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Sam Rinker person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_sam-rinker_986050
Probable 70%
Summary:  Involved in altercation and rifle shootout with William Crawford on the Gila.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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rifle shootout with William Crawford1890-06-20
cited from Rifle Practice (1890)
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altercation with William Crawford
cited from Rifle Practice (1890)
Rifle Practice They had a little rifle practice on the Gila last week, but varied from the usual style of rifle shooting by substituting men for targets. Sam Rinker and William Crawford had an altercation in which Rinker knocked Crawford down. T…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-06-27 (1890)
Rifle Practice They had a little rifle practice on the Gila last week, but varied from the usual style of rifle shooting by substituting men for targets. Sam Rinker and William Crawford had an altercation in which Rinker knocked Crawford dow…

killed_by

cited from Rifle Practice (1890)
Rifle Practice They had a little rifle practice on the Gila last week, but varied from the usual style of rifle shooting by substituting men for targets. Sam Rinker and William Crawford had an altercation in which Rinker knocked Crawford down. T…

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altercation
cited from Rifle Practice (1890)
Rifle Practice They had a little rifle practice on the Gila last week, but varied from the usual style of rifle shooting by substituting men for targets. Sam Rinker and William Crawford had an altercation in which Rinker knocked Crawford down. T…

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Rifle Practice

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

Rifle Practice

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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