Raising of a swastika flag over the German Templar Bank today precipitated a disturbance that necessitated police action to end.
A large crowd, stung to fury at the unexpected sight of the Nazi banner unfurled in the heart of the all-Jewish city, rushed the building, hauled down the flag, trampled and burned it. Police rushed and dispersed the demonstrators.
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