Progressive Champion Gone LaFollette Passes Away
The death of Wisconsin senator Robert M. LaFollette ends a long career as a leading progressive. Known as the original progressive he championed reforms across decades as district attorney governor and U S senator. Wisconsin elected him with growing majorities reflecting trusted service to his constituents. Dayton Tennessee prepares for an evolution trial by adding an emergency hospital.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Congress
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Dane
United States
Dayton, Tenn
Amundsen Returns Safe After Arctic Expedition
Amundsen and five companions are safe at King's Bay after their Arctic voyage. The mission did not reach the pole or yield new lands, with one plane lost and the others salvaged. The crew observed vast ice fields and may attempt another attempt, while Peary’s pole reports remain referenced. The MacMillan rescue party completes its duty as the eight drifters abroad are left.
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King’s Bay
Arctic
Pole
Pole Cap
Alaska
Peary
MacMillan
Arctic Circle
Spies Watch Spies Spark Debate Over Surveillance
An announcement declares the existence of spies to watch spies, hinting at a forthcoming need to hire observers to shadow those monitoring the spies. The claim suggests escalating intelligence measures and raises questions about oversight and practicality.
Farm vote fix sought as tariff tensions rise
The piece reports mounting signs of farmer and administration unease over tariffs. It notes a evolving split with Republicans over sugar duties and a Farm Bureau questionnaire proposing a balanced tariff. President pledges no sugar duty reduction, linking the issue to broader protection debates and past tariff clashes.
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Republican Party
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harrison
Lessons From Past Sugar Debates Haunt 1925 Politics
The excerpt links cheap goods to cheap people and argues that lower sugar duties aid cheap consumers. It recalls 1890 Republican losses and asks if 1925 will repeat history. It notes widespread hiring and firing in the east, suggesting a cycle of enforcement and dismissal.
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Coolidge
All Laws Not Sacred and California's Faulty Legislation
A historical critique argues that laws can be imposed without consent, citing California where a clerical error produced a bill treated as law. Courts refuse to look beyond records, despite known mistakes, while noting Montana and other legislatures err too. The piece mocks reverence for law and the notion of legislative intent.
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California
Montana
Court hears quip in Shepherd case with defense attorney remark
In a court session the defense counsel lamented I cant be always wrong, a remark noted as a cautious hedge about his clients position. The judge and courtroom observers considered the exchange a light moment amid ongoing proceedings.
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Shepherd
Overplaying the flag in foreign affairs and citizen protection
The piece argues Americans abroad should respect host laws and customs, warning against using nationalistic rhetoric to excuse private missteps. It notes exploiters seek protection under the flag, while genuine citizens deserve careful government aid within legal bounds, stressing prudent nationalism.
Best Editorial on Crime Wars from The St Paul Pioneer Press
The piece argues crime wars fail as police efforts are spread thin by sensational arrests. It urges a focused, sustained campaign against gangsters with speedy trials and firm enforcement, noting the futility of sporadic crackdowns. It contrasts public funerals and trials with lasting legal reforms for a dry metropolis.
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Chicago
Indigenous embroidery revival planned for Pueblo Indians
The Haskin Letter reports a Bureau of Indian Affairs plan to revive Pueblo embroidery in New Mexico. A government supervisor will encourage native arts, provide materials, and help create an auxiliary market for bags, runners, and wall pieces while preserving distinct Pueblo designs.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New Mexico
Pueblos
Pueblo Art Exhibit Aims to Showcase Native Crafts
A Pueblo exhibit is planned for the Santa Fe fiesta in August featuring embroideries and pottery. Noted Acoma black pottery artists and woven works by Navajo women are highlighted, with a goal to expand native arts across tribes as interest in global once waning.
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Santa Fe
Acoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Italy
Land reforms benefit peasants in Europe
Geneva June 1. European land reform after World War I shifted vast areas of land. The International Labour Office notes reforms in Czechoslovakia Poland Bulgaria Estonia Lithuania Finland Serb-Croat-Slovene Kingdom Greece and Romania. Romania expropriated 5 714 577 hectares with over half already given to 1 026 336 cultivators. Labor leaders in Geneva see ownership shifts from landowners to landless peasants reshaping cooperation emigration and housing.
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Industrial and Labor Information
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Czechoslovakia
Poland
Bulgaria
Esthenia
Lithuania
Finland
Greece
Rumania
Rumanian State Department For Agrarian Reform
Wireless torpedo to counter pilotless plane
London reports an aerial torpedo invention designed to pursue and destroy pilotless airplanes via wireless control. The claim suggests the device would track the target and neutralize threats from unmanned aircraft.
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London
Restoration planned for Gamble mansion in Benjamin history
Tallahassee June 19 The Gamble mansion at Ellenton Manatee county once home to Judah P Benjamin secretary of state for the Confederacy is set for restoration after a $10 000 Florida appropriation becomes available The plan comes from the Judah P Benjamin chapter Daughters of the Confederacy which offered to buy the property and donate it to the state for preservation as a memorial to the antebellum cabinet member
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Fla
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Gamble
Judah P. Benjamin
Southern Confederacy
Florida
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ellenton
Manatee County
Manatee
Manatee C County
Louisiana
Archie McNeil
Gamble Mansion
South
Catse
Benjamin
England
Hining
Senator LaFollette’s Body Returns Home to Madison
National Capitol dispatch reports Senator LaFollette’s body being returned to his home in Madison Wisconsin. Hearings on the Nickle Plate merger continued as officials monitor agreements. Labor department spokesmen noted ongoing efforts to resolve the plast erers strike amid rising disorders in Chungking.
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Madison
Wis
Chungking l
State Department
Labor Department
Editorials By Our Readers on Judge Bourquin Crisis
A Helena reader letter defends Judge George M. Bourquin against Pacific Coast critics. The author argues Bourquin's court decisions are right and just, condemns Seattle backlash, and echoes a local sentiment for fair play. Published in Helena on June 18, 1925.
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Independent
George M. Bourquin
Seattle
Washington, DC
Helena
Bourquin Dejliere
Montana Supreme Court
Bourquin
Eabler
United States
Oberlin
Cleveland
Ohio
Western Reserve
Helena, Mont
Why He Is Modest Mussolini Demands Apology and 7000 Pounds
The Philadelphia Record notes Mussolini seeks an apology and 7000 pounds from Afghanistan for an Italian’s killing, a sum small beside demands on Greece. He cannot strike Afghanistan, possibly explaining his moderation. The Italian’s execution of an Afghan may have influenced the stance, while world opinion outside Italy favors a harsher course toward Greece.
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Mussolini
Afghanistan
Greece
Italy
Philadelphia
Answers to Questions From the Washington Bureau
A Washington Information Bureau service offers free answers to questions on daily life topics. Submit a stamp to The Helena Independent Information Bureau for responses. The column includes brief Q and A on topics from naval academy speaking to Welsh generals in the Revolutionary War and languages in India.
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Independent
Washington Information Bureau
Bureau
Helena
Too Slow for Women Pace Says Smith College Chief
Philadelphia Record notes Smith College President William Allan Neilson argues women now progress faster than men in higher education. He asserts the era of stimulating women to advance is past and praises women's ability to set their own pace. The piece also mentions a US population center near Whitehall Indiana.
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Smith College
The
United States
Whitehall
Owen County
Indiana
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