Word: waters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Another difference was the distribution of water. The Colorado drains seven States -Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California. The first four, the Upper Tier, have long been agreed on their shares of the water. The Lower Tier-Nevada, Arizona, California -have long quarreled about how to divide the 7,500,000 acre-feet that they will get between them. Nevada was satisfied with 300,000 acre feet; California wanted 4,600,000, Arizona 3,000.000. After sharp remarks between California's whitecrested Johnson and Arizona's long-embattled Ashurst and Hayden, the Senate voted Nevada...
...report, which was forwarded to the Department of Commerce, Inspector Hoover denied the prevailing story that the Vestris shipped water first through an illsealed coalport. He declared that it was much more likely that water first entered the vessel through a broken scupper or sanitary pipe. Not until she had a list of 13 degrees or more would the coal ports be submerged...
...like. That exhibit is the best and key of a whole Hall of Fishes of the World, formally opened in the museum last week. Groups represent lake, river and ocean fish life, from trout to rays (flattened sharks). Each scene makes the visitor feel as if he were under water, peering inquisitively...
...great loggerhead turtle is posed in frantic flight in an exhibition case of Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History. Its neck is stretched far forward; its flippers beat the water; its runty tail sticks straight out behind. Driving after the turtle are several varieties of sharks-leathery bodies, cold, piggish eyes, blunt snouts all straining towards the prey...
With what fury the Brooklyn Edison Co. pursued Lawrence F. Jones! First they shut off his power, but his store remained well lighted. The Edison Co. appealed to the Department of Water, Gas and Electricity, supposing that Lawrence Jones was stealing current to illuminate his store. Though his store remained lighted, no one could tell where he got the current. At last, the Brooklyn Edison Co. had Lawrence Jones arrested. He proved himself innocent of theft and went...