River Conflict Shapes Imperial Valley Power Struggle
Engineer Rickard confronts Desert Reclamation chief Hardin as Overland Pacific moves to control the Imperial valley river project. Estrada aids Rickard with river knowledge while Hardin fights funding, meets resistance from MacLean and others, and a Spur-track plan is approved to rush the gate and quarry efforts.
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K. C. Rickard
Overland Pacific Railroad
Marshall
Tuscan
Ariz
Rickard
Colorado River
Thomas Hardin
Desert Reclamation Company
Hardin
Eastern College
Gerty Holmes
Overland Pacific
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Innes Hardin
Babcock
MacLean
Maitland
Lawrence
Richard
Rock Foundation
Harlin's Junction
Hamlin’s
Hardis
Estrada
O. P
Tom Hardin
Laguna Dam
A Garden in a Desert Halts a Hadin
Hardin returns to his home beside the Desert hotel where Innes tends a garden only she calls a garden. He muses on failure and the Hardin blood while Innes, cradling a rose, notices his rising anger and comments on the wreck.
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Hardin
Desert Hotel
Innes
Gerty
Tom
Internal Board Tensions At Director Meeting
Har din arrives to a tense scene with George MacLean and Percy Babcock as new directors. Estrada and Rickard clash over minutes and control of company papers. Ogilvie and Estrada maneuver to push agendas while Hardin suspects manipulation.
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Richard
Hardin
MacLean
Bodefeldt
Ogilvie
San Francisco
Rickard
Hardin Etiil
Estrada
Maitland
Los Angeles
General Estrada
Mexican Liberty
Imperial Valley
Checker
Marshall
Tol
Wooster
Desert Reclamation Company
New York
Maine
Gifford
Hermosillo
Scotland
Brandon
London
Glasgow
Mr. Estrada
Silent
Casey
Babcock
Grant
Mr. MacLean
George MacLean
Percy Babcock
Overland Pacific
Bitter feud fuels Hardin household tension
Imes Hardin harbors resentment toward Richard for replacing her brother whom she adores. Gerty masks her true feelings while storms loom over the Hardin home. Watch for the next installment.
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Imes Hardin
Richard
Gerty
Hardin
Unskilled Labor Provokes Laughs in Quote Series
A Washington Star quip notes that the idea of unskilled labor sinks in only when a man volunteers to fix water faucets and remove screen doors, highlighting humor in self described handiwork.
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Washington Star
Oldest Known Element Sulphur Brimstone Origins
Sulphur, prized as one of the oldest elements, was called brimstone by ancient Assyrian alchemists who saw it as the principle of combustion and burning stone.
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