Time to Consolidate Boy Scout and YMCA Roles in Helena
The Helena Independent argues for consolidating Boy Scout secretary duties with the YMCA boy secretaryship and moving headquarters to the YMCA Building. It criticizes duplication among local groups including the Retail Merchants Association and Commercial Club, urging savings and unified leadership to benefit local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Y.M.C. A
Boy Scout Movement
Commercial Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Associated Industries
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Organization
Ellingson girlm shows keen reading in San Francisco
A fragmented item notes the Ellingson girlm in San Francisco. It alludes to Chicago trial coverage about a Mali sob-sister and the murders on trial. It suggests a moral reckoning where one faint could reduce a sentence by a decade and ten saints imply acquittal.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Iah
Four reformers convicted in Santa Anna raid case
Southern California reformers are stirred by the Santa Ana superior court conviction of four prohibition crusaders. Working with the Anti-Saloon League last November they conducted a raid and induced a 20 year old boy to buy and drink alcohol to secure evidence against a bootlegger. The quartet includes two married couples and two men not their husbands, with a court pronouncement expected later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern California
Superior Court of Santa Anna
Anti-Saloon League
Montana raids show young bootlegger witnesses raise concerns
The piece notes a boy of 18 employed to detect illicit liquor during Montana raids, who enjoyed moonshine and escaped conviction for contributing to a minor's delinquency. It contrasts with a California case where two men and two women were convicted, and reflects on changing family attire and social norms.
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Joy Party
Montana
Butte
California
Wisconsin Taxes Raise Debate and Juvenile Court Tales
A long discussion on Wisconsin tax revision upraises while critiquing real estate gains and harming homeowners. The piece shifts to Washington state juvenile court cases, examining parental influence on delinquency, youth behavior, and cases involving underage drivers and gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Wisconsin
Washington,d. C
Fellowship of Prayer Meditation on the prodigal son
Daily Bible reading prepared for the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches. The meditation urges readiness for God and humility before judgment, urging vigilance against evil and openness to divine influence. A prayer asks to keep watch on the heart and protect the welfare of all children of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Evangelism of
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Jesus
Himan Ufe
Christ
Frogs and insomnia in a Portland editorial note
The Portland Oregonian editors weigh frog song as a nightly irritant and joke at a California city’s use of crude oil on ponds to quell the chorus. They argue frogs soothe more than disturb, remarking on human complaints, sleep, and the spring lyric of nature.
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California
Warbie
Delinquency and Environment Shape Troubled Youths
An article argues heredity and poor environment influence delinquency. It cites abusive foster care, neglect, and a cycle of crime across generations, noting juvenile courts aim at correction over punishment and seek parental cooperation to reform youths.
Germans quit wrangling over rates of exchange
Berlin notes the stabilizing of the mark has reduced litigation among German businessmen. Mercantile courts report a large fall in cases since January 1924 when the rentenmark appeared, as disputes over exchange rates have largely ended.
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Berlin
March .S
Resignations Hinted in Shipping Board and Clerk Posts
Charles I. Kagey resigns as American minister to Finland. Impending resignations in the Shipping Board are indicated. Secretary Jardine outlines farmer needs. Wilder S. Metcalf of Kansas accepts temporary post as commissioner of pensions. A treasury auditor is arrested over tax settlement misrepresentation charges. Harding Memorial Association moves ahead with a $600,000 memorial for the late president.
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Charles I. Kagey
Finland
Shipping Board
Jardine
Wilder S. Metcalf
Kansas
Treasury
Harding Memorial Association
Two NP Land Claims Before Commission
Washington March 26 Two claims by the Northern Pacific Railway involve about 3 300 000 acres of government land reviewed by the congressional commission on land grants. One claim about 2 200 000 acres seeks compensation for land turned back to the government and a 1 600 000 acre replacement right is noted. The other claim about 1 300 000 acres concerns land surrendered when the Crow reservation was created with disputes over replacement lands. The hearing paused with adjournment until Saturday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Congressional Commission
James B., Keer
Portland
Ore
Forestry Service
Designers failed to grasp American theme design
Chicago March 26 By the Associated Press the quick impulsive curve of the French art nouveau style had its origin in the American broom corn Colonna story. Charles R Richards director of the American Association of Museums spoke at the Art Institute of Chicago noting Colonna born in Dayton Ohio 17 published An Essay on Broom Corn 1887. He traced Colonna to Paris where his furniture and jewelry appeared in the Paris exposition of 1900 and influenced art nouveau.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Charles R. Richards
American Association of Museums
Art Institute of Chicago
Dayton
Ohio
E Colouta
Colonna
Richards
Spanking Debate in Juvenile Court Sparks Old Versus New
In Missoula a judge in a juvenile court spanked two four year olds using a Congressional Record as cover. Dr. Rudolph M. Binder of NYU defends spanking as effective and non cruel urging revival of the practice. John Coolidge, Jr. returns to the White House for spring vacation after Amherst.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Congressional Record
Rudolph M. Binder
New York University
Missoula
Washington
John Coolidge
White House
Amherst College
Answers to Questions for Readers in 1920s Inquiries
A long answer column from The Helena Independent presents Q and A on topics from love insanity to the origin of Kansas City’s name. It covers Phi Beta Kappa’s 150th anniversary, the Apollo room replica, negro melodies tracing to African folk songs, daytime radio efficiency, English handball as Fives, antedated Kansas City naming as Wyandotte, telescope magnification, artificial versus river ice, postage stamp rules for unsealed letters, replacing lost naturalization papers, and Fleet Prison fires and rebuilds. The piece blends trivia with postal and legal notes, reflecting era curiosities and public notices.
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IG ES
New York
Phi Beta Kappa
William and Mary College of Virginia
Raleigh Tavern
Williamsburg
Africa
Loomis Radio College
England
Kansas City
H. TH
Wyandotte
Itanea
Post Office Department
Fleet
Little Dark Shop Still Sells Candy
Oxford story recalls the little dark shop off St Aldate s where Alice looked around in Lewis Carroll era, preserved beneath Christ Church nearby. Demolition of adjacent timbered houses parallels Dodgson's double life as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Lewis Carroll, author of symbolic logic and the Looking Glass tales. First street lighting record notes 1558.
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Oxford
England
Associated Press
Christ Church College
St. Aldate’s Street
Alice
Littlemore Court
Joh Tenniel
Lewis Carroll
Christ Church
Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson
Foundation
C. L. Dodgson
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