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San Antonio man hailed as hero after he stops last full-sized train robbery in Texas in 1912
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This photo of the Wild Bunch taken in Fort Worth in 1900 shows Ben Kilpatrick, “The Tall Texan” seated in the center between Harry Longabaugh, known as the Sundance Kid (left), and Butch Cassidy (right). Kilpatrick was killed in March 2012 during the last full-sized train robbery in Texas by the freight manager on the train, who was from San Antonio./Associated Press Files
Reader Carl J. Collazo recently sent in information he had found about the last full-sized train robbery in Texas, the 1912 Baxter’s Curve robbery near Dryden, and asked for further information about one of the robbers, Ben Kilpatrick, who was part of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang.
Whiskey rectifier held vital job in San Antonio s distilling industry in early 20th century
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Gilbert Ryan O’Shaughnessy celebrates with family at his home at 220 Madison St. in the early 1900s. Gilbert Ryan - not to be confused with his son Gilbert, a musician who played with Jimmie’s Joys, the house band of the St. Anthony Hotel roof garden in the 1920s - spent close to three decades in the spirits trade, on the wholesale and retail sides and in manufacturing for his work as a rectifier, tasting and ensuring the quality of whiskey. He moved to San Antonio in 1901 and took over the Brady Parlor Bar at 106 E. Main Plaza in 1913, staying with it until Prohibition was enacted in 1920. He then joined the San Antonio city parks department, where he worked until his death in 1932.Courtesy /Charles A. Schmidt
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Witness to 1953 jet crash at San Antonio s Randolph air base tells story of hero pilot who died saving lives
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Airplanes Shooting stars return from battleline strikes Precision flying is demonstrated by this flight of F-80 Shooting Stars of the U.S. Eighth Fighter Bomber Wing planes returning to a forward airstrip in Korea from close air support strikes on Siberia Hill and Bunker Hill areas. These jet fighter bombers returned to their base shortly after this photo was taken, reloaded their bomb racks, rocket launchers and machine guns, and returned to fly further strikes against Red positions. (Korea) (Associated Press)US Air Force (USAF)Show MoreShow Less
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Fiery fatal Randolph air crash in 1951 was one of many at the San Antonio training base in the 20th century
Feb. 27, 2021
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From the bomb bay looking up Inside a full scale cutaway model of a giant twin motored plane, used at Randolph Field, Texas, for ground instruction, a group of Flying Cadets experiment with the controls. Uncle Sam is going to train 7,000 pilots annually for his Air Corps and 3,600 bombardiers and navigators. A good idea of the intricate construction of a modern fighting plane can be obtained here. (Texas)Randolph Field Public RelationsShow MoreShow Less
Reader seeks recognition for World War II nurse who graduated in San Antonio
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Dorthy Jenkinson, seen in this 1941 Incarnate Word College yearbook photo, graduated from the Santa Rosa School of Nursing in downtown San Antonio in 1943. She joined the Army in 1944 and served through the end of World War II. She will turn 100 in December 2021.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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A 1937 stone marker designating the Santa Rosa School of Nursing stands next to the newly completely Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Emergency Room in February 2015. The School of Nursing building at Travis and Santa Rosa streets, which was last used for administrative offices, was torn down in 2001.William Luther /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less