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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
3
The article reports that Shaver plans to resign as head, with details indicating a leadership change and implications for the organization. Sources note discussions of succession and potential interim arrangements following the announcement.
Shaver testifies in a suit by Van Patten agency over campaign advertising funds. He says publicity contracts were handled by Robert W Wooley with Jesse H Jones in charge of finances. He notes money came in slowly and a deficit was expected at the campaign's start.
New York May 26 Mrs Helen Auguste Geisen Volk pleaded not guilty in general session to a first degree manslaughter indictment for the death in February of William Winters a paraplegic old inmate of her East Sixth Street baby farm She is held on 36000 bail on the substitution charge with manslaughter bail fixed at 2500 Hutchinson Kan Young Stribling of Georgia defeated Chief Metoquah in a 10 round bout
A man named Harry Kirby is held in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found beneath a cottage near her home after a days long search. The article ties the case to the shooting of her aunt Mrs Emma M Townes and notes a subsequent cottage fire at the scene.
Officials consider American relief if Amundsen party is found or reports back. Navy favoring aid as needed, while President Coolidge weighs practicality and timing ahead of MacMillan expedition departures. In Nicaragua volcanic gases damage 40 percent of regional coffee crop.
Nancy Lee the champion butter producing cow was shown in the Italian room of a Seattle hotel. The State Beekeepers' club demands space to display hives in the same room. The Shriners seek to bring a camel and other animals to the display.
Memorial Day activities outline parade formations on Main and West Main streets with units and car organizations, leadership under Col McGuinnes and Col Albert J. Galen, and mandatory ground presence for ex service members. Evening program features Judge Poorman and music with readings and chairs decor. Bud Taylor reports transit news from Terre Haute with bantam result over Abe Goldstein.
Washington observers warn that a simple program for tax cuts faces a sharpened partisan clash. Mellon proposes broad surtax and excess profits cuts, but critics say benefits must favor the general public, not the wealthy, shaping a likely showdown when Congress convenes.
Conversation fragment shows a spouse praising a predecessor's cooking and a wish for the predecessor to remain married. The speaker questions what the husband does, hinting at personal conflict and possible intent to sue for meals. The text is fragmented with no verifiable event or identifiable entities.
Penn State athlete Alan Helffrich defeated Paavo Nurmi in a nail mile race at Yankee Stadium before 20 000 fans. Helffrich led late and finished first with a time of 1 55 4 5 as Nurmi faded, while John Barnes and Albin Stenroos also competed in the event.
Seattle May 21 The Associated Press reports George M Yarnell a Pacific coast track official released a table predicting Stanford University will win the Pacific coast intercollegiate track meet with 468 10 points. Washington projected second with 98 10 Montana third with 26 Idaho 113 18 Oregon 133 10 Washington State 143 10. The Grizzlies led in 100 yard and 220 yard dashes and 1 mile relay. In Wichita Dick Daviscourt wrestled to defeat Jim Browning after Browning did not return to the ring following Daviscourt’s first fall in 57 minutes.
Promoter Tex Rickard ordered both Mike McTigue and Paul Berlenbach to cease training to prevent injuries ahead of their light heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. Rickard cited strong advance ticket sales likely to exceed $200,000. The May 26 reports also note Dominick McCarthy defeating Sid Barbarian in Fresno and Jefferson Livingston purchasing Son of John after the Kentucky Derby.
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