Villisca Ax Murder Still a Mystery in 1912
An account of the June 9 1912 Villisca axe murder in Iowa describes Joe Moore his wife Sarah and their eight guests struck in their beds. A hidden killer used an axe to kill Moore and injure Sarah before covering windows with bedding.
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Villisca
Iowa
Electric Company
Joe B. Moore
Joe Stillinger
Joe Moore
Sarah
Moore
Sarah Moore
Two Little Guests Slain at Villisca Axe Murder House
A killer axes eight members of the Moore and Stall linger families in Villisca Iowa. Six victims died at the scene including siblings Lena 12 Ina 8 and others while a young girl and her baby brother survived briefly before the murderer departed as dawn broke. Ed Selley note Joe Moore failed to appear at 7 30 am. The crime stunned a farming community.
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Moore
Stalllinger
Lena
Ina
Villisca
Ed Selley
Joe Moore
Joe
Iowa
Germany's Neighbors Face War Strength Survey
Berlin report surveys potential anti-German coalitions by military power. It details France and Soviet Russia forces, Little Entente members like Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland's uncertain position, citing two year service, standi ng armies, personnel, and equipment.
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Germany
William Shirer
Berlin
Universal Service
Bismarck
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Third Reich
France
Russia
Poland
Warsaw
Paris
Army and wartime mobilization figures and equipment totals
An army of 270000 men supported by a wartime force of 3200000 is listed with 10800 machine guns 1350 light artillery pieces 600 tanks and 1000 airplanes. A gravel truck owned by a Delhi construction company overturned Friday after a car driven by Tom Grapes of Delhi struck it near a corner building. no injuries were reported.
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Soviet Russia
Delhi
Tom Grapes
Grapes
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Iowa City Railway
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Wee Etree Yi
Axminster
Smuleoff’s
Smulekoff’s
Vice
Smulekeoff
Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids Bakery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa