Berlin Reichstag Opens Amid Fascist Riots and Communist Outcry
At Potsdamerplatz about 300 fascist rioters clashed with police during Germany's Reichstag opening. They smashed windows, fired pistols, and chanted Hail Hitler as the session began and then adjourned amid Communist attempts to demand votes of no confidence and other actions.
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Prena
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Tiergarten
Potsdamerplatz
Hitler
Palast
Fist Fight Breaks Out at Party Hosted by Pickford and Fairbanks
At a Mary Pickford and Doug Fairbanks party at the Embassy Club four guests clashed on the dance floor. Director Ernst Lubitsch, writer Hana Kraly, his ex-wife, and actress Ona Munson were involved. Munson avoided contact as Lubitsch and his ex-wife exchanged punches.
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Hollywood
Embassy Club
Mary Pickford
Doug Fairbanks
Ernst Lubitsch
Hana Kraly
Kraly
Lubitsch
Ona Munson
Miss Munson
Flood Delays Bridge Work On Canadian River
Flood waters on the Canadian River hinder bridge and track repair work near Amarillo. Rock Island and Fort Worth & Denver lines suffer major damage with bridges washed away while Santa Fe trains largely run on schedule. Officials expect resumed service by late Tuesday or Wednesday as crews rush reconstruction and materials to the scene.
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Canadian River
Amarillo
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Denver
Santa Fe
Tucumcart
Ende
San Jon
R. J
Liberal
Kansas
Canadian
Tascosa
Endee
Oklahoma City
Western Air Express
Wall Street Incubator Nests and Flying News
Arthur Brisbane critiques market fear and urges energy while noting incubator style cures for Wall Street. He cites Dean Inge on eugenics and reports rapid air travel feats with Hawks and a Philadelphia to New York flight. Prohibition debate rises as politicians call repeal following crime and enforcement questions.
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Boyd
Connor
Harbor Grace
England
Captain Hawks
America
Philadelphia
New York City
Griggs Ambulance and John Maynard Lumber Ads
Local classified lines list Griggs ambulance with contact 4311 and John about building at 5285. John Maynard Lumber Co located at 800 West Fifth offers building materials and services.
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John
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with occasional rains. New Mexico has fair weather with local thundershowers in the east. Temperatures in Amarillo reach 60 and 55 as of Monday afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
States in Revolt in Brazil Shaded regions show rebel sympathy
The article notes Brazilian states showing support for a revolutionary current against the Rio de Janeiro government. It highlights the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul as a focal point of brewing dissent and regional sympathy for change.
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Rio Janeiro
Rio Grande Do Sul
Texas Prison Head Calls End to Flogging
Houston report quotes W. A. Paddock chairman of the Texas prison board condemning the lash as repugnant. He urges modern, adequate prisons to curb escapes and improve convict welfare amid control and labor concerns.
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Texas
Houston
W. A. Paddock
Prison Board
Paddock
Insull plans 200 million dollar spend for 1931 expansion
Samuel Insull, head of a 3 billion dollar group, announces 1931 extensions and additions will total about 195 to 200 million dollars. He notes 1930 revenues rose over seven percent in eight months and cites a strong faith in the country’s future. In Chicago the 1931 program targets about 124 million for traction consolidation and growth. Berlin note mentions coin slot drink machines selling beer for 20 pfennings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Berlin
Hoover chairman would study flogging plans
George W. Wickersham, head of Hoover’s law enforcement commission, urged the American Prison Association to study flogging as a possible deterrent to banditry and racketeering. He cautioned that any conclusion must examine the flogged offenders’ subsequent careers and noted police forces face challenges beyond mere deterrence.
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United Press
Louisville
American Prison Association
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
Battle for Richest Prize Near Sao Paulo Fight in Brazil
Reports from Paso de Los Libros and Vane indicate fighting across a 200 mile front in southern Brazil as insurgent and Federal forces clash near Ourinhos Itarare Jacarezinho and Punta Ribeira. Rebel commanders claim advances toward Sao Paulo while Rio dispatches report heavy repulses and shifting fronts.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Paso de Los Libros
Argentina
Trces Today
Florianapolis
Santa Catharina
Ome Vane
Uruguay
Alattle
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Parana
Rio de Janeiro
Punta Ribeira
Itarare
Jacarezinho
Colonia Mineira
Rio Grande Do Sul
Higher Court Refuses Jones Law Challenge
The Supreme Court refused to rule on the constitutionality of the Jones law enforcing heavy penalties for alcohol violations. Hugh McElvogue and William J. Brown challenged the act, arguing improper legislative delegation and vague terms. Both were convicted in Missouri for whiskey sales. sentences ranged from one year and one month to four years plus a $250 fine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Hugh McElvogue
William J. Brown
St. Joseph
McElvogue
Brown
Washington Policeman Visited Amarillo During Roswell Trip
H. G. Davis, a Washington D C metropolitan police member, stopped at Amarillo police headquarters en route to Roswell New Mexico on official business. He planned to escort an alleged embezzler back to Washington but would not name the suspect, saying the parents had arranged settlements. Davis noted funds were taken by the youth to bet on horse races.
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Roswell
N. M
H. G. Davis
Metropolitan Police
Washington
D. C
Amarillo
Davis
Scarface Capone Eludes Raid In Chicago Suburb
In Cicero a police raid fails to trap Al Capone's gang leader while 29 men and 4 women are arrested. Three gang figuresWilliam White, George Barker, Claude Maddoxwere tied to the case along with weapons charges. Arrestees face disorderly conduct and vagrancy terms as the hunt for Capone continues.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Alphonse (Scarface
William
Jack
Chicago Crime Commission
Capone
White
Barker
Maddox
Louis Caparelli
Missionaries Flee Bandits Reach Foochow China
American consul reports a group of missionaries escaped the bandit area to Foochow China after the killings of Edith Nettleton and Eleanor Harrison. Those leaving include John R. Grace Bernard C. Warner Paul Curran James Skinner and wife Mamie Glassburner. Two Americans remain in the district.
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Associated Press
Peiping
China
Foochow
United States Legation
Edith Nettleton
Eleanor June Harrison
John R. Grace
Bernard C. Warner
Paul Curran
James Edward Skinner
American Board of Missions
Mamie F. Glassburner
Woman’s Foreign Mission Board
William F. Kessidy
Walter H. Judd
Troops to Strike Bandits in Fukien Province
Nationalist foreign minister C T Wang announced China would deploy troops to Fukien to crush bandits responsible for the deaths of British missionaries Miss Eleanor June Harrison and Miss Edith Nettleton. The government intends immediate actions to suppress and prosecute the slayers, following hostilities winding down.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
C. T. Wang
Fukien
Eleanor June Harrison
Edith Nettleton
Wang
Miss Harrison
Miss Nettleton
Geographies Unfair To Texas Protest Planned
A West Texas Chamber of Commerce committee urged the state board of education to correct unfair Texas geographic representations in school maps. C E Coombes D A Bandeen and Max Bentley led the delegation prepared to seek mandamus if needed and to revise the descriptions as urged by state school chief A M Marrs.
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Associated Prova
Austin
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Education
Texas
C. E. Coombes
Chamber
D. A. Bandeen
Max Bentley
Ingalls Buck Still In City After Weather Delays
Laura Ingalls St Louis avia trix holder of the transcontinental flight record for women and Robert Buck 16 year old of Elizabeth New Jersey holder of the Junior transcontinental record arrived in Amarillo for a west to east record attempt and remained due to adverse flying weather. They planned to take off from Amarillo at daylight today. Buck arrived at English Field.
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Laura Ingalls
St., Louis
Sack Diamond Survives Fifth Gunshot Wound Attack
Jack Legs Diamond, famed New York gangster, rallied at Polyclinic hospital after being shot five times in a West 64th Street Monticello Hotel room. Doctors shifted from transfusion plans as he woke, weak but hopeful, amid a history of tuberculosis ulcers and prior violence.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack
Polyclinic Hospital
West Side
Augie” Orgen
Diamond
Monn
Monticello
West 64Th Street
Grand Jury Impaneled in Amarillo Federal Court
The U S district court in Amarillo convened with twenty one jurors from North Panhandle counties plus foreman W L Kingsland to begin federal criminal investigations. Judge James C Wilson will handle civil equity docket this week and move to criminal work next week.
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United States District Court
Alex Mood
United States District Attorney
Amarillo
North Panhandle
James C. Wilson
George W. Parker
San Angelo
Federal Court
G. B. Buck
W. J. Glasgow
Henrietta
Mr. Kingsland
Harry Nelson
Miami
D. A. Morton
R. H. Ames
Harl Etter
Shamrock
B. A. Donaldson
Stratford
A. L. Stevens
Panhandle
K. S. Loving
Ama
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Mark
Sway
Brady and Angelo
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
Globe
Brisbane
Wall Street
Dean Inge
St. Paul Cathedral
London
Earth
Remain
Abel
Paris
Commission On Prohibition
Daily Murder News
Griggs Ambulance
Matto
Goyaz
Piauhy
Yrto Alegre
Bahia
Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Ingalls
Buck
Sack Diamond
U.S
W. L. Kingsland
Ler
Parker
L. R. Hagy
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