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February 28, 1926
Douglas Daily Dispatch
Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Two Mexican residents, father and son, drowned swimming the Rio Grande to evade U.S. immigration after seeking healing from Indian divine healers in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, but were denied re-entry to Texas for not revealing their illness.
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Mexican Residents of U. S. Drowned Trying To Swim River After Healing
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mex., Feb. 27.— Two of the many thousands of afflicted persons flocking here recently to the graveyard camp of four Indian "divine healers," never will learn the potency of the ministrations they received. The pair, a father and son, were drowned when they attempted to swim the Rio Grande to evade American immigration authorities, who had refused to let them return to the Texas side.
The authorities said Pilar Coronado, 50 and his son Macario, 20, whose badly decomposed bodies were recovered today, would not reveal the nature of the illness for which they sought healing, and therefore were refused re-admission to Laredo, Texas, their home.
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mex., Feb. 27.— Two of the many thousands of afflicted persons flocking here recently to the graveyard camp of four Indian "divine healers," never will learn the potency of the ministrations they received. The pair, a father and son, were drowned when they attempted to swim the Rio Grande to evade American immigration authorities, who had refused to let them return to the Texas side.
The authorities said Pilar Coronado, 50 and his son Macario, 20, whose badly decomposed bodies were recovered today, would not reveal the nature of the illness for which they sought healing, and therefore were refused re-admission to Laredo, Texas, their home.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Disaster
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Drowning
Faith Healing
Immigration Denial
Rio Grande
Divine Healers
What entities or persons were involved?
Pilar Coronado
Macario Coronado
Where did it happen?
Nuevo Laredo, Mex., Rio Grande, Laredo, Texas
Story Details
Key Persons
Pilar Coronado
Macario Coronado
Location
Nuevo Laredo, Mex., Rio Grande, Laredo, Texas
Event Date
Feb. 27
Story Details
Pilar Coronado, 50, and his son Macario, 20, sought healing from Indian divine healers in Nuevo Laredo but were denied re-entry to Laredo, Texas, for not disclosing their illness. Attempting to swim the Rio Grande to evade authorities, they drowned; their bodies were recovered decomposed.