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Bob Anderson, Foreman for Head and Hearst, Wounded in 1883 Apache Fight near Hachita

person Bob Anderson · 📝 Short · 112 words

Bob Anderson, a foreman for Head and Hearst, was shot through the leg during an Apache attack near Hachita in 1883 and later recovered in Deming, New Mexico. [chunk:2742][chunk:2758]

Bill Young — Chinese Restaurant Keeper Killed in Deming

person Bill Young · 📝 Short · 62 words

Bill Young, a Chinese restaurant keeper in Deming, was shot and killed in 1888 by Leon Heifca, a Cuban negro who claimed the murder was over unpaid waiter wages [chunk:1542].

Jose Dominguez: Grant County Burglar

person Jose Dominguez · 📝 Short · 67 words

Jose Dominguez is a Mexican man who, with Desidoria Ochoa, burglarized Ed Dickenson's house in Grant County, New Mexico, in May [chunk:2738].

Tom Woods — shooting altercation over wife, Pinos Altos

person Tom Woods · 📝 Short · 67 words

Tom Woods is a former resident of the upper Gila who lived in Pinos Altos and was involved in a shooting altercation over his wife’s intimacy with another man [chunk:1730][chunk:1739].

The Kid (Apache Indian) and His Family – Southwest New Mexico

person The Kid · 📝 Short · 22 words

Kid’s family committed depredations in Arizona and was among a group of Apaches taken to Fort Union for education in 1890 [chunk:2524].

Prof. Philpin

person Prof. Philpin · 📝 Short · 115 words

Philpin is a recently married man living at Shakespeare who, in June 1888, got drunk in Lordsburg and missed his train to Arizona, where he had accepted a job with a mercantile establishment [chunk:1667].

N. Y. Ancheta, San Lorenzo store owner repeatedly robbed in 1887-1888

person N. Y. Ancheta · 📝 Short · 80 words

Ancheta is a store owner in San Lorenzo, New Mexico whose business was repeatedly robbed during late 1887 and early 1888, ultimately leading him to close the store [chunk:28][chunk:1472][chunk:1561].

Pete Jensen: Bear Creek Cowman Arrested for Embezzlement in Tucson

person Pete Jensen · 📝 Short · 104 words

Pete Jensen, formerly a Bear Creek cowman, was arrested in Tucson, Arizona, for swindling Zeckendorf & Company and charged with embezzlement. [chunk:1710]

Ike W. Stevens Survives Arrow Attack on Navajo Reservation

person Ike W. Stevens · 📝 Short · 93 words

Stevens was a miner, hunter, and prospector well known in Clifton, Arizona, and Alma, New Mexico. [chunk:1726][chunk:1735]

Billy the Kid (William Bonney): Notorious New Mexico Outlaw

person Billy the Kid · 📝 Short · 91 words

Billy the Kid, also known as William Bonney, was a notorious outlaw active in late-19th-century New Mexico [chunk:1228]. His criminal career began with his first killing in 1878 and ended with his death at the hands o…

Edward L. Doheny – Mining Consultant in Silver City

person Edward L. Doheny · 📝 Short · 76 words

Doheny was a mining consultant and patent agent based in Silver City, New Mexico, who later became a leading capitalist and a central figure in the Teapot Dome scandal [chunk:2634][chunk:2633].

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