Question

This body of water was central to a dispute resolved in 1927 that resulted in the unusual geographic position of the so-called “Country Club Area.” C. R. Moore (15[1])foiled a double assassination attempt (15[1])in 1909 during a conference that (15[1])involved land adjacent (15[1])to this body of water called Cordova Island. A 1967 discovery (15[1])by James Hill Jr. has allowed over 250 people to successfully claim citizenship due to being born near this body of water on the Horcón (“ohr-KOHN”) Tract. Outside of Bluetown near the mouth of this river sits a historical marker for the (*) Thornton Affair. Its course was partly placed into a concrete channel in the 1960s to resolve the long-running (-5[1])Chamizal dispute. An incident at a city near this river’s mouth resulted in Theodore Roosevelt dishonorably discharging buffalo (-5[1])soldiers who allegedly killed a white (10[1])bartender. For 10 points, Brownsville lies at the mouth of what (-5[1])river which sets the US–Mexico border in Texas? (10[3])■END■

ANSWER: Rio Grande [or Rio Bravo del Norte]
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%56%33%87.78

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Saint Peter Andre 30002715
Tracy MirkinThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubI would prefer not to3215
Ethan StrombeckTeam Name Think DetailRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill3815
Connor BlakeI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club4115
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeThe Canadians5215
Joel Miles[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?In Search of Things Past111-5
ar RamjiHang et al., Robert Browningwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp129-5
Doug SimonsQuasicrystal SilenceDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too13510
Jerry VinokurovTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)147-5
JinAh KimThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness15510
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpHang et al., Robert Browning15510
Robert CondronIn Search of Things Past[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?15510