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From a Cabinet Minister, such a Deadwood Dick account was white hot news. But what of the Presidential announcement of the burning to death of Senora Refugia Obregon Ponce de Leon? That confessed War Minister Amaro, had been a slightly premature announcement. The Senora Ponce de Leon had been expected to travel by the attacked train but, actually, she remained safe at Guadalajara. Disgusted correspondents who had cabled this news as fact throughout the world, resolved to cable no more until eye-witness refugee's arrived from the scene of atrocity. They came on a special train which steamed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Atrocity | 5/2/1927 | See Source »

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