Rangers and Comanches Battle Near Nueces River
Detachment under Lieutenant Ed Burleson Jr. met a large Comanche force July December 7, 1830 near the Nueces River south of San Antonio. Burleson led ten rangers who confronted thirteen hidden tribesmen with arrows and lances, then rushed into fierce hand to hand combat with six shooters and tomahawks as the fight unfolded.
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Texas Rangers
Ed Burleson, Jr
Nueces Piver
San Antonio
Ed Burleson
Burleson
San Jacinto
Texas
Fort Mcintosh
Laredo
Rangers
Nueces Valley
Tachment
Warren Lyons
Lyons
Jack Spencer
Night Air Raids Challenge Britain and Lone Ranger Tactics
The New York Times reports British officials struggle to counter unseen German night raiders flying at high altitudes beyond anti aircraft reach. Officials believe a solution will emerge, with daylight defense strong but night strategy requiring new fighters and tech. Civilian and military scientists collaborate while Allies edge toward improved night defense.
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London
Coventry
Birmingham
Great Britain
High Command
Royal Air Force
Fighter Command
Germany
Norway
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Italy
America
Ownership shares of the Western Hemisphere land area
Fragmented OCR notes show percentages by region, listing Canada Britain United States Brazil and other possessions with figures like 23% 21% 1% and 380% for remaining republics, claiming total land area equals 100% excluding ice covered Greenland.
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Canada
Teta
United States
Watea
de Cass
Brazil
Hemisphere
Greenland
Buying Power Tops Europe and Asia Populations
The article notes that Americans totaling 130 million in number possess a combined purchasing power greater than Europe’s half billion people and Asia’s one billion, highlighting regional economic strength.
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Europe
Asia
Will Rogers Ranch Open for Visitors in Santa Monica Canyon
The Will Rogers ranch near Hollywood, Santa Monica Canyon, opens to visitors with 20 000 seen so far. The 325 acre site displays Will’s trophies, mementos, and artworks by Charles Russell while the week end cabin serves as a living room and museum of his early Wild West and Ziegfeld years.
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Will Rogers
Santa Monica Canyon
Hollywood
California
America
Canada
Latin America
Europe
The
Orient
Los Angeles
Santa Monica Mountains
Chile
Will
New York
Alaska
Betty Blake Rogers
Rogers
Charles Russell
Wil
Finland
Prince of Wales
Pauline Frederick
Johore
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Ruth
J. W. Wilbarger
Edward Burleson
James MacDonald Ireless
New York Times
Teen
Baker Barton
William Lackey
Alf
Tom
Jim Wilkerson
Jim Carr
Carr
Sion
French Channel
Ioners
By Andrew Hamilton
Sell
Edward Borein
Santa Barbara
Will Rogers’ Ranch
Santa Monica
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