Santiago Baca person
Summary: A Mexican boy seriously wounded when an open can of powder ignited near a cottonwood tree during a salute firing.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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injured_in
accidental explosion
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-07-05 (1889)Accidents And Incidents
During the firing of salutes opposite the
Exchange corner, Santiago Baca, a Mexican
boy, who was standing against a cottonwood
tree, was somewhat seriously wounded. An
open can of powder resting against the foot of
the …
killed_by
explosion
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-07-05 (1889)Accidents And Incidents
During the firing of salutes opposite the
Exchange corner, Santiago Baca, a Mexican
boy, who was standing against a cottonwood
tree, was somewhat seriously wounded. An
open can of powder resting against the foot of
the …
lived_at
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-07-05 (1889)
Accidents And Incidents
During the firing of salutes opposite the
Exchange corner, Santiago Baca, a Mexican
boy, who was standing against a cottonwood
tree, was somewhat seriously wounded. An
open can of powder resting against the foot of
the …
witnessed
cited from A… (1889)
in the same spirit, why has this fruitful
locality been overlooked?
A. J. Cornell has received the contract for
2500 cords of wood to be delivered to the gov-
ernment at Fort Bayard, at $3.19 per cord.
From ihe July 5, 1889, Issue of The…
firing of salutes
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-07-05 (1889)Accidents And Incidents
During the firing of salutes opposite the
Exchange corner, Santiago Baca, a Mexican
boy, who was standing against a cottonwood
tree, was somewhat seriously wounded. An
open can of powder resting against the foot of
the …
Sources (2)
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-07-05
1889 · newspaper · public-domain