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Outlaw Execution After Texas Border Raid
A mob trial in Corpus Christi led to the immediate execution of a leader accused of murder arson robbery false imprisonment and torture of Americans. Reports from New Orleans detail raids and a pursuit by Gen Hatch and mounted troops along the Texas border amid further rumors of Mexican outlaws crossing the Rio Grande. A separate Georgia tornado story documents devastating damage and loss of life across multiple counties with vivid descriptions of the funnel cloud and its force.
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Nueces
Galveston
Texas
Corpus Christi
Smith
San Antonio
Mexico
Monterey
Monclova
Camargo
Roma
Edinburg
New York
New Orleans
Augur
Fort Brown
Brownsville
Georgia
Cannon
Harris County
Talbot County
Mr. Clements
Baldwin County
Edwin Lane
Dick Gonder
Hancock County
Massey
Sallie Berry
Glascock County
Mount Zion M.E. Church
Gibson
Barton
Zion Church
J.D. Usry
Warren
County
Elam Church
Camak