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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1925
Page
5
In a quirky dispatch from Tulsa readers report newspapers from Oklahoma since a recent incident. The Roosevelt expedition in Asia mentions the vispoli remains unfound yet its hide inspires the voyage.
A clipped protest stance notes there is no law preventing selling a gun to you while public access methods treat payment and mail as permissible, reflecting a debate over gun sales legality. The fragment hints at a broader legal controversy and policy interpretation.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, hosts of a veteran convention witnessed a hotel raid by law enforcement on liquor suspicions. Officials released most guests, except one traveling man with a pocket flask. The World denounced the action as a grave breach of decency and promised further scrutiny of constitutional rights amid the crackdown.
The article recalls Commander Rogers and crew surviving a dramatic ordeal, stressing that aviators were behind the scenes and that future flights must carry hardened seamanship, improved radio gear, emergency provisions, and a power source. It cites an appointed assistant chief of the air service and notes public skepticism from yellow journalists. A 1928 quote from Larence Darrow is invoked about agnosticism.
A summary of editorial opinions on Senator B K Wheeler and Bob La Follette in Wisconsin, noting Montana politics history with Dixon and Wheeler outcomes. Includes quips on synthetic milk churns, fashion curves, Tom Marshall's legacy in tobacco trade, and jokes about Europe and American cops, with a nod to Wayehiganah readers.
The Commercial Wear highlights a Department of Agriculture study showing farm population fell in 1924. About 2,073,000 moved from farms to towns while 1,300,000 moved to farms, with the mountain and Pacific states hit hardest and New England showing some urban to rural movement. Causes include city life allure, business ambitions, youth restlessness, and mechanization enabling one man to do three tasks.
Washington argues the nation faces yearly fire losses of about 1.5 million dollars per minute, with 15,000 deaths and 17,000 injuries annually. October 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week urging carelessness reduction and fire safe building codes, highlighting education, urban and rural fire protection, and the need for stricter building standards to curb blazes.
The article recalls John Jacob Astor’s early fur trading outpost and 1822 fires that wiped out much of central Astoria. It notes a shift to fireproof building, with 77 concrete structures and only one wooden frame building in rebuilt Astoria. It urges stronger fire prevention observance and reflects on humanity’s long fear of fire. It concludes with a note on vast fire destruction in the United States last year equaling one ninth of construction.
A Great Falls Tribune clipping summarizes a New York pamphlet titled Milinping Progress, issued by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands. It praises General Wood, urges American exploitation profits, mocks Philippine self government, and urges repudiation of promised self rule. It notes the pamphlet is unpriced and printed on one side.
Citizens of Oregon honored John Wesley Hillman, who first found Crater Lake on June 12, 1893. A bronze plate dedication occurred two miles west of Crater Lake lodge amid a snowstorm, with Stephen Mather praising the early explorers who blazed trails through primeval forests.
Harbin dispatch reports Morgan Palmer, linked to Manchurian development efforts, killed by brigands in eastern Manchuria. The piece recalls a decade of American plans to introduce modern agriculture in China through the Manchurian Development Company, led by Lewis Palen and backed by Charles Crane and Willard Straight. Palmer sought to reorganize the venture with Russian refugees, establishing hamlets and defense works as part of a broader welfare and farming modernization program.
A. P. Editor Has Hard Job recounts the struggle between honest editors and press exploiters. Edward Mc Kernan discusses propaganda figures and organized societies that claim authority to shape coverage, with an anecdote about a secretary who can authorize resolutions anytime. Also notes corn used as artificial snow for winter ski scores in Wilkesbarre and Polynesian bats with a tender.
A compendium of Q and A items from a 1920s information feature. It covers population stats, aviation mileage, clothing production, goldfish propagation, the Eastland disaster, tire buoyancy, birth and death rates, weaving advances, ancient sail materials, and eminent domain. The piece promotes free information and invites readers to request answers.
Harold MacGrath, preparing a European autumn trip, discusses writing to entertain rather than teach a moral. He argues many writers force a lesson into a tale, camouflaging it poorly, and says he writes to amuse and let readers forget their cares. He rejects didactic aims, preferring stories that allow readers to decide outcomes.
University of California professor argues slang is a form of cursing. The study notes winds may use "dam" or "dang" as interchangeable expressions, reflecting common language variation.
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