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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
2
A Presbyterian sermon by Rev. Newman Hall Burdick decries a sick religion in America and within churches. He cites greed, corruption, and intolerance as causes, urging religion to adapt with a living faith rather than cling to static, exclusive views.
A North Collins figure known as the Miracle Monk, Alvarez, 32, a Canadian with ties to Toronto, faces charges from multiple women and girls in the community. He has led followers, wore monk robes, and predicts rising to heaven while urging recruitment. The piece also notes church factionalism within the Presbyterian church and calls for unity and seriousness in religion, urging reflection on the role of religious institutions versus beliefs.
Lieutenant Wade and newspaper man Linton Wells announce a coast to coast automobile stunt from New York toward Los Angeles or San Francisco. They will not stop or turn off the engine while wheels keep turning, gathering fuel and food at designated points. Wells previously traveled with the army aviators from Calcutta to Persia as an aerial stowaway.
Great Falls Tribune hails The Show Off at the Grand Theater as a natural, all-American comedy. George Kelly’s nine-character portrait, led by Jessie Busley and Hobart Cavanaugh, captures ordinary families and the allure of putting on a front. Tonight’s performance closes a two-night run amid enthusiastic regional praise.
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 17 Postoffice inspectors and Chicago and Northwestern special agents investigated plans for robbing the North western mail train No 12 from Chicago to Omaha last Friday. Unopened envelopes found on the street contained a Chicago written postcard with instructions for the contemplated robbery between here and Omaha.
Theodore Dalson, 15, of Billings, died from skull fracture and brain hemorrhage after a car he drove overturned three miles west of Worden. Passengers Mert Ryan, Beatrice Laframe, and S. S. Corinne Barns sustained injuries including a fractured shoulder and elbow and multiple bruises.
Mrs Rosalie Cohan 75 widow of pioneer merchant David Cohan Sr died in Butte today. She came to Montana in 1874 and leaves three sons Oswald in the East Charles longtime associate editor of The Butte Miner and Jesse in Helena. A brother Gilbert Engel Civil War veteran resides in California.
Paris mobilized its largest police force since 1919 to oversee the Joan of Arc celebration. Despite several clashes between demonstrators and police, no serious injuries were reported as authorities kept disruption to a minimum.
A Charleston display features a 1653 Cromwell silver coffee urn and a 1672 Wilson tankard among heirloom pieces from local families. The collection includes a 1738 Paul Revere porringer, a 1762 inscribed service, and a George III tray with Campbell arms. An expert calls Charleston’s group among the finest in the nation outside New York.
The Associated Press reports miners Matt Sands and John Dolan died from gas in an abandoned drift at Silver Dyke Mining in Neihart. A search party found them about 100 feet from their assigned work area. Sands left behind 12 children. Dolan previously worked in Beh coal mines.
A widow buys three lottery tickets based on numbers her husband claimed came in a dream before his death. All three numbers win, delivering over $100,000 to the woman in Rome.
Cecil B. De Mille presents a historical epic at Antlers with Leatrice Joy Lois Wilson John Miltern and Casson Ferguson in a Roman bacchanal sequence. Thomas Meighan reads the Goths as gladiatorial combat and a stark contrast between ancient Rome and modern America unfold on screen.
In Knoxville Tennessee the trial of Professor J C Stapes in Dayton during Crest week of August tests the state anti evolution statute. Prosecutions may target every high school science instructor. Judge John L Neal leads the defense with prominent backers from New York and Chicago assisting for the defense and Bryan aiding the prosecution.
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