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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1926
Page
6
Rahman Bey told followers in Jacksonville and India that during a vision he was taken to a heavenly mansion and named Grade A healer plenipotentiary to India. Thousands gather in New York and Poona, drawn by the promise of cures and cosmic favor as summer slows radio performance.
The southern bloc clings to the two thirds rule in Democratic conventions, hoping to veto unsatisfactory nominees. Editor Milton argues the south and nation would benefit from its demise as bloc alignments shift under majority nominations. The piece notes the solid south’s votes fall short of a third and cites bloc comparisons with New England and Atlantic states.
Brief text notes people may stay home without a word girl then go to the movies and start tathi, indicating casual plans or misheard phrases rather than a defined event or report.
An American con man James Brandon under a banyan tree near Poona fakes healing powers and attracts thousands while Rahman Bey, who has fed on praise in New York, faces exposure. The piece notes global gullibility and the curious tastes of the American public for marvels.
The arrival of summer renews debate over daylight saving as cities adopt clocks ahead while farmers oppose. Some states face legal hurdles, railroads and stores adjust times, and lawmakers struggle to curb the practice. Supporters cite coordinated hours benefiting business. opponents fret on rural disruption and practicality. The piece notes time divisions are man made and questions daylight saving’s utility and future fate.
A string of disjointed remarks touches beauty, aging, reading aloud, Arctic relief, and labor. The voice riffs on subtitles, expeditions, and the notion that political machines rarely ease labor, leaving a mosaic of stray thoughts rather than a cohesive event.
The Anaconda Standard denounces Moonhike ial S White and Sidney Cox as unfit for University of Montana teaching. It cites obscene writings and calls for removal, arguing Cox’s retention mocks public opinion and endangers Montana youth. The piece condemns a double standard and urges action.
Washington June 9. The Coolidge order to empower state and local officers as federal prohibition enforcers is criticized as illegal and overreaching yet not unprecedented. It echoes President Grant's 1873 directive aimed at carpetbagger officials in the South, requiring overlap limits between federal and state offices to prevent inefficiency and public harm.
Leatrice Joy wins a final decree of divorce from John Gilbert in Los Angeles court along with a $48 monthly alimony. The case notes neglect claims before the baby’s birth and cites government harmony. The report expands to federal office resignations and presidential orders on holding or vacating offices, with later modifications across administrations.
Chicago triumph for preservation of the Columbian Exposition landmark in Jackson Park. Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs backed the effort. Chicago voted a 5,000,000 bond issue for restoration. Reconstruction will create a convention hall for over 25,000 and include sculpture and art features.
A publisher touts new novels by B Barrington including The Exquisite Perdita a vivid fictional biography of actress Perdita Robinson set in 18th century London with figures like Garrick Sheridan and Elizabeth Linley. Also reviewed are a book of nonsense verse and The Love of Mademoiselle a historical romance about Sidney Killigrew and the Florida colony conflicts in the 16th century.
The house was in recess as departments closed for the first Saturday half holiday of summer. President Gooldga Kingmiltin asked Congress for public buildings funds. The rivers and harbors question was reconsidered by the pirate commerce committee. Senate managers of the McNary farm bill agreed to drop cattle and likely corn from its provisions.
Kansas City dispatch describes Borger Texas a frontier oil town barely three months old with an estimated 1000 inhabitants. Salons rambling dens and dance halls line the streets with 25 cent dances and 1 cent to the proprietor. The town reportedly hosts nightly shootings though only one death occurs in the dance hall, while most battles flare outside. Outlaws allegedly control the area with minimal law enforcement presence.
Poem farewell to a friend expressing difficulty saying goodbye. The speaker hopes for future happiness for James W. Tou and reflects on friendship, memories, tears, and the uncertain timing of meeting again.
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