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APPENDIX
Apr. 16. | — | Employees of Mexican Gulf Co., finally forced out of Tepetate district after series of robberies and barbarities. Did not return to work for two weeks. |
Apr. 18. | — | Tepetate Pipe Line pump station, 65 miles from Tampico, raided and looted by bandits. |
Apr. 18. | — | Theodore Rivers, Texas Co., employee, robbed of watch and money. |
Apr. 18. | — | Motor barge Alma R., Texas Co., held up in Chijol canal and several thousand pesos taken; threatened lives of men on board, thinking pay-roll was hidden. |
Apr. 19. | — | Superintendent of La Corona Co., at Topila, and his wife robbed and mistreated and driven out toward Tampico. |
Apr. 23. | — | San Pedro camp of the Aguila Co., raided by bandits, who "requisitioned" $1,340 from cashier. |
Apr. 24. | — | Station B, East Coast Co., Topila, raided and employees robbed. |
Apr. 25. | — | Two armed Mexicans entered pump station of the Aguila Co., at Bustos, and robbed everyone in sight. Demanded and got a note to their chief, saying that they had done a clean job, leaving nothing. |
Apr. 26. | — | Same two Mexicans entered Santa Fe camp, of La Corona Co., threatened to shoot cashier and made off with $475. |
Apr. 27. | — | Armed Mexicans again dashed into Sante Fe camp, shot up the place promiscuously, secured $375 and disappeared. |
May 6. | — | J. N. Scott attacked near Tepetate camp and severely cut with machetes and daggers. Earl Boles and Ted Nabors, who went to his assistance, also attacked. |