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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
2
State fish and game commission reports show 198 257 pelts of fur bearing animals shipped from Montana between May 1 1925 and May 1 1926. Muskrats lead with 190 749, followed by mink 5 139 fox 2 877 raccoon 6 otter Z1 and fisher 1.
Symptoms of pneumonia appeared in the case of Joseph M. Welsh who attempted death by his own hand last Monday by cutting his throat. He was reported last night at St. John's hospital and it is feared he cannot survive the siege of pneumonia.
London reports that Louise Calvert faces a nine am execution in Manchester's Strange Way jail after a verdict of strangling her landlady. The Leeds woman, 33, denies the crime as capital punishment debates intensify. She would be the first woman executed in England since 1923.
Casper Wyoming June 23. No trace of Robert Morton, elusive safe cracking suspect, who escaped from the city jail last night. This is his third escape in four months and his fourth break from a Casper jail.
A request is issued for today’s list of fresh fruits and vegetables. The notice seeks availability and pricing details for assorted produce, inviting customers to review offerings and place orders.
Burlington tours bring a small group through the Gate of the Mountains with plans for larger July and August bookings. Alonzo Stage Jr. led the trip with praise for scenery and river ride while officials Charles H. Bray and W. G. Ferguson accompanied the party. The visitors, including Dr. and Mrs. A D Campbell and others from Cleveland New York Amsterdam, toured Helena and the Montana National Guard encampment.
Plans within the American Legion aim to elect General John J. Pershing as national commander at the Philadelphia convention this fall. If chosen, Pershing would lead the Legionaries on a peace-time pilgrimage to France next year, a move supported by many but challenged by concerns over independence and influence from the general staff.
The Montana State Federation of Labor filed three resolutions, including a push to telegram Governor Erickson about child labor abuses and eight hour limits. A progress report praised union label usage, and officials planned local union schools to educate workers. An invitation was sent to Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus for the Great Walls rateo celebration.
Officers of the Third Battalion Woerd Infantry Montana National Guard hosted a formal dinner and dance in the Weiss Rose room last night. Attendees included officers from other regimental outfits sharing the event.
Warsaw reports show tensions as the Polish cabinet attends the diet session while Marshal Piłsudski refuses to present, signaling ongoing parliamentary friction after the revolution. Crown Prince Gustavis Ortavas Adalphas stops in Gary en route to Chicago, pausing during travel with Princess Louise.
John Oliver of Ekalaka Carter County filed his petition yesterday as a Republican candidate for U S representative from Montana's Second District. Oliver has resided in Montana for four years and served two terms in the state senate.
Washington March 23 A heated closed door dispute over who should chair the new permanent tax committee created under the wartime revenue act pits Senator Smoot of Utah against Chairman Green of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Senate majority directs the group to revisit the question.
Miss Dorothy Beaver, seriously injured Tuesday evening when the automobile she was a passenger in left the road and overturned near the Springhill mine, was reported resting easier last night at St. John's hospital though still not past the danger point. Lawson Eddy, whose car was in the collision, was able to leave the hospital yesterday afternoon.
Piraeus Greece June 23 Two American battle cruisers the old Mississippi and Idaho backbone of the re organized Greek navy. They were transferred before World War I and helped Greece in that conflict and in the later Greece Turkey war. They have since played a dramatic part in various Greek revolutionary movements.
Miss Lattie M. Rumsey moves for a new trial on statutory grounds against Thomas H. Spratt after a jury verdict found against Rumsey in a collision incident at Park and Clark streets. Attorney H. G. McIntire represents the plaintiff.
Cheyenne June 28. The state engineer and governor deny fears that the North Platte irrigation project in Wyoming would be handed to western Nebraska farmers. Frank C. G. Timerson says no such plan exists and has informed the Associated Press.
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