May Day Rifts Laid to Reds Over Europe
Demonstrations worldwide during May Day left a Spanish officer dead and several others wounded. Berlin police clashed with youths. in Spain 15 civilians and two policemen were injured amid clashes in San Jacimo Plaza. In Moscow soldiers paraded to display Soviet readiness. Oklahoma reports food aid as 5,000 guards stand by for disturbances while relief reaches 400 in Henryetta and others.
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Europe
Associated Press
Spain
Berlin
San Jacimo Plaza
Ruhr
Methmann
Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Oklahoma City
Henry M. Baker
Red Cross
Henryetta
Baker
Seminole
Miami
Picher
Picher Lead and Zinc
Industry push aims to lure plants to Amarillo
The article outlines a push to attract industry to Amarillo via cheap local gas. Goodyear vice president visited to report benefits, ink and rubber plants eyed, Huber Ink may build here, and free gas or land offers are cited to entice Plant developers to move payrolls and grow the city.
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Goodyear Tire Company
Akron
Ohio
Huber Ink Company
Amarillo
Walter David
Huber Petroleum Company
Direstone Rubber Company
Clemencies Announced by Governor Stern May 14
Austin dispatch lists clemencies and paroles: Hester French of Dallam gets two years burglary, A L Garrett of Liamo four years receiving and concealing stolen property, Albert Schultz of Jefferson three years assault to murder, Kind Shelburne of Burleson five years murder. Furloughs: G E Wiley Falls two years embezzlement sixty days, Travis Williams McLennan two years felony theft ten days, Fred Tarver Eastland one year liquor fifteen days. Furlough extensions: W T Dunn Collin four years violating banking laws sixty days, Howard Heard Brown one year liquor ninety days.
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Hester French
Dallam
A. L. Garrett
Liamo
Albert Schultz
Jefferson
Kind Shelburne
Burleson
G. E. Wiley
Falls
Travis Williams
MicLennan
Fred Tarver
Eastland
W. T. Dunn
Collin
Howard Heard
Brown
New Earthquakes Felt in Russia
In the Sanguezur district of Azerbaijan Transcaucasia continuing quakes add to prior losses. Unofficial tallies fear up to 500 dead in Azerbaijan and Armenia with many injured. Residents flee stricken villages as communications drop and exposure bites.
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Moscow
Sanguezur
Soviet Republic of
Azerbaijan
Transcaucasia
Armenia
Do-X Leaves Canary Islands on Hop Across South Atlantic
DO-X departs Las Palmas with 17 aboard including American Harvey Brewton. Commander Christiansen aims to fly 200 miles to Rio de Oro in under three hours then onward to Bolama as part of the planned Atlantic crossing toward South America. A radio update sent after takeoff said all plans were proceeding on schedule.
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Canary Islands
South Atlantic
Las Palmas
Germany
Gando Bay
Rio de Oro
Africa
Frederick Christiansen
Bolama
Portuguese East Guinea
Atlantic
South America
Harvey Brewton
Showgirl Sought As Diamond's Pal In Torture
Catskill, N Y May 1 The State seeks Jack Diamond associate Marion Roberts missing since her alleged presence with Diamond and his men the night Grover Parks and James Larkin were abducted and tortured in the Acra garage Authorities may question her about the Diamond gang activities Bennett says she stayed at Diamond’s Acra home and as an accessory to the torture. Diamond remains free on 25000 bail and is hospitalized in Albany after a Monday shooting.
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Catskill
Jack Diamond
Marion Roberts
Diamond
Grover Parks
James Larkin
Cairo
Parks and Larkin
John J. Bennett
Diamond Gang
Catskills
Acra
Parks
Larkin
Albany
Censure, Aphasia, and the Prince of Wales Talk of Crime and Prohibition
The piece notes a newsboy incident with no interference, a 50 year old woman with aphasia perplexing a police officer, and ponders identity and memory. It previews the Prince of Wales’ South American trip and a $50,000,000 yearly order, cites Legs Diamond’s ongoing gunfire injuries, and ends with Cyrus H. K. Curtis arguing anti crime platforms would hinge on bootlegging and prohibition politics.
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South America
Windsor Castle
Prince George
London
Prince
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
America
Humble Pipe Line seeks lower oil rates after suspension denial
Attorneys for Humble Pipe Line Co informed the Interstate Commerce Commission that the prior one day notice denial does not end the fight. Humble seeks a 20 percent cut across 21 Texas New Mexico and Louisiana oil fields citing East Texas competition. If no agreement is reached with rivals a formal 30 day notice will file for lower rates.
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Humble Pipe Line Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Humble Company
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New Mexico
Louisiana
Great East Texas
Firestone visits Amarillo discusses gas rates and plans
Firestone arrives in Amarillo and meets with mayor and business leaders. He cites an industrial gas rate of 63 cents per thousand feet and urges shorter hours while keeping wages steady. He predicts strong tire sales and expresses interest in showing his cattle at the Panhandle fair. He chats with Wilbur Hawk and Charles Fisk, notes Texas’ tall buildings, and addresses local dealers. He also comments on his family, mentioning five sons and a daughter.
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Firestone
Panhandle
Wilbur Hawk
Tri-State Fair
Charles Fisk
Texas
Mr. Firestone
Herring Hotel
Harvey S. Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Russell A
Firestone and Rubber Company of California
Leonard K
Raymond
Princeton
Elizabeth
Bank at Sylvester Blasted by Yeggs
Yeggs blasted the vault of the First National Bank in Sylvester Texas and escaped with an undetermined amount of loot. Officials delayed loss checks to allow fingerprint searches. Blasting gear found near the vault matched pieces stolen from a boiler plant in Abilene.
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Sylvester
Texas
Yeggs
First National Bank
Abilene
Patriarch With Pet Duck Startles Polk Street
A long bearded pedestrian with a pet duck drew a mild crowd on Polk Street this morning. The man walked with the duck trailing at his heels in a quirky street scene that attracted local onlookers.
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Polk
Polk Street
Hind
Tatra” Bate
Victory by Laborites in Ashton byelection shocks Oswald Mosley
In Ashton under Lyne England a Labour win ousts a Tory incumbent in a closely fought byelection. Sir Oswald Mosley's New Party candidate A Young trails with 4,472 votes as Labour takes 11,005 and Conservative 12,420 amid tense crowds and police protection.
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Ashton-Under-Lyne
England
House of Commons
Oswald Mosley
Oswald
Mosley
Marquis Curzon
Commons
Sir Oswald
New Party
A. Young
J. Broadbent
J. Gordon
Laborite
Firestone Emerges as Industrious Leader in Rubber Field
The portrait highlights Harvey S. Firestone as a decisive, steady figure who broke Britain's rubber monopoly. It notes his industry stature and reveals a party with his son and several regional executives including R. W. McCann, W. B. McGinty, M. F. O'Neil, and others across Akron and Oklahoma City assisting in distribution and sales efforts.
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Great Britain
Harvey S. Firestone
Thoroughbred term debated in livestock context
In a technical note the writer questions the practical use of the term Thoroughbred for livestock, arguing that the etymology supports accuracy but common usage may mischaracterize animals and references Mr Rutherford and a dictionary in the discussion.
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Tack
Rutherford
Treed by wolves near Leavenworth in Kansas
J. H. Pryor a Leavenworth telegraph operator was chased up a railroad signal ladder by a pack of wolves one night recently. He stayed perched for about thirty minutes until farm dogs drove the wolves away.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
J. H. Pryor
Goose Ramey Loses Geese Seeks Return Help
Goose Ramey of Dimmitt reports three of his geese missing from the Ramey ranch near Dimmitt. He believes they wandered north Thursday night and offers a reward for help locating them. Contact him in Dimmitt with any information.
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Ramey
Dimmitt
Ramey Ranch
Ringneck
Jumbled Jokes and Local Quips From Amarillo Reader
A collage of light verse and anecdotes includes humorous lines about Texas states, rocks from glaciers, and wedding anniversaries. The piece also jokes about crime, politics, and a municipal pool, ending with a note on swimming as a clean sport.
Texarkana Police On Probation After Suspension
Texarkana police officers remain on probation after Chief I. H. Lanier requested them be tried on misconduct charges. Mayor L. S. Kennedy said those failing in duty would be discharged at the end of the 30 day period.
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Texarkana
Tex
I. H. Lanier
L.S. Kennedy
Three Men Arrested in Algiers Bank Robbery
New Orleans detectives arrested Emmett Wattigny 21 Louis Bommorite 22 and Robert Earl Leblanc 22 all of Algiers for yesterday’s two branch bank robbery near New Orleans. About 1400 dollars was recovered from the trio. The heist totaled 15000 dollars.
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Algiers
Emmett Wattigny
Louis Bommorite
Robert Earl Leblanc
Lion Free of Rabies in Cincinnati Quiz Reveals
The lion that mauled Vivian Leischner, 6, at a public school yesterday was calm during a rabies exam at city hall. Dr. Carl Mitchell reported no rabies and good condition, ordered the animal held in Dayton for further observation before another exam back in Cincinnati.
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Vivian Leischner
City Hall
Board of Health
Carl Mitchell
Health Board
Mitchell
Dayton
Ohio
William Harwood
Palo Alto
Calif
Capone impostor tale fuels Chicago underworld plot
Pope asserts that Al Capone was not the man arrested in Philadelphia and that a minor Chicago Heights gangster Giacomo Calabrese used plastic surgery to imitate Capone. The magazine promises proof in June with photos, and Torrio is said to control Calabrese’s rise after a pistol charge.
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al Capone
Roche
Giacomo Calabrese
Chicago Heights
Philadelphia
Capone
Johnny Torrio
Chicago
Calabrese
Torrio
Search Laboratory Ruins for Bodies
Ri o de Janeiro officials and newspapers report a massive explosion at a naval laboratory and arsenal in Nichteroy causing at least 45 deaths and 70 injuries. The blast, likely in the torpedo loading room, prompted searchers to recover bodies as authorities investigate the cause.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Naval Laboratory
Nichtheroy
Horton Jury in Huntsville Reported Hung
A Huntsville Texas jury in the Dan Horton murder trial was reported hung with no immediate mistrial indicated. Horton, a Madison County farmer, faces a third trial for the alleged poison death of his wife Bertha Horton in June 1928 after seven hours of closing arguments and debate over insurance on her life.
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Texas
Dan Horton
Horton
Madison County
Bertha Horton
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Market Report May Day Prices
Hogs 3,000 at Kansas City up 20-30c for 190-200 lb. top $7.10. Cattle 800 calves steady. steers 600-1500 lb $7.25-9.50. heifers $6.50-8.75. cows $5.00-6.00. Sheep 8,900 with lambs steady. top wool lambs $8.90. Chicago hogs 13,000 up 15-25c. barrows and gilts $7.35-7.60. pigs $7.00-7.25. sows $5.60-6.00. Cattle 2,000 head. fed steers $7.26-8.00. vealers $7.00-9.60. stockers $6.75-9.50. Sheep 15,400 fat lambs slow trade.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Fishing Trip Revisited by Edgar A Guest Echoes Past
The narrator recalls a fishing outing with comforts like coffee in a thermos and twenty dollar boots, a paid guide and cook, and a modern ease that dulls the thrill of preparation. He compares it to older trips of forty years ago, longing for the hunger and simple planning of youth.
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady as May Trade Advances
Cotton in New Orleans opened steady with active trading and gains of 8 to 14 points early on Liverpool cables stronger. July rose to 10.18 and October to 10.47 before easing later as weekly statistics awaited. By mid session prices steadied near highs then slipped from peaks with some liquidation.
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Liverpool
Rulig
New York
Bethlehem
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Standard of
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