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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
2
Theodore Roosevelt cites prominent Nonpartisan League figures as plotting sedition to seize power by appealing to greed envy ignorance and class hatred basing their tactics on Leninist Russia. He lists Billings Ment September 1913 as context for his warning.
An incisive critique of Republican delegates at Chicago who mocked ill Senator La Follette and Hoover supporters. The piece condemns ghoulish jests toward President Wilson and La Follette, praises Hoover’s wartime service, and calls the convention unfit in both decency and manners. It concludes that human conduct and decency were missing from the proceedings.
The text outlines candidates including Allfrey Canerl and C. Por, noting anti big business stances and Nonpartizan League involvement. It mentions Ferd at the state convention in Great Palle next week, hinting at speculation over support and future political direction.
The piece notes early Republican voters in Chicago weigh Warren G Harding as a presidential candidate. Progressive editors question his record, citing a Marion Ohio editorial likening Roosevelt to Judas Iscariot and other writings. Anti saloon leaders press for clarity on prohibition stance, citing Vol 64 and 65 congressional volumes where Harding opposed prohibition in general and in the District of Columbia.
The report notes a proposal to bar selling or giving alcohol to soldiers and officers in uniform, then an amendment to limit prohibitions to such individuals. It cites congressional pages and an amendment aiming to limit debate time to July 1, 1923, with politics centered on Harding and presidential prospects.
Omaha preacher Rev Charles W Savidge, famed for arranging about 6000 marriages, plans to bring a shipload of peasant brides from Belgium, France and England to Nebraska farmers. He says American brides are unsuitable, and European women may flock here if this idea spreads. the Independent notes the provocative stance while warning of potential social shifts.
A garbled political snippet argues General Pershing faces pressure not to persist with a policy linked to Prohibition era politics. It references a list of implied critics and mentions Harding related petitions, with unclear paths on where the president might be, Chicago or San Francisco.
Editorial from The New York World attacks Senator Lodge and the Republican stance on Wilson's peace policy. It claims Lodge's speech signals a vendetta against Wilson, links Newberry’s Senate influence to GOP power, and argues the Chicago convention lacks constructive policy. The piece portrays the party as rooted in partisanship and personal vendetta, weakening America’s wartime sacrifices.
A ponderous reflection urges readers to measure decisions by a personal standard of values. It argues that clearer aims and higher values justify choices in clothes, jewelry, homes, jobs, and friendships, comparing individual ethics to how jewelers price stones. Time, effort, and daily comparison shape worth and progress.
H N Rickey reports on Johnson and Roosevelt pressuring the Republican resolutions committee to back or oppose the League of Nations. The piece argues that Johnson and Borah forced a party line through expediency, condemning the outcome as a betrayal of judgment and conscience and a political bluff that shaped the convention.
A jumble of 1920s style political notes reports Utah Democrats passing resolutions in favor of Wilson and League of Nations, Harding touring Washington and avoiding policy statements, San Francisco weather advice for Democrats, and Gov Henry J. Allen filing for re nomination in Kansas. The item includes scattered references to Davis for President plans and convention chatter.
Fragmentary text shows references to Michaels-Stern fashion aiding a man’s appearance and a political scene in Boston on June 14. Mentions Jesus W. Davis, ambassador to Great Britain, seeking Democratic nomination, with reactions from Massachusetts leaders and Governor Coolidge.
State bank resources total 132,232,704.76 with deposits in 278 state banks rising 3,329,976 between February 28 and May 4 not counting national banks. Combined resources of state and private banks and trust companies reach 124,618,061.48 with 106,614,643.28 in 136 reporting national banks. Average state bank reserve stands at 2.12 percent, down 1 percent in four months, while state and private banks hold a surplus of 6,127,000 over required reserve.
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