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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1935
Page
7
A fragment recalls Jumbo the elephant once showcased by Phineas T. Barnum in 1882 and reportedly killed in 1885 on a railroad crossing in Canada. The note mentions the original Jumbo’s tan preserved at Smith station and remarks on the elephant’s skin.
A Toledo automobile gear workers strike halts production at Fisher Body in Cleveland, leaving 9000 employees idle as transmissions stop in Toledo. General Motors, the government, and AFL leaders seek a possible truce while Fisher Body workers depart the closed Cleveland plant.
Syracuse leads in a four corner varsity regatta on the Charles River Cambridge May 4 as its oarsmen await the start gun in a race involving Cornell Harvard and MIT. The strong Syracuse crew opens the event as favorites and hopes to extend its season with a decisive win.
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