Villisca Massacre in Iowa Village Leaves Eight Dead
Joseph Moore, his wife, four Moore children, and two Spillinger sisters were found murdered in their Villisca home. An axe lay at the scene and investigators pursued a single suspect while villagers, armed and frightened, hunted for the killer. The case stunned Montgomery county as relatives and neighbors sought answers.
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Joseph Moore
Spillinger
Moore
Herman Moore
Catherine Moore
Boyd Moore
Paul Moore
Edith Spillinger
Blanche Spillinger
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Moores
van Gilders
Moore's
Montgomery
German Aviator Wins Berlin Vienna Air Race Again
Helmuth Hirth, a German aviator and noted automobile racer, won the Berlin to Vienna air race conducted by the Imperial Aviation Society and the Austrian Aero Club. He and passenger Schoeller covered 330 miles in 6 hours 36 minutes, securing another decisive victory in a long string of top finishes.
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Berlin
Imperial Aviation Society
Austrian Aero Club
Helmuth Hirth
Fieut. Schoeller
Hirth
America
Marines Sent to Cuba Under American Command
Washington reports say American marines will be available for service in Havana before noon. The cruiser Washington and battleship Rhode Island, from Key West, carry an extra 125 marines each and may land in Cuba in a dire emergency. Rear Admiral Remains aboard Washington. San Francisco minesweeper sails with midshipmen to Key West. further fleet divisions depart Annapolis for possible Cuba actions. Secretary Knox and Cuban Speaker Kimox hold talks on Cuban loan and insurrection, with Taft’s stance watched closely.
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Key West
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San Francisco
Atlantic
Massachusetts
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North
Dakota
Florida
Delaware
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Kimox
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House of Representatives
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Knox
Taft
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Hugo Osterhaus
Atlantic Fleet
Mars
United States
Osterhans
Heaviest woman visits Waterloo bound for Albert Lea
A 720 pound 79 year old negro girl, dressed in men's clothing, attracted crowds at the Waterloo union depot. She aims for Albert Lea to join a circus sideshow. A boy accompanied her with a suitcase and snakes. No clear origin. The event drew police to keep bystanders back.
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Union Depot
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Bliss
Marines Repulsed Insurgent Attack at El Cuero Mines
A U S Marines detachment commanded by Edward KB Manwaring repelled an assault by insurgents at El Cuero mines near Santiago Cuba. No Marine casualties. insurgent losses unknown. Elsewhere, Rhode Island and Washington sailed toward Havana under sealed orders with Rear Admiral Osterhaus aboard Washington. The cruiser Washington and battleship Rhode Island entered Havana harbor later, while a regulars unit began a march from Dubuque toward Sparta Wisconsin for simulated combat.
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Edward KB. Manwaring
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United States Regulars
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Getty
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Sparta
Iowa Pure Food Law Sustained by U S Supreme Court
The Iowa pure food law enacted in 1907 was sustained as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court today. The brief Washington dispatch notes the ruling affecting the El Verso Havana cigar.
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Washington
Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
Home by Water From Dallas
New York contingent returns from the Dallas convention aboard the Southern Pacific liner Creole, May 29 to June 3, five days of perfect weather. President Coleman and Mrs. Coleman join Boston’s A. W. Ellis. services and talks on religion and advertising mark the journey with bright social events and a life membership in the New Orleans A4 Club.
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Dallas
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Coleman
A. W. Ellis
Boston
Father McGlinchkey
W. C. Freeman
the Mail
S. E. Leith
Mr. Freeman
Texas
Progressive Union
James M. Thomson
George W. Coleman
A4 Club
Gerald Wadsworth
W. ¢. Freeman
New York Mail Fame
AL G. Newayer
Tex
California Taft Roosevelt clash delays national committee
The Republican National Committee postponed California Fourth district and Indiana at large cases amid sharp exchanges between Taft and Roosevelt camps. Delegates from Alabama Arkansas Florida and Georgia previously credited to Taft. California and Indiana decisions lingering as committee reconvenes. Also Supreme Court adjourned until October leaving major cases undecided.
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Arkansas
Florida
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Indiana
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Gove
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State Rates
Temperature report from June observations
Temperature update notes a 74 degree reading yesterday at 3 30 p m and a daytime high near 72 degrees. The warmest reading among 24 observations is recorded at the same location with a low around 52 degrees.
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Cylinder Bank Robbery Confession From Two Suspects
Two men confessed to robbing the Cylinder Savings Bank in Cylinder last Friday night. Detectives recovered 500 of the 900 dollars stolen as the pair, part of the Daly gang from Sheldon Iowa, were caught trying to flee. They said three others helped in the heist and that more arrests would follow.
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Dene Cleason
Rand Colling
Target
Cylinder Savings Bank
Cylinder
Daly Gang
Sheldon
Marathon Mien First Selected For Stockholm Olympic Team
The Olympic selection committee named ten U S marathon runners to represent the country in Stockholm. Included are Lews Tewanina of Cartiate Indian School and Michael J Ryan of Irving Asian Athletic. Supplementary names include Sidney Hate and Gaston Strobe, who may compete if they pay own expenses.
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United States
Stockholm
Tere Todas
Lews Tewanina
Cartiate Indian School
Michael Jr. Ryan
Irigh-American Athletic Ehh
Clarence A. Deana
North Dorchester
Mass
Joseph Erxlepen
Missouri Athletic Club
St. Louis
Joseph Porphan
St. Beuds Athietic Club
Joan J. Gallagher
Philadelphia
Wales
Thomas H. Lilley
North Dearchester
Andrew Suelis
Bangor
John J. Raynolds
Fr. VY. Belote
Chicago Athletice Association
J. Tra Courtney
Seattle Athletic Club
Ralph ©. Craig
Detroit
Howard P. Drew
Springfield
Gerhardt
Olympic Athletic Club
San Francisco
Charles A. Rice
Powder Point
Rupert B. Thomas
Princeton
Clement P. Wilson
Coe College
Harold W. Heiland
Xavier Athletic Association
Tronald
Bets Show What Gamblers Think of Political Race
New York June 10 A Consoli dated Exchange house lists bets on the outcomes of the Democratic and Republican national conventions and the November election. Odds span Roosevelt nomination or defeat, Taft nomination or defeat, and the next president being a Democrat, with detailed wagers on Clark Wilson Underwood Harmon Bryan and Jaynor among others. The firm has $10,000 to spend on the Clark bet.
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California
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Ronevelt
Republican National Committee
Crane
Massachusetts
Fred Hogue
San Francisco
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Henry
J. Francis Heney
Roosevelt
Johson
Heney
Heneys
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Senator Borah
Cevireman Rosewater
Hierah
Idaho
Burnni
Kentucky
Vial
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Minnesota
Hall- Tauer
Flemigan
Neustal
Ward
New York
Cavers
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Thorson
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Loose
Utah
Roger
Wise
reCoy
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Consolidated Exchange House
Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Bryan
Jaynor
Wall
Alleged Bank Thieves Captured Near Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg reports say two members of the gang believed to have robbed the Cylinder Savings Bank at Cylinder Saturday morning were captured at Mallard eighteen miles south last night. The men refuse to give names or details. About $1000 of the $900 stolen was recovered.
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Cylinder Savings Bank
Cylinder
Mallard
Here
Hugh E Keough Taken by Death
Hugh E Keough editor of the In the Wake of the News column in The Tribune died at 12:15 pm at his home 4206 Greenwood Avenue. Cause of death embolic pneumonia following six weeks illness and two operations to relieve throat swelling that blocked swallowing. He is survived by a widow.
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Hugh E. Keough
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Tribune
Greenwood Avenue
Keough
German Officers See the Sights in New York
New York June 10 German officers touring the city enjoyed formal courtesy exchanges and shore leave for sightseeing. Brigadier General Tasker Bliss met Rear Admiral von Rebeur Paschwitz aboard the Moltke, with Rear Admiral Winslow present. The German sailors rode free on city transit and planned an evening at Sulzer's Harlem River Park with 750 German and 750 Yankee cars.
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New York
Tasker H. Bliss
Department of the East
von Rebeur- Paschwitz
Moltke
Bliss
Winslow
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sulzer
Harlem River Park
Strike Now Fight of Endurance Across Boston Elevators
Boston June 19 The strike of several thousand Banter elevated railway workers ends after a night of idle service as unions press for minimum wear and recognition. The stoppage halts car service on the elevated loop and surface lines, with no trains running overnight.
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