Four Texas Children Kidnapped by Comanche 1838
Near Gonzales on the Guadalupe River Mathilda Lockhart then 13 and Mitchell Putnam’s children were seized by Comanche while returning from pecan gathering. Despite pursuit and battles, rescue of the three Putnam siblings came by treaty years later. Mathilda stayed with the tribe and married the chief’s son, remaining loyal to her adopted life.
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Gonzales
Texas
Mathilda Lockhart
Mitchell Putnam
Guadalupe River
Comal River
New Braunfels
Comal
Jimmy
Matilda Lockhart
Putnam
Matilda
Pecan Grove
Jimmy Putnam
Missouri
Mathilda
Man Escapes Burial in Uvalde Gravel Pit Collapse
Tom Gary narrowly escaped burial when an embankment at a gravel pit north of Uvalde gave way this week. He and other workers were hauling gravel when the slide buried him to the shoulders. Rescuers quickly freed him. he sustained considerable bruising.
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Uvalde
Tex
Tom Gary
Gary
Roosevelt son returns from China with zoological finds
San Francisco June 12 Ker mit Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt arrived after a hunting trip in China. He and his brother Theodore gathered rare zoological specimens for the Field Museum in Chicago. In China President Hoover named Theodore governor of Puerto Rico. He plans to return home after finishing work in India.
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San Francisco
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
China
Kermit
Theodore
Field Museum
Chicago
Hoover
Porto Rico
India
Professor Taken to Spot Where Paramour Died
Columbus Ohio June 16 Dr James R Snook Ohio State University professor held on suspicion in the killing of Miss Theoria King university medical student visited the spot where her body was found and the room he shared with the girl then returned to jail still adamant he knows nothing of her death. Police awaited chemical analysis of stains from objects found in Snook residence and car including gloves shirt hat and a jack knife.
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Columbus
Ohio
James R. Snook
Ohio State University
Theoria King
Snook
Myers
State Department of Agriculture
Melvin Hix
Bradenton
Fla
Dr. Snook
Lady Margaret Preparations Promised Soothing Effect
Advertisers urge readers to notice the soothing and refreshing impact of Lady Margaret preparations. Central Drug Co Inc sells the product.
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Lady Margaret
Central Drug Co., Inc
Adv
Couple Rescued After Marooned in Trees
Paris Texas June 16 Mrs Donald Johnson of Blossom and her husband were rescued after spending a night clinging to cottonwood limbs when a surge of water swept them into the Little River near Tron Springs Oklahoma. They were found by J M Grant and aided by radio figures Orin Gray and James Alexander who attempted a boat rescue but capsized. A cast line brought food to the marooned pair and a boat recovered them the next day though they were exhausted. No lasting injuries expected.
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Paris
Tex
Donald Johnson
Blossom
Tron Springs
Okla
J. M. Grant
Orin Gray
James Alexander
Johnson
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