The Desert Perils and Wonders of the American West
Captain Gaillard surveys the Colorado and Mojave deserts detailing landscape features from rugged mountain rims to sparse vegetation. He explains rainfall patterns, heat records, and evaporation, notes extreme daytime heat with nights cooling, and contrasts desert water availability with travel distances between watering spots along eastern and western routes.
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American
South Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Colorado Desert
Mammoth Tank
Colorado River
Colorado
Africa
Burglary at Rockdale Drops a Ten-Business Hit
Wholesale burglary in Rockdale Texas on November 29 saw entry to ten business houses by front doors. Crowbars pried locks. cash registers looted of small sums. Only a wrist watch remained as stolen property. No arrests have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tex
William Ryan to Recruit Border Force in Alice
Luling Texas December 4 William Ryan has been appointed a ranger captain by Adjt Gen James A Harley and ordered to Alice to recruit a company of twelve men for border duty He must take only experienced border men familiar with the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Texas
William Ryan
Adjt
James A. Harley
Alice
Big steer brings highest Kendall County price
The Kendall County Fair steer exhibited by Ad. Ammann and sold to Alexander Bremer was resold to Louis Weidner for a record Kendall County price. The 1,889 pound steer, partly Jersey and partly Durham, fetched a little over 10 cents per pound and is a Kendall County native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boerne
Tex
Kendall County
Ad. Ammann
Alexander Bremer
Mr. Bremer
Louis Weidner
Jersey
Durham
President says Austrian move backed for Italy aid needs
Washington December 4 reports that in talks with Congressional leaders the President said the Austrian declaration was advised largely because it might be necessary at any time to have American soldiers aid Italy. The note appears in the S. A. Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Italy
S. A
Eleven Companies Home Guards On Duty at St. Paul
Eleven companies of Minnesota Home Guards were ordered to report in St. Paul as fear of outbreaks rose during the Twin Cities labor convention. About 1,500 troops to guard streets and car barns while street car men boycott union buttons. Federal mediation sought to reopen the Minneapolis street car strike amid union fears and safety concerns.
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Home Guards
St. Paul
Associated Press
Minn
Minnesota Home Guards
Twin Cities
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Council of National Defense
Baker
Burnquist
Minneapolis
State Public Safety Commission
Minneapolis Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Thomas van Lear
Soldier's Funeral Draws Large San Diego Crowd
Porfirio Banda, a National Army member from Duval County who died at Camp Bowie, was buried in San Diego with a Red Cross procession and about 1,500 mourners. Nearly every car in town joined the funeral procession, the largest in many years, as the church could not admit all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Middle States
Ss. A. Express
San Diego
Tex
Porfirio Banda
National Army
Duval County
Camp Bowie
The
Red Cross
Timaly
Shell Hits Ammunition Wagon Kills Two Americans
A heavy German shell struck a loaded ammunition wagon in France on a recent date, killing two American soldiers and wounding five others. The wagon and cargo were blown up, with several men on the wagon or nearby. Wounded are in serious condition and all are hospitalized.
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Sy Associated Press
France
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Bank OF Fredericksburg
American Bankers’ Ass’n
Texas Bankers’ Ass’n
Tempe D. Smith
Apourh Gold
Albert Koennnecke
Mre
Prep. Walter
Eusai Walter
Temple D. Smith
Ad. Gold
Alb. Koennecke
E. 0. Bierschwale
Capt
D. D. Gaillard
Corps of Engineers
International Boundary Commission
United States
Mexico
Yuma
Atlantic
Arizona
Desert
Earth
Southern Pacific
International Boundary Line
Weather Bureau
Death Valley
California
Mark W. Harrington
Max. Temp. Fahr
Cal
Pachpadra
Rajpootana
India
Jacobabad
Sinde
Dera Ismaeel Kahn
Punjab
Hyderabad
Gardaia
Algerian Sahara
Mooltan
Wa Recruiting Border Force
Texas Bankers’ Association
American Bankers’ Association
Citizens Bank
Fredericksburg
Alfred. Vander Stucken
Oscar Krauskopf
WM. Bierschwale
Alex W. Maier
Richard Henke
Veal
Marshall’s
Chas.Kneese’s
R. G. Striegler
WM. C. Henke
Mosel Bros
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