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San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

29 Dec 1912

Page 14

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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1912

Page

14

Frontiersmen Fight Indian Horse Thieves in Navarro and Denton

In Navarro and Denton counties settlers contend with hostile Indians over horse theft. A 1838 ambush killed Sparks and a 1846 Denton raid spurred a broad pursuit, with Captain Chandler and Col. Winkler among survivors, hundreds of horses seized or recovered, and a costly defensive stand near Clear Creek.

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Navarro Denton A. J. Lowell Sparks Berry Holland Richland Corsicana William F. Sparks Nacogdoches Chandler William M. Love Col C. M. Winkler General Lee Denton County Hickory Prairie Wagners Claryses Kings Murphy Harmasons Halfords Welders Frenches Carters 8. A. Venters Yockhamises Clear Creek Stricklins Isle de Bois John B. Denton Trinity Wise Denton Creek Gainesville Mr. Roll Cook County R. H. Hopkins Stephen Curley Hopkins Montague County Thomas Eagan George McCormick Hickory Creek Tarleton Bull Bull Mr. Bull E. Allen Chrisholm Clef Sevier Whartenburg William Eaves McCormick
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Shackleton Arrives in New York Plans Lectures on Antarctic Tin

English explorer Ernest Shackleton arrives in New York and will stay about nine weeks. He will lecture twice while in the United States and asserts that the Antarctic regions are rich in tin deposits.

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Ernest Shackleton New York Mr. Shackleton Antarctic
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Origin of Criminal Aliases and Gang Nicknames

A New York Press essay explains how criminals acquire monikers born from appearance, prowess, or ethnic background. It details aliases like Dago Frank, Gyp the Blood, Whitey Lewis, Lefty Louie, and Ike the Plug, and notes leaders like Kid Twist and Big Jack Zelig shaped by gang rivalries and street life.

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New York Monaker Underworld James Gardner Ike the Plug Frank Clark George Andrews Frank Cirofico Dago Frank Gyp Whitey” Lewis Louie Herman Rosenthal Louie the Lump Louis Poggi Kid Twist Coney Island Big Jack” Zelig Twist Kid Sirocco Surf Avenue Plug Joe the Hunt Zelig Ike the Blood Gopher Seventh Avenue Twentyseventh Street Gopher Gang Ike the Jack” McManus Bowery Chatham Square Jack New Brighton Biff” Ellison Ell
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Dope and gang lore haunt old city gangs in reform tale

A long read recounts avictions bail and releases tied to dope and drink among notorious gangsters. It describes Red House Hogan as the main witness against Biff and outlines yeggman codes and legendary thieves like Shang Campbell and Shanghai Draper.

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Biff Red House Hogan Boston Charlestown Mass Shang Shanghai Shang” Campbell Joliet
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Pay Your Poll Tax and Road News Urge Farms

Since 1900 New York has 726000 acres of tillable land withdrawn from cultivation, the Automobile Trade League says to stress good roads for farmers and motorists. The piece argues better highways can reopen profitable land by linking farmers to markets. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as a blood purifier and cold remedy.

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New York State Automobile Trade League League East Texas Holland
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G. S. Lincoln Alamo Plaza Joske’s Conroy San Antonio United Fruit Company Atlantic City Jersey New Jersey Navarro County Jose Antonio Navarro Corsica Antonio Bexar District DeWitt's Colony Mexico Santa Anna San Juan d’Ulloa Herrera J. Elliott J.H. Terrill M. D Eli Ee Ding H. E. Truex America Terrill Medical and Surgical Institute J Terrill H. E Truex Hicks Bldg Explorer Turkey Hood E. A. Holland Ehrlich South San Antonio, Tex Dr. Ste DR. Stotts & CO Gunter Bldg San Antonio, Texas
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