In a brazen heist, thieves made off with a shipment of fine rugs worth a whopping $115 a bushel from Sanitary Grocery, 105 El Paso St, El Paso, Texas, on Monday morning, July 29, 1912. The store, owned by Jackson, had received the shipment just hours before, but by noon the same day, all the rugs had been sold, leaving many customers disappointed.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Theft & Larceny
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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