El Boletin Extra de Menudencias...¿Fco. Villa ha Capturado al Gral. Murguia? 7 Revolucionarios Fusilados en el Edo. de Hidalgo Horrible Asesinato en Sta. Julia [caption title]

Mexico City: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1921. About very good.. Large broadside newspaper extra, 23.5 x 15.75 inches, printed in black and red, with central engraving by Posada above the main text printed in seven columns. Minor chipping to edges, uniform tanning, minor worming to last column, affecting a few words and just touching the caption title. A striking broadside extra from the waning years of the Mexican Revolution reporting in the bold red headlines about a few recent events related to the conflict. The first portion of the headline asks if Francisco "Pancho" Villa has captured General Francisco Murguia, which apparently did not take place. The other portions of the headline report on the shooting of seven revolutionaries in the state of Hidalgo, and a "horrible murder" of a young lady in Santa Julia. The text begins, in English translation, "The famous General Francisco Villa has once again taken up arms and, in agreement with the Government, has mobilized to persecute those who once again rose up. While in pursuit of them, he is said to have captured General Francisco Murguia." Thereafter the text reports on other revolutionary movements and activities, including the capture of Mexican officers and soldiers in various locations in Texas, including Brownsville, Porvenir, and San Antonio. The text is illustrated with a single large engraving by Jose Guadalupe Posada, depicting a sweaty-toothed Mexican in a sombrero kneeling over a young woman and cutting her throat with a large knife. This is obviously an instance in which Arroyo reconstituted a Posada engraving (Posada died in 1913). The image works well here, however, as an accompaniment to the "horrible murder" referenced in the headline and reported in stark detail in the latter portion of the text, in which a young woman was found dead in "Colonia de Santa Julia," naked and with twenty-seven stab wounds. A rare broadside newspaper extra which is a perfect blend of revolutionary news and sensationalist journalism, illustrated with an engraving by one of Mexico's greatest artists.