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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1926

Page

6

Montanans' aid sparks hope after Jerome bank collapse

Two Montana men Charles W. Clark and W. A. Clark Jr of United Verde Copper Co. handed out refunds totaling half of employees losses from the Bank of Jerome and Commercial Savings Bank failures. Their sympathy and checks steadied families facing ruin, showing cooperative leadership beyond corporate borders.

Jerome Arizona Montana United Verde Copper Company Charles W. Clark W. A. Clark Bank of Jerome Commercial Savings Bank Charles Clark Clarks

Hat mishap at royal parade outshines cadets triumph

West Pat cadets drilled for the Crown Prince of Sweden. A gust of wind carried away the color sergeant’s hat, tumbling into oncoming battalions and landing before the Prince, provoking laughter and complicating pride for the cadets while press coverage framed it as a comic accident.

West Pat Prince of Sweden West Point New York Independent

Soldierly discipline earns praise at dawn parade

The report notes that during a sunrise march a hat falls and is not retrieved as soldiers maintain rigid drill and focus. The Prince of Sweden observes the scene and commends the marching, highlighting trained soldiers ready for crisis rather than concerned with personal loss. The piece emphasizes discipline over sentiment in a critical moment.

Sweden New York Europe

Crown Princess Notes American Fashion By Leg Style

The article reflects on the Crown Princess of Sweden, Louise of Battenberg, observing American fashion. It compares American interest in legs and garter style to a visitor admiring Washington’s architecture, noting debates over color, stocking, and garter placement, while praising her openness to learning fashion critique.

Sweden Louise Battenberg Washington

Pastor Van Dyke Quits City Circus for Rural Pulpit

Rev Ter tius Van Dyke says circus demands on his New York church are too much. He will return to the country to preach in a plain pulpit where traditional sermons draw real audience. Reactions split between critics and supporters.

Tertius van Dyke Smarl New York van Dyke Conan Doykes Medina Jacob Haail Professor Challenge Sherlock Holmes Challenger Hiself Doyle Mane Corel George IT Doran Company

Best Editorial of the Day From the B'iat Journal

A provocative item from the B'iat Journal critiques a Washington effort described as dangerous and intrusive. It argues for women’s autonomy over personal health choices and condemns public campaigns that pressure dieting and cosmetic shaping as harmful to women and families.

B'iat

Florida vs federal inheritance tax case argued before Supreme Court

The June 15 note reports Florida's direct appeal to the Supreme Court to challenge the 1926 federal inheritance tax law as unconstitutional. It discusses states rights, uniformity issues, and the tax’s impact on Florida’s nonresident wealth and taxation scheme, as well as potential constitutional questions and broader revenue implications. It also notes the case could affect the treatment of other state inheritance taxes and references related tax relief provisions for estates dying after June 2.

Washington Lite States Supreme Court Plorna Florida Great America Torida A Congress Manda Piorida Supreme Court Thitinal Court of Appeal Tiorlia Eloryda Anany Floridia Vorthern Malionaires Floryida District of Columbia Tlonda New York Pennsylvania John B Johnson Singer United States Tlonda and Florida Yew Post Joseph RB Toraker Olin Consig Congresa Federal Treasury Department of the Treasury

Not Enough Teeth Dentist Joke From Scotland

A Scotsman says a dentist is wonderful because he never leaves a tooth behind. The friend asks why he is gloomy, and the Scotsman explains the dentist ran out of teeth while still dispensing a trinket or drink, a quip in the Northern Daily Telegraph tone.

Northern Daily Telegraph

New Books on The Red Ledger and Dog Language

A review covers The Red Ledger by Tank Packard, detailing Charlebons and the debts repaid by friendship and wealth, with action across racing cars and haunted houses. It also discusses You and Your Dog by Fred Kelly, exploring canine communication, signs of intelligence, and anecdotes on dogs guiding owners, with reflections on Conan Doyle and the land of mist.

Red Ledge Tank Lb Packard Charlebois Tom Charlebons Snoney Red Ledger Fachard Jim Charlehons 15 Ewen Stranway Stranwer Tio Orciad Canada McGill University University of Large Belgum United States Munsey Swing On the Fred Kelly Doubleday Page and Company Lloyd Morgam Dan Inim Finn

Laughs from Jewish Lore highlights humor in medieval Hebrew writers

Journal and Yeh view scholar Jacob Richman notes Jewish humor runs through Bible repartee parables and fables. He analyzes Talmudic jokes waning after the fifth century and revival in the nineteenth century with Talmudic academies in Russia. He details rabbi figures, wanderer preachers, and wedding brokers as enduring comic stock in Hebrew literature.

Jacob Riehman Funk & Wagnalls Company New York Tuchman Ibra Dide Richman Russia Ar Richmann Renan Carlyle Schadehan

Hoover warns on commerce department gatekeep

Secretary Hoover notes a wave of resignations and expert executives leaving the department of commerce. He says the agency has become a post graduate school for business and has been reshaped by top staff moving to private firms.

Washington Department of Commerce Hoover Monversaul

Berlin Prisoners Strike Back at Malfeasance Judge

Prisoners in Berlin exacted vengeance on a judge recently after his incarceration on a charge of malfeasance in office. Several inmates who received long sentences from the judge recognized him and acted in response.

Berlin Jnsist Sever Cal

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