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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
2
Colonel Roosevelt denounces the Nonpartisan league as provocative of sedition and disloyalty and accuses its leaders of seeking power by pandering to greed envy ignorance and class hatred. He compares their aims to Lenin and Trotzky actions in Russia in a September Billings speech.
Kate Richards O’Hare, pardoned from Leavenworth for sedition, returns to public life. She plans a national lecture tour to advocate freeing political prisoners while praising her prison experience. Emma Goldman is mentioned as another deported activist, with commentary on Bolshevik influence and American reaction. The piece also cites political campaign chatter surrounding Harding and Hughes.
A garbled passage notes a suspect action and a plan described as causing damage. It mentions a pligier Fay and two parties facing off, with unclear timing and location. The text is too corrupted to identify names, dates, or a clear event outcome.
A dispatch notes some confident Republicans push for dramatic theater to back their prediction that a "yellow dog" could win this year. The report mentions an Accret service agent stationed at the White House for fourteen days as part of the scene setting.
Treasury figures show Americans spent about 8.75 billion dollars on luxuries amid underproduction, with per family spending around 848 annually. Items include ice cream cosmetics tobacco carpets automobiles and soaps. The piece criticizes excess living and urges redirecting capital to bread and essentials.
The editorial weighs Governor Coolidge and Senator Harding as top candidates. It argues Harding’s long Senate record is a drawback for some and praises his steadiness and traditional leadership. The piece notes strong Republican support and foresees a party shift if Harding mobilizes personal strength akin to McKinley.
A reflective meditation on opportunities as repeated knocks that may drift away unseen. It cites John J. Ingalls, Helen Keller, and Alexander Pope while urging action over passive luck, noting humanity’s tendency to miss chances and the abundance of offers compared to the small number seized.
Chicago bound Pennsylvania delegation gathers for the national convention in San Francisco. Attorney General Mitchell Palmer is reticent amid party dissension, with 460 votes pledged and 250 Pennsylvanians aboard. Cincinnati reports Colonel Procter releasing a telegram from Columbia President Butler denying quotes about backers for Wood. Kansas City notes Rev Jenkins predicting McAdoo will be named at San Francisco.
William Gibbs McAdoo wired Burris A. Jenkins to block his own nomination and asked Jenkins to present his name at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. The Kansas City clergyman and publisher had said McAdoo’s name would be placed in nomination with or without consent.
Maine results show Frederick H Parkhurst of Bangor leading Republicans for governor with a 2843 plurality after statewide returns, 132? remaining towns accounted. Beering, Ahlfiken and Sitek trailed with lower totals as final tabulation completes.
The article discusses Hearst's push for a third party after failing to secure a Republican nomination for his candidate. It notes his aggressive leadership style, past support for Jolson at Chicago, and the Republican base’s distrust of his yellow journalism. It argues his attempt to create an alternative party would be costly and unlikely to succeed.
District reports reveal Mrs Mary Larson house keeper to Joseph B Elwell, wealthy bridge wrist expert and society gambler, as police question prominent friends including Mrs Viola Kraus and a Countess. Larson admits hiding a pink ank ki and other items to mislead in the case as investigators probe visits by women to Elwell's apartment. Elwell’s parents will care for his son Richard, a Andover student, while his estranged wife remains distant from the matters surrounding the murder.
Fragmentary remarks describe Hearst as stubborn and hard to govern with, noting his withdrawal of financial backing leads to his difficult position. The passage hints at internal party tensions and the challenge of controlling dissent within the ranks.
The article profiles Charles L. Chun a former judge from Motaya now running in Glover county North Dakota for the legislature under the Nonpartisan league It alleges past impeachment proceedings and pro German leanings during wartime and notes his move to Center Oliver county where he opened a law office and joined the party leadership It mentions Kate Richards O Hare and List various political affiliations and aims in the forthcoming election per the Billings Gazette.
Autocized data from ty.Autocizted Peng Washington lists city census changes for June 22. Torrington Connecticut up 33.2 percent, Salem Massachusetts down 27 percent, Janesville Wisconsin up 4.9 percent, Canonsburg Pennsylvania up 175.2 percent, with other towns showing smaller rises or declines.
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