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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1924
Page
8
The passage argues that modern youth show a weakened outlook and craving for new thrills after initial excitement fades. It cites Leopold and Loeb as illustrating the pursuit of dangerous thrills through murder, noting they were from good homes and exposed to crime, yet driven to extreme acts.
Oklahoma passes a program appropriating 600000 dollars to buy the first grade school textbooks. Each school officer becomes custodian of state owned books and bonded for loss. The education department can require teachers to report on care and use, with salary withholding for noncompliance. This aims to foster lasting respect for volumes among students and officials.
The President has drafted the platform and set a running mate while questions arise about convention plans and funding for veteran groups and other supporters after November. The scene hints at party strategy as elections approach and financial backing for key factions is debated.
Former State Senator B C White known as the Old Roman of Montana democracy announces his bid for a seat in the next Legislature from Judith Basin County. The Fergus County native, now in Judith Basin, seeks the lower house to push lower taxes, banking reform, and stronger bank supervision, promising to defend farmers and livestock interests with his bold, humorous style.
Fragmentary readable lines show merchant notices and brief listings. Names and places are unclear, but the page hints at small ads and business references amid garbled text.
The column discusses adolescent reading habits of Leopold and Loeb's era, arguing that youths in Chicago encounter Freudian topics and sexual themes in schools and colleges. It contends parents and soft morals fail to shield teens from explicit discussions, warning about perceived degenerate impulses and ongoing conversations among teens.
A fragment contemplates national attitudes toward wealth earned by foreigners and suggests Americans might object less if more people were willing to work. The remark hints at economic and social themes, with emphasis on attitudes toward labor and wealth.
Scrutiny over President Coolidge and picks for running mate Frank Lowden fuels last minute maneuvering. Reports say East‑leaning insiders shape the platform while critics decry steamroller tactics. The piece mocks press missteps and notes a wave of sensational asides on politics, gender, and crime reflecting a turbulent national mood.
The Dawes Plan proposal envisions a single national bank issuing a universal currency. It argues the plan would not alter overall conditions, since paper marks would lose exchange value and become obsolete once real purchasing power shifts, effectively dissolving existing paper debt and changing the basis of payments without new legal tender limits.
Washington reports a $4 2 million push to curb alien smuggling as hundreds of patrol stations will be opened along the Canadian and Mexican borders. The plan includes stronger forces, treaty talks with Canada Cuba and Mexico, and new smugglers networks targeting aliens seeking entry through Vera Cruz Tampico and Rio Grande routes.
Congress adjourned sine die as President Coolidge vetoed the postal salary increase bill. Senate and House fault lines surfaced in debates over naval oil occupation proposals and Haul field. A special committee was appointed to probe expenditures during the purge while probes into prohibition enforcement proceed.
Three brothers aged 15, 13, and 11 were killed in a gas incident involving a towing jet. The Associated Press reports the boys John, Stanley, and Joseph Olebsy were found in their beds after the gas jet was opened and caused a fatal accident.
The review surveys Nevi Menshaw's The Painted Woods set in Louisiana swamps with tragic and romantic elements but notes weak storytelling. It also covers P G Wodehouse’s Golf Without Tears praising its light satire on golf culture and its appeal to Wodehouse fans, with caveats about some jokes. The late fiction picks up Ernest Raymonds Damascu Gate and Dorothy Richardsons The Book of Blanche while praising Are Parents People and The Snob as readable short stories and social portraits.
Zane Grey signed a production agreement with Paramount granting screening rights for all future works during his life. Wanderer of the Wasteland is adapted in color by Paramount and set for August release. The Burs der Legion and The Ride of the Canyon are also being produced as films across the United States.
Artur GB. Reeve discusses the clash between publishing and censorship. He cites Marpers and Wervrerik about fear of offending a "Feminized America" and argues the magazine Alavar reveals tensions between authors and editors, illustrating how censorship suppresses voices in print.
A garbled historical note describes actress Eleonora Duse sending a lament to a playwright about Magda and enduring the stage. It recalls Duse’s thoughts on Magda’s early life, parental home, and the long preparation required to perform, with hints of her desire to reveal herself to the public.
The government plans a distinctive Palestine monetary system to replace Egyptian money used since General Allenby’s occupation. A commission will study recommendations, aiming to issue money directly by the government without bank mediation.
In an outlying Berlin district, ballot counting in the rece isedstag election was interrupted by a ballot marked Isaiah 4h 24 from the Bible. Tellers questioned the voter's intent as the quote disrupted the tally and raised concerns about the ballot's validity and the interpretation of the marked text.
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