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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
3
Rev David Donnan preaches on the Golden Rule and its practical reach across faiths and daily life. The piece cites Confucius, Jesus, andri Nash, highlighting wage fairness and corporate ethics as demonstrations of living the rule.
The Mev 1 7 O'Brien of St Mary mission Stevensville delivered a sermon on the Gospels opening sentences. He urged sinners to seek Jesus, highlighted Christ’s gentleness toward the penitent, and warned against Pharisaic hardness. He urged prayer spiritual reading and mass, saying Jesus can heal both body and soul when people repent and seek mercy.
A steady rain along the Canadian border and into northern and central Montana brought much-needed moisture to farms. Great Falls recorded 0.66 inches by 8 PM, with heavier totals in Navre Great Falls Fort Benton Ratbow and the Judith basin also noting rainfall as the system moved south from the east.
Edwin Thomas Meredith born December 24 1876 Avoca Iowa built Meredith Publications creating Better Homes and Gardens The Dairy Farmer and Successful Farming He entered politics in 1904 as a Democratic senatorial and 1906 gubernatorial candidate later serving on panels under Wilson and McAdoo His fate as editor and farm advocate shaped midwestern agriculture and publishing through a large Des Moines dairy farm and farm papers career ending in Des Moines burial details absent
Barrymore presents When a Man Loves at the Marlow in its last showings, with Alan Crosland directing. The film, set in Louis XV France, recounts Manon Lescaut and Fabien Desarients as two youths torn between faith and a potent love.
Meredit h, longtime Des Moines area leader, directed Jersey cattle ventures and served as president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in 1919. He was a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago director from the start of the Fed until becoming secretary of agriculture, and a director at the US Chamber of Commerce audit bureau. A WWI labor commission member toured Europe, lecturing on US war preparations in Britain, France and beyond. He championed farm youth projects and chaired the National Committee on Farm Boys and Girls club work, aiding loans to youths to buy livestock.
Col. T I Lantry general manager of the M P lines and several road officials spent part of the day in Helena after arriving from an inspection trip along the Northern Pacific Western Montana route. They were joined in Boulder by T J Lernery Livingston division superintendent and other officials. The party inspected the Likhorn branch before returning to Hiclona.
The large elephant Minnie, billed as one of the screen’s leading talents, appears with Karl Dane and George K. Arthur in MGM’s Circus Rookes, a new circus comedy opening at the Marlow Theater tomorrow. Once vaudeville royalty, Minnie has graced stages with Fritzi Scheff Will Cressey Blanche Dayne Gallagher and Shean and Al Jolson among others.
Voters in Minnesota face state wide primaries selecting Republican and farmer labor nominees for the U S Senate. Candidates include A J Rockne of Zumbrota Arthur E E Nelson ex St Paul mayor J A A Burnquist of Minneapolis for the Republican line against Henrik Shipstead Minneapolis farmer labor. Democrat George Cashman St Cloud runs for Senate with Andrew Nelson Duluth for governor. Governor Christenson seeks reelection in GOP field. Farmers labor gubernatorial hopefuls include George Simpson Minneapolis L A Fritsche New Jim and Ernest Landeen Minneapolis.
Sister Ann Theresa, longtime St John’s Hospital nurse in Helena, died suddenly last evening after reporting weakness. A beloved member of the Sisters of Charity for fifty four years, she collapsed around 10 p.m. at the hospital while chatting with colleagues. Her body rests at Opp and Conrad’s Mortuary as funeral arrangements are announced.
Philadelphia police disclosed the recent arrest of Julius J Carron alleged as a millionaire bandit who escaped from lesserport prison over a year ago. He confessed to a string of train robberies and mail- train thefts with the Thomas brothers, claiming cash jewelry and valuables valued at about $59,000 to $60,000.
Merriman, longtime district freight and passenger agent for the Northern Pacific with headquarters in Butte, contemplates retirement October 1. Born in Beloit Wisconsin in 1958, he began telegraphy and joined the Northern Pacific in Montana in 1887, moving through several station agent roles before becoming division freight and passenger chief. he has served twenty years in the top rail position and now seeks rest, travel, and quiet days ahead.
The report outlines millions in orders totaling over $500 000 linked to Ty Newt arrested days later and convicted at Leavenworth. He claims key figures helped hide loot in mattresses and that he freed his wife from a reform school after an alleged Omadi robbery role. The wife died months later, Carroll notes, while he boasted of wealth and lavish hotel stays.
A June incident reports a pursuit of a speeding motorist in Columbus that ended in a collision injuring Walter Moore and delaying mail service on Moore’s route. Lloyd allegedly involved in the crash recovered scattered mail and resumed service. Another note compares the Suez and Panama Canals, stating Suez is about 100 miles longer overall.
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