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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
6
The article recounts how the Colorado River breached its banks, flooding the Imperial Valley of California. It details the sudden surge, affected farms and towns, relief efforts, and the displacement of residents as authorities work to assess damage and begin recovery.
In Ednah Aiken’s chapter scene, Marshall demands loyalty as rioting men rally for or against withdrawing their assault toward the valley. The crowd erupts with chaotic shouting while Barton and Murall’s followers are carried off, and plans shift to a risky gamble that could cost millions but save the company.
Gerty and Innes join the Delta camp life while Richard Rickard and Tom Hardin improvise roles amid dances on the dredge. Innes wrestles with jealousy as Gerty flaunts her ease and Estrada weighs loyalty, ambition, and the looming gate project amid a siege of work and heat.
Mrs Hardin seeks action at Maldonado to curb liquor among Indians while Richard and MacLean chase labor troubles and a troubling desk gossip. At Maldonado they find locked gates, a faded beauty host, and a harsh local ruler swearing to stop the drink trade as deputies uncover three drunken men.
Mrs Hardin schemes to take control of the commissary as tensions rise in the desert camp. Rickard confronts a brown woman about Maldonado and liquor, probing a personal wound while the diverse tribes gather for work on rafts and mat tresses.
A compact history of early news gathering highlights Marco Polo’s relays to Genghis Khan and the Halifax Express, noting David Hale’s private news boat and horse ex service during Jacksonian times. The piece contrasts cautious poker play with restraint, framed by a Los Angeles Times quote on a trusted, cautious businessman.
In a light exchange DI Brownsome remarks that peace in a family requires a man to yield to his wife, while Wilkie counters that there are moments when one must let wit steer choices. The banter highlights humor about marriage dynamics and personal autonomy.
Insurance solicitor James C. Snow endured tingling in his right finger. A vibrator and barber adjusted his neck, causing severe pain and a stiff neck. Doctors later found a fractured neck and placed him in a plaster collar at St. Josephs hospital.
Springfeld Illinois police arrest Mike Dadarin and Harry Thompson both ten years old after they arrive by box car from East St. Louis and declare plans to be bandits. They are found with cap pistols and stole money from a dresser. relatives take them home after a warning of spanking. In Atlanta thieves are plundering nickel 'drop' telephones, removing sets to steal coins.
Joseph Kassap faced a five-year sentence after grabbing a pocketbook in New York. He quipped he would be the lowest paid man on earth as he confronted the case while the loot contained only one cent.
W. H. Johnson, once labeled the original "dollar-a-year" man, is released after ten years of imprisonment. He had stolen $30 and received a 50 year sentence, which was commuted by the governor.
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