Lynching of Unknown: September 18, 1915
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City: Donna, Texas
County: Hidalgo County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Outlawry
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Frank Pierce’s “List of Mexicans Killed"
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Frank Pierce
Source: Frank Pierce’s “Partial List of Mexicans Killed in the Valley Since July 1, 1915.” Records of the Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of Mexico, 1910-1929, National Archives, Microfilm Publication, M274, vol. 51, File No. 812/17186, image number 0172.
Frank Pierce
Source: Frank Pierce’s “Partial List of Mexicans Killed in the Valley Since July 1, 1915.” Records of the Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of Mexico, 1910-1929, National Archives, Microfilm Publication, M274, vol. 51, File No. 812/17186, image number 0175.
"U.S. Troops Halt Disorder Along Mexican Border"
Source: The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) | Date: September 9, 1915
"Advertisement for Dumont's"
Frank Dumont operated "Dumont's Theater" at the intersection of Ninth and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1915. This advertisement featured a show titled "Capturing Mexican Bandits," which lampooned the serious racial violence then taking place along the Texas-Mexico border. | Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Date: September 12, 1915
"Soldiers Fire on Mexicans"
Source: Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) | Date: September 18, 1915
"Mexicans Wounded by U.S. Troops Are Taken to Matamoros; Citizens Excited"
Source: Waco Morning News (Waco, Texas) | Date: September 19, 1915
"Many Mexicans Shot by U.S. Troops in Border Skirmishes"
Source: Honolulu Star Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) | Date: September 20, 1915