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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
2
A September 1513 dispatch from Billings Montana reports a scathing critique denouncing leading Nonpartisan League teachers as sedition seeking power by exploiting need envy ignorance and class hatred. It likens their aims to Bolshevik tactics attributed to Bennie and Trotzky in Russia.
Montanyl silver producers cheer that silver mined in the United States will fetch about one dollar per ounce under the Pittman act. The world price has risen to around 99 1/2 cents, with smelters agreeing to cover gaps for earlier purchases. Montana mines gain protection, ensuring no losses from recent low markets and signaling continued development over four years.
A garbled fragment mentions a season and a person named Pele Sam. The text is unreadable and lacks clear events, dates, or actions to summarize into concrete facts.
The article traces bison declines from 1889 when only 891 remained in the U S to current counts, noting 4 250 in Canada and 3 120 in the United States. It discusses reintroduction efforts, regional herds, and the potential role of buffalo and wild turkeys in a hypothetical native North American civilization, emphasizing conservation over extinction.
Collier's Weekly counsels editors and reporters that modern papers chase nonessential content, losing grip on real news. It argues journalists remain oblivious to the core duty of accurate, meaningful reporting amid a flood of trivial items.
The piece debates whether publishers should drop frills to conserve newsprint, noting tension between readers’ taste for light features and the push for serious content. It cites Collier’s critique, argues publishers bear responsibility, and references wartime shifts in journalism and figures like General Wood and Nick Multer.
A New York Evening Post editorial argues Congress is flawed yet essential. It notes public disillusion with many lawmakers while praising figures like Borah and Simmel. The piece analyzes how a fragmented, complex Congress hinders swift action and calls for improved leadership and procedure.
The piece extols the sky as a source of awe and solace. It cites Shakespeare Ruskin and others, praising the sky’s serenity and vast, ever changing moods. It invites readers to seek inspiration, calm, andconnection with the heavens through feeling and heart.
A Helena note from the State Capital Band responds to a Glasgow Eagles Call attack, defending its loyalty and public service. The statement cites funds raised for concerts, charitable services, and military parade participation, asserting proper use of Rotary funds and personal sacrifices by musicians amid wartime shortages. The band emphasizes its professional standards and ongoing need for steady engagements to sustain its work.
The Chicago convention presents a candidate likely to astonish and dismay the parity who vote for him. Harding, an Ohio politician, lacks independent strength in state politics, with a faint Washington record and a history tied to Lodge's treaty policies. The piece labels his nomination as the result of senatorial cabal cowardice and limbibility, contrasting with Leonard Wood.
A June 15 report from Reval describes Moscow as starving, repressed, and heavily policed. Citizens face hunger, closed shops, and rationed bread while commissars and armed troops patrol streets. Prices quoted show extreme hardship as families barter belongings for food amid a climate of fear and political coercion.
The piece critiques Republican leadership linking Lodge Borah and Johnson, contrasting their stance on the League with Coolidge's record. It laments the party's decline from historic figures and accuses current chiefs of pursuing office over principles while praising Coolidge's decisive action during the Boston police strike. It notes Democrats in San Francisco gain advantage from Chicago's missed opportunity.
Mrs. Joseph B. Elwell widow of a wealthy New York society tortutee and card wizard plans to contest Dushond's will in a bid to claim a share of his estate. Police question Edwax Rhodes, chauffeur, who denies visiting Elwell's home. milk fraud and a New York society woman are linked to the case as authorities probe the property.
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