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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
6
A Soviet official explains Russia returned to vodka after illegal stills and samogon making rose among peasants. He says vodka is a strategic retreat to curb harm and grain waste, criticizes prohibition, and notes about 1,000,000 illegal stills and 8 percent of peasant families producing samogon.
In New York City a coal price stand halted a gouge during a strike as the State Coal Commission labeled $16 a ton fair. Buyers persisted, prices eased to the standard, while critics warn gouging damages trust and future welfare, condemning Divine Rights Baer policies.
George P. Porter, a Republican candidate for governor and multiple state offices in 1928, suggested a controversial path to victory by navigating fines from opposition newspapers. The plan implied overcoming critics through persistent legal and political maneuvering, projecting a durable, if aggressive, campaign strategy amid a tense media landscape.
The article argues the short term stock market boom rewarded promoters while masking risk, noting wealthier investors push for more gains and rely on available funds. It stresses that rapid stock rises do not justify ongoing increases and prudent, cautious investing should prevail even amid speculative moves.
More than 100 drunks were picked up in Washington during the Oct weekend, highlighting the massive federal enforcement task of prohibiting alcohol nationwide. The piece notes the city’s strict rules and questions the practicalities of enforcement beyond the capital, while touching on a Montana self service drug store plan and other civic issues. It closes with a quip about Colonel Bitly Mitchell and air power.
The piece claims President Coolidge is under a malignant Jesuit spell influencing his Omaha speech. It cites The American Standard, tied to the Ku Klux Klan, asserting telepathic suggestion and Jesuit control over his mind. The writer mockingly suggests a Houdini cure.
The Haskin Letter reports Reading Pennsylvania completed six months of its automobile pound and finds it a successful, self supporting system. Cars parked beyond time limits are towed and fined by offense, with initial $2 up to $5 and 50 cents towing if needed. Public reaction is mixed with few out of town complaints and some local criticism over enforcement.
The pound program faces questions on its financial viability as impounded car numbers fall and refunds to claimants rise. Physicians make few refund claims as familiarity grows and motorists show leniency. Despite critics, Reading residents largely back the system, believing drastic traffic measures are needed for narrow steep streets, tracks, and a midnight crossroad. The city government supports the pound as a solution and intends to keep it.
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, marked his seventy ninth birthday on October 8. He celebrated by working at his New York office at 71 Broadway then visiting Washington Square College where he received a Doctor of Commercial Science degree from New York University. Chancellor Elmer E Brown spoke of Gary as a pivotal figure in industry and public life.
President Calvin Coolidge proclaims Thursday November 26 as a general day of thanksgiving and prayer. He notes the nation has progressed safely at peace at home and abroad with good public health rich harvests and productive industries. Citizens are urged to cease work attend worship and give thanks for blessings while seeking divine guidance and continued favor.
National Capital observed Navy Day with ceremonies and public events on Thursday. The page notes Thanksgiving fires and ongoing hearings by the House Ways and Means Committee, plus a federal inquiry into the muffing and bread industry authorized by the FTC.
Countess Katherine Karolyi wife of Hungary's ex president becomes the latest would be visitor banned by the State Department. Officials say she is a communist and barred from entering the United States while her husband is admitted only after pledging not to give speeches.
A reader inquiry feature presents questions and answers on topics from oyster supplies to moonlight schools and spelling origins. It covers sources, pronunciation, and usage with concise explanations and a note on the moonlight schools for adult literacy in Tennessee and Kentucky.
The column describes October 1925 as unusually cold with multiple freezes, noting temperatures dipping below freezing on at least nine days and a record cold morning at 1 degree. It contrasts October’s typical harvest and festivities with a bleak start, implying poor prospects for the rest of the month. It ends with a clipped crime snippet about a self-styled "California tornado" boasting of fingerprints after a night arrest.
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