Word: crater
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rockies. Over the first range, the Continental Divide, near Winslow. Then into a glory of reds, greens and browns if the atmosphere is clear and the afternoon sun bright, across the fearful maw of Red Rock Canyon. To the north is the Painted Desert and farther on, famed Meteor Crater, 600 ft. deep; the tiny boxes at the bottom are cabins of an expedition which has located, is digging up the meteorite. Farther on mesa dwellers, descendants of the original Hopi, gaze up from their doorways in the face of the earth at the winged monster on high. Beyond Kingman...
Aniakchak and Veniaminoff were discovered seven years ago by R. Harvey Sargent, for 21 years head of the U. S. Geological Survey. Mr. Sargent's party only had time to measure around the great crater holes, found the rim circumference of Aniakchak to be 21 mi., of Veniaminoff, 20 mi.* They found no trace of activity in their hasty circumspection, pronounced the craters big but dead...
Meanwhile the search goes on. The reward is doubled, even tripled, for any information which will lead to the discovery of the Whereabouts of the prognosticator extraordinary. The few policemen and detectives who are not making guesses as to the Whereabouts of New York's Justice Crater are looking for the CRIMSON'S Dr. Huey. The editors of the CRIMSON still cling to the hope that the paragon of prophets will turn up in time to make his predictions about the games which open the gridiron season tomorrow. Like all men of genius, the famous Chinese doctor is slightly eccentric...
...widespread, battled search which followed chased vain clues throughout New England, into Canada, as far south as Orlando, Fla. Once Judge Crater was thought to have joined his old law associate, U. S. Senator Robert Ferdinand Wagner, in Europe. Several Broadway girls professed acquaintance with him. Showgirl June Manners, said to be his friend, also was reported missing...
Last week the New York City Board of Aldermen added $5,000 to the $2,500 reward already offered by the New York Evening World for finding Justice Crater. Famed Lawyer Max Steuer said he would raise the money if the Aldermen could not legally do so. New York police mailed to colleagues all over the world 10,000 circulars, like those advertising criminals wanted, with Judge Crater's photograph and description prominently displayed: "Age, 41 years; height, 6 feet; weight, 185 pounds; mixed grey hair . . . thin at top, parted in middle, 'slicked' down; . . . brown eyes; false...