Guards Dominate Prisons After Joliet Riot Fire
Illinois authorities tightened control at Stateville and Menard prisons after yesterday’s riot at Stateville left 5 buildings burned, 3 prisoners wounded and 1 fatally. National guards and state police mobilized to prevent a new uprising amid overcrowding and parole disputes.
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Joliet
Illinois
Stateville Penitentiary
Springfield
State Highway Police
Walter Moody
Raymond Barney
Edward Devaney
Michael Farrare
Parole Board
Henry C. Hill
Stateville
Warden Hill
Barney
Balchen Delayed QN Rescue Flight To Horse Island
Bernt Balchen arrives in Boston to pilot a relief air expedition to Horse Island Newfoundland where Viking survivors are marooned. The amphibian plane is deemed unfit without extra tanks to reach seven hours. Four men will fly with medical supplies and food, making 1 to 3 stops via Harbor Grace St Johns or Corner Brook.
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ST. Johns
Horse Island
Viking
Sagana
C. King
W. Kennedy
N. F
Seige
H. B. C. Lake
Newfoundland
Boston
Mar
Bernt Balchen
East Boston
Harbor Grace
Corner Brook
Balchen
Merion Cooper
Lewis Frissell
Varick Frissell
Roy Gates
Ralph Enslow
Barney Barbin
New York
Viking disaster survivors and casualties tally released
The report lists 144 aboard the Viking when she exploded with 118 survivors on shore, 6 on rescue ships, 2 bodies recovered, and 18 unaccounted for. One body was identified among wreckage near the explosion site, tying to Varick Frissell and A G Penrod aboard.
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Viking
White Bay
Newfoundland
Sainte Barbe Island
Varick Frissell
Yale
New York
Motion Picture
A. G. Penrod
Old Timers Hail Gambling Return in Nevada
Carson City Nevada awaits the governor's signature on a licensed gambling bill approved by both houses. Old time gamblers plan to reopen houses in Reno and Las Vegas as preparations expand. Horse racing with betting remains lawful, while a 1932 referendum to repeal looms.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
F. B. Balzar
Reno
Las Vegas
Alabama girls training school faces removal of superintendent
A legislative committee investigating the Alabama state training school for girls urged immediate removal of Mrs. Ira F Champion. The 190 page report, citing 36 witnesses including 22 inmates, describes head shaving, severe punishment, and lax finances. Witnesses testified to abuses, including a girl whipped for refusing turnip greens and another exposed nude.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama State Training School For Girls
Ira F. Champion
B. M. Miller
Champion
Legislators Inspect Joliet Prison Riot Aftermath Tour
A legislative committee led by chairman William G. Thorn toured Joliet Prison after a riot. Members Harry Mc Cashrin Rodney H. Branden and Col. Frank D. Whip observed security and facility conditions during the visit.
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William G. Thorn
Harry McCashrin
Rodney H. Branden
Col
Frank D
Strike area guarded as New Orleans police quell dock riots
Extra police guarded the strike area to prevent a repeat of yesterday's dawn march by negro strikers at the docks. Rioting left 219 men jailed, mostly Negroes, for inciting riots and related charges, as 3 White men were jailed for inciting a riot and 16 strikers were arrested in a raid. U S Attorney Talbot asked police to hold 100 arrestees on federal injunction violations.
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New Orleans
United States
Edmond &. Talbot
1931 Banner Year Promised for Improvement Bonds
New York AP report says Americans expect 1931 to set a high record for municipal bond issues to fund highway and water system improvements. Voter approvals last year reached 626 million, with potential authorizations nearing 2.0 billion this year.
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New York
Mar
Middlewest
South
Weather Forecast for Tennessee and Virginia
Increasing cloudiness tonight in Tennessee with rain Friday and cooler conditions across the east. Virginia sees cloudy skies with light rain this afternoon and likely east and north portions tonight, followed by Friday fair and cooler in the south. Yesterday’s high 59 and low 22 with rain totaling 1.22 inches the previous year. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily by T. C. Harris U.S.W.O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Banks Indicted In Bank Failure At Osceola
Osceola Arkansas March 19 AP A B Banks a leading Arkansas financier and bank president faces indictment for receiving deposits in the insolvent First State Bank of Osceola. Grand jury evidence cited a telegram claiming solvency and cash availability. Sheriff W W Shaver plans to serve a warrant and Banks may be arraigned soon as circuit court session continues.
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Osceola
Ark
A. B Banks
Arkansas
Mississippi County Grand Jury
First State Bank of
C. C. Owne
W. W. Shaver
Little Rock
Grand
Nashville
Shaver
Fordyce
Banks
Criminal Division of
Circuit Court
Leo V Brothers Adds New Witness In Lingle Slaying Trial
Chicago March 19 AP attorneys for Leo V Brothers on trial for the June 9 slaying of Alfred Lingle in a pedestrian tunnel said two new witnesses would challenge the state's case. They named H C Atkinson a Chicago real estate man who said he saw the back of the slayer s head and believed Brothers not the man. Atkinson described the slayer as having straight black hair contradicting earlier depictions of a tall blond man with blue eyes. Jurors are being assembled and defense lawyers note the process may stretch past week s end.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Alfred Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Brothers
Lingle
H. C. Atkinson
Atkinson
Walker Quiet as Tammany Orders Mayor to Stay Silent
New York reports Tammany Hall instructed Mayor Walker and city officials to refrain from comment amid mounting charges. Walker, in Palm Springs, disputed the accusations as campaign-era lies and said he would not respond until returning to New York.
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New York
Mar
Walker
Roosevelt
New York Times
Tammany Hall
Tammany
New York American
Palm Springs
Cal
City Affairs Committee
The
Times
Tennessee Shrinks to Nine Congressional Districts
The Tennessee legislature approved a redistricting bill reducing the state from ten to nine congressional districts, effectively abolishing the Fourth district once represented by Democrat J Ridley Mitchell. Cumberland County is moved to the Second district, with rapid party-line votes and multiple failed amendments.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
J. Ridley Mitchell
Cumberland County
Mitchell
House of Representatives
W. Y. Boswell
Ewin L. Davis
Boswell
Morgan
Cumberland
Swallows and Stone
Anderson
Morgan County
Coffee County
Davis
Grover C. Harris
Sam D. McReynolds
Robertson
Cheatham County
McCurray
Trousdale
Memphis
Beale “Street
Bob Church
J. Will Taylor
Republican National Committee
Walter M. Haynes
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Abram Kean, Jr
Lagana
Franklin
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Sup
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M. E. Bray
Rogers F. Little
Legislative Committee
N. C
BIS Guard
West Virginia
Baltimore
Texas
Iowa
Lone Star
Towa
Montana
Los Angeles County
LEO V. Brothers
Veniremen
Bill
Rep
Boswell Group
James Cummings
Amends
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