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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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Thousands lined Broadway in New York on Aug. 30 for Rudolph Valentino's funeral cortege, which moved two miles between churches, with heavy police presence including bomb squad and mounted units.
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New York. Aug. 30. - (A.P.) - Broadway, where Rudolph Valentino worked as a dishwasher, today mourned the man who died at the height of his career as "Sheik" of the movies.
The famous thoroughfare was lined with many thousands as the funeral cortege moved from the funeral church at Broadway and 66th street to St. Malachi's church in West 49th street, two miles away.
Members of the police bomb squad and 263 regular policemen including a mounted squad patrolled the funeral route and stood guard outside the funeral parlors and the church.
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New York
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Aug. 30
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funeral cortege processed two miles from funeral church at broadway and 66th street to st. malachi's church in west 49th street, with thousands lining the route and police providing security.
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Broadway, where Rudolph Valentino once worked as a dishwasher, was lined with thousands as his funeral cortege moved through the thoroughfare. Members of the police bomb squad and 263 regular policemen, including a mounted squad, patrolled the route and guarded the funeral parlors and church.