War game on huge scale now under naval sim
AP reports a giant naval wargame beginning near San Pedro with 52 battle fleet ships mobilizing toward Coronado islands to simulate a two month Pacific invasion. The Black fleet comprises nine battleships, thirty destroyers, three cruisers, nine supply ships and aircraft tenders.
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Associated Press
Naval Base
San Pedro
Cal
Coronado Islands
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
California
United States
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
D. L. McDonald Defends Water Board Controversy
Amarillo citizens hear a lengthy defense from D. L. McDonald amid a public dispute over water testing, advertising spending, and alleged city influence. McDonald claims he is a private pump and land representative and asserts his independence from Jeff Bartlett Banks Jones or Kiersted in dealings with Amarillo.
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Jie
D. L. McDonald
Ans
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Water Board
Jeff
McDonald
Bessemer Gas Engine Company
Grove City
Layne & Bowler Company
Memphis
Tenn
Jeff Bartlett
Banks Jones
Mr. Kiersted
Jeff D. Bartlett
City
Globe
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Hereford
Smith County
Fair Grounds
Kiersted
Kansas City
Water campaign sparks letters from Amarillo resident
A Texas resident from Amarillo denounces rival promoters and asserts he is not an engineer while defending his ads. He claims the committee of 100 misled water plan supporters, questions where water has been located, and warns of a $15,000 Kiersted plan contract if the bond election passes. He ends by noting incoming leadership will inherit the Kiersted plan.
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Amarillo
Committee of 100
Kiersted & Stringfellow
City Hall
Kiersted Plan Lock
D. L. McDonald
Blue fleet targets Black fleet guarding Panama Canal
The text describes a naval action as the Blue fleet seeks and destroys the Black fleet near the Panama Canal. It notes fifty eight crafts in defense and eight fast first line cruisers as the frontline strength. It also mentions widespread public interest in the financial security of public service companies.
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Panama Canal
Science looks for cause of tremor
New York March 2. Scientists search for origin of a tremor as researchers study signals and anomalies to identify underlying causes and potential preventive measures.
Earthquake Origins In Northeast United States And Canada
Scientists debate the quake's epicenter from the extreme northeast United States to eastern Canada. Theories place the epicenter along the Fundian fault off Maine or near the Sagunay river mouth in Quebec within Logan's fault system. The region spans the Appalachians from the St. Lawrence basin to Alabama. Also noted is growth in American security ownership compared with a decade ago.
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Tually
United States
Canada
Fundian
Maine
Sagunay River
Quebec
Appalachians
St. Lawrence Basin
Alabama
East Texas Public Service Rebuilds City Grid
The East Texas Public Service company is rebuilding the distribution system in New Boston and upgrading transmission lines in the surrounding vicinity to improve service reliability.
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New Dboston
East Texas Public Service Company
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Black Fleet
New York
America
Fritz-Satterfield Motor Co
Marmon and
Reo
Howdy
Polk Street
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