reorganization of the Interchurch movement to focus on efficiency and lasting church cooperation.
The piece forecasts lower prices driven by declining purchasing power, reduced consumer demand, and labor shortages. It notes high production costs and wage pressures as factors, with some expectation of a price drop later, though a rebound is not promised. Historical references contrast current trends with prior wartime price movements.
A meditation on trees praising their quiet labor and beauty. The narrator reflects on how forests shape scenery and shelter wildlife, noting how daily life from homes to streets owes much to trees. The piece wonders whether heaven would be adorned with streets of trees and asks readers to appreciate arboreal gifts.
Special report notes a veteran view of the Republican convention in Chicago with boss figures from leaders like Penrose and Lodge guiding the process. It traces machine politics, the old guard, and paths to nominate a candidate amid jockeying delegates, promises, and party discipline.
A reader letter criticizes Carl Riddick’s congressional bid and the stance of the “common people” label. The misspelled phrasing implies tension between laborers and party funding, arguing the wealthy backers influence the campaign and question the representativeness of the toiling masses.
Senator Dan W Slayton of Lavina attended a Lavina school meeting called by County Superintendent Minnie F Cerguson. He donated a sack of fing anes to The Record editor and displayed an alfalfa sample eighteen inches high from his un irrigated ranch. Despite strong crop prospects, Slayton supporters appear preoccupied with oil fever, overlooking Mortane's key asset, Roundup Record.
Former Montana judge Charles L. Crum, impeached and removed, fled to Center Oliver county North Dakota and joined the Nonpartisan League. He seeks a North Dakota legislature seat on the League ticket while denouncing disloyalists and socialists as a threat to Montana and neighboring states.
Witnesses recount a 1918 alleged scheme to fix a double header between the Reds and the Boston team. Magee and Hal Chase offered $500 checks as “dope” for fixing, with plans to recoup winnings via a third party. The testimony cites altered pitchers and resumed hopes for future opportunities, amid improvised payments and assurances.
The text appears garbled with nonsensical phrases about the letter U in June, shelves, stock room and old prices. It seems to be an unreadable OCR fragment offering no coherent news event or identifiable persons organizations places or dates.
Christy Mathewson testified for the defense recalling Magee did not show up and that LD delayed actions until a New York trip to compel repayment on a dishonored check. Mathewson, Reds ex-ear ager, believed Magee deliberately erred in the July 25 game, 191%.
In Raleigh the News and Observer reports unofficial presidential preferential primary returns with Johnson leading, Jolson at 1,157 and Waoil at 207 across 18 precincts, incomplete statewide totals among 564 precincts.
A fragmented passage mentions Moses discovery in bellushes within an ark, described with slime and planht. It recalls engineers traveling to Egspe on a brief exploration trip to uncover results that hint at imminent oil operations amidst historical ambiguity.
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