Chicago Crime Reports Mark New Atrocities In 1930s Ride
Chicago reports a slain election judge Ida Doyle and the fatal discovery of Rita the Billiken, a gang settlement figure, tied to Moran and Capone conflict. Rita’s body floated in the Chicago River after two weeks underwater, showing torture and gunshot wounds. Police link Doyle murder to Republican operation and Mo ran-Capone liquor war.
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Chicago
Gangland
Ida Doyle
Persé
John
Billiken
Rita
Col
Calvin Goddard
Ted Newberry
Northside
George
Bugs) Moran
Scarface
al” Capone
Rite
Moran
Capone
Death of Primo de Rivera in Paris shocks Spain
In Paris on March 17 AP reports General Miguel Primo de Rivera Urbaneja died at 60 in a modest Latin Quarter hotel after years as Spain's dictator. Diabetic with embolism likely caused by illness, he died while his daughters were away at mass. His rival Duke of Alba visited soon after. Interment expected in Madrid at San Isidro.
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Paris
Spain
Miguel Primo de Rivera Urbaneja
Latin Quarter
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Carmen
Pilar
Fle
Senorita
Miguel
Pamplona
Cafe de Paris
Duke of Alba
Damaso Berenguer
Primo
Hotel du Pont Royal
Spain to honor Primo de Rivera with royal funeral ceremony
The Spanish cabinet met in extraordinary session to plan the funeral of former Premier Primo de Rivera with high military honors and government tributes. King Alfonso may be represented by royal household members or Don Jaime. Premier Berenguer and Cabinet members expected to attend. A funeral train from the French frontier is anticipated.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Don Jaims
Berenguer
American bull fighter gored in Madrid arena
Sydney Franklin, a Brooklyn bull fighter, was seriously injured when a black bull gored him during a matador display in Madrid. Dr Crespo, his physician, said recovery would take about 40 days and noted Franklin, not a Cooperatives member, must convalesce in a general hospital.
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Sydney Franklin
Brooklyn
Will Live
Franklin
Churches hold prayer and protest on Soviet policy clash
In New York churches stage prayer services and protests over Soviet religious policies while Reds mount a counter demonstration. In Pittsburgh James J. Davis, secretary of labor, announces candidacy for Senate.
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New York
Pittsburgh
James J. Davis
Labor
Senate
U S Sailors and Filipinos Fight in Manila Riot
Five American sailors were injured in a riot with Filipino civilians at Kittelle Field after a baseball game. Police captain B. K. West stopped the attack, subduing rioters until naval shore patrol arrived. Mechanically injured was FE. O. Mecklinburg of the U S Parrott with four fractured ribs. Three Filipinos were arrested. The clash prompted accusations of Communist influence or gang violence.
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Manila
Kittelle Field
B. K. West
West
FE. O. Mecklinburg
U. S
Mecklinbureg
BELIEVE M'DONALD TARDIEU MAY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING
London dispatch reports Premier Tardieu of France left Chequers optimistic after talks with Ramsay MacDonald. Observers see possible progress at the five power naval conference though some doubt a full agreement among Britain France and the U S is possible. Briand leads the French delegation while Stimson meets with Prime Minister and coordinates with American delegates.
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London
Andre Tardieu
Ramsay MacDonald
Chequers
M. Tardieu
France
Great Britain
United States
Tardieu
Geneva
MacDonald
Paris
Mr. MacDonald
Stimson
Aristide Briand
Downing Street
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Update From U S Weather Office
Occasional rain in Tennessee tonight and Tuesday with colder conditions in the west late tonight. Virginia shows showers tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions in the southeast, followed by colder Tuesday. winds shift from south and southwest to northwest. Readings report yesterday high 70, low 37, rainfall yet to be updated.
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West
Virginia
Southeast
C. L. Bunn
Doctors test Jamaica ginger as paralysis mystery spreads
Health officials in the South investigate a sudden paralysis outbreak blamed on Jamaica ginger. About 280 people across four states are affected, with Tennessee reporting 165 cases and Georgia 12. A guinea pig dose of Jamaica ginger failed to paralyze, delaying a clear cause. Authorities pursue further experiments while noting a possible chemical issue in the ginger.
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Atlanta
Jamaica
L. L. Terrel
Corbin
Carter county land baron Alfred Love dies at 75
Alfred Love of Elizabethton Tenn a major Carter county landowner and first cousin of former Governor A A Taylor died at his home early today Funeral arrangements will be made tomorrow
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Alfred Love
Carter County
Love
A. A. Taylor
All Faiths Pray for End of Persecution by Soviet
New York on March 17 thousands of worshippers from Catholic Protestant Jewish and other faiths gathered in churches synagogues and halls to call for an end to Soviet religious persecutions. About 12000 Reds demonstrated in the Bronx Coliseum while police guarded the religious processions and public figures including Monsignor Lavelle Bishop Manning and Senator Fess urged public opinion to resist anti religious campaigns.
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New York
Russia
Bronx Coliseum
M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s
William T. Manning
Protestant Episcopal
St. John the Divine
Manning
Fess
Ohio
Jewish American Congress
Town Hall
Scarface Al Capone to be released from prison today
Alphonse Scarface Al Capone and bodyguard Frank Cline await release from a Pennsylvania penitentiary after ten months of a one year sentence for carrying pistols. Governor Fisher must sign the papers and time of release depends on the governor. Cline and Capone may head to Chicago once freed.
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Alphonse
Scarface
al” Capone
Frank Cline
Eastern State Penitentiary
Chicago
Cline
Big Stone
John J. Fisher
West Indies
Friends
Governor frees Capone and bodyguard from prison
Governor Fisher signed the papers releasing Al Capone and his bodyguard Frank Cline from Eastern Pennsylvania penitentiary effective immediately. The pardons cut their time served from one year to ten months and the documents were sent to the prison for delivery tonight.
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Harrisburg
Fisher
al Capone
Frank Cline
Eastern Pennsylvania
State Pardon Board
Francis P. Hoy, Jr
Pardon Board
Doran Orders Jamaica ginger samples tested for paralysis
Prohibition Commissioner Doran asked state administrators to collect Jamaica ginger samples after reports that the drink caused paralysis in southern drinkers. An investigation of the paralysis cases was ordered to determine if action by the Prohibition Bureau is warranted. Isopropyl alcohol, used as a flavoring, could cause the poisoning. Surgeon General Cummings declined comment, saying no specific reports had been received yet.
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Washington
Mar
Prohibition
Doran
Prohibition Bureau
Jamaica
Cummings
Eleven Injured in Train Wreck Near Batesville
Eleven people were injured when nine cars of the southbound Illinois Central passenger train derailed at 12:38 a.m. near Batesville Mississippi causing widespread equipment damage. Injured include P K Spicer former editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal G W Spain R L Jack H M Armor D L McKay J E Lufkin R Craig J H Haynes Robert McGee Margaret Rowan Bill Hendricks and A B Monroe. The cause remained undetermined with split rail or broken arch cited as possibilities.
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Batesville
Miss
Iinois Central
Here
P. K. Spicer
Memphis Commercial Appeal
G. W. Spain
Memphis
R. L. Jack
H. M. Armor
D. L. McKay
J. E. Lufkin
Grenada
R. Craig
New Orleans
J. H. Haynes
Greenwood
Robert McGee
Margaret Rowan
Bill Hendricks
A. B. Monroe
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