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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1919

Page

2

Overland Pacific Engineer Rickard Faces Power Struggle

In Tucson events unfold as engineer Rickard joins President Marshall to salvage the Imperial Valley project. He clashes with Hardin, confronts rival factions, mentors Estrada, and advances a levee plan to shield Calexico while Gerty’s suspicions and Innes’s affections complicate loyalties.

K. C. Rickard Overland Pacific Marshall Tucson Ariz Casey Marshall Rick- Sant Reeds Thomas F Hardin Rickard Gerty Holmes Ima Valley Mares Il Rickard Ayamn Innes Hardin Jove Emaarceres V—Rickard Comy Estrada Imperial Valley Ricard Rae Innes Hardins Calexico Gerty

On the Levee Crisis Drives Hardin to Save Towns

Hardin faces a perilous night protecting the flood levee as a dynamite-loaded train races toward Fassett’s. Silent, acting under Hardin’s orders, handles the response while Rickard and Innes Hardin seek control, the river threatening the track and the towns.

River Chaos and Hardin Rally at Calexico Flood

The town endures a night of chaotic flood battles along the levee as Richard and Hardin clash over orders. Women aid the effort while Tom Hardin fights Rivera and Mexicali danger, and Innes awaits news amid the storm. Casita near Fassett uses dynamite to subdue the river as Wooster faces authority and loyalty tests.

Richard Colorado Bodefeldt Mexicali Rickard Fassett's Hardin Here Brawley Los Angeles Innes Hardin Tom Sam Mrs. Hardin Darky Thusnelda Improvement Club Sau Bam Innes Wooster

River Levee Crisis Escalates as Babcock Demands Action

On the Mexican riverfront, Babcock hurries through Mexicali to pressure Estrada and MacLean Jr. over levee failures and river damage. He accuses leaders of cold feet as debris, a sinking station, and a toppled car provoke urgency. Wooster resists, while Wooster and Hardin confront leadership duties amid looming disaster.

Babcock Los Angeles Ogilvie MacLean, Jr Richard MacLean Mexicali Estrada MaeLean, Jr Estreda Carp MacLea Eduardo Toba

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Imperial Valley Valley California By Ednah Aiken Actaeon Bodeveldt Silent Fassett’s Harry Mr. Estrada Salton Parrish Twin Towns Flo Gilbly Gerty Hardin Frost
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