Word: murders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...longer recognize, in any way or at any time, war as a legitimate institution for the settlement of international disputes. In other words, if war comes, it must be without the shield or sanction of law, but in violation of it as a piracy, or slavery, or peonage or murder...
...announced from Geneva that an insurance policy-the first ever to be be taken out by the League-on the lives of the personnel of the commission had been underwritten by Lloyds. The premium cost $70,000. Lloyds, however, would insure only against murder and death by sickness in $200,000 policies ; they would not touch accidents, sickness, burglary and flying risks; and if they would not, no other insurance company will...
...this commotion was caused by the trial of a monster-Fritz Haarmann, charged with the murder of 27 persons. After a trial exciting the horror and disgust of the whole nation, Haarman and an accomplice named Hans Grans, who aided in one of the murders, were sentenced to death. Haarman was found guilty of 24 murders. Said he upon hearing the verdict...
...turbulent situation in Egypt arising out of the murder of Sirdar Sir Lee Stack (TIME, Dec. 1 et seq.) was sufficiently ameliorated to warrant the release of 23 men arrested after and in connection with the above outrage. Approximately 25 were still in prison pending inquiry and subsequent exoneration or trial...
SILENCE?H. B. Warner, some detectives and a girl unravel a murder mystery in breathless, if not particularly important, fashion...