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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1934
Page
8
Dr. Johann Pommer archbishop of the Russian Orthodox church was found slain at his Riga villa early today. The villa was ablaze and Pommer had a forehead wound. Police probe motives include political revenge or burglary. He was to testify in a suit over embezzlement of church funds.
A large swarm of Monarch butterflies moved through downtown Cleveland heading south an unusual sight for northern Ohio. Harold Madison of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History notes they may fly to the Gulf Stream, as south-bound Monarchs rarely appear in big cities. The species is orange with black markings.
The column notes Death Valley as a giant chemical store and recalls the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in Marseille. It also mentions the young king Peter II, Croatian hatred, and a critic of artificial nationhood, then shifts to a flying elephant to St Louis and Wright brothers evolution, followed by Roosevelt on price stability and a diplomat’s quip about arms talks.
The passage weighs possible conflicts in Europe with racial hatreds intensifying. It notes the question of who will fight whom in a future war and suggests the outcome could be universal mobilization, contrasting with choices of restraint.
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