Sacred Tradition Bars Widow From Selling Cemetery Lot
A destitute widow, Sarah Johnson, seeks to sell her late husband Amail Johnson’s Greenwood Cemetery lot for a less expensive plot. The Greenwood Cemetery Association argues granting the sale would break a sacred tradition. Justice Strong reserved decision noting the case reflects desperate times and potential flood of similar requests.
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Sarah Johnson
Greenwood Cemetery Association
Amail E. Johnson
Sarah
Johnson
Justice Strong
Cemetery Association
Cemetery Corporation
Show Is Over for Ringlings She is old, poor
A brief notice portrays the Ringling family figure as elderly and impoverished. The piece comments on their decline and dignity in hard times, reflecting a social lens on wealth and status. The language underscores hardship without sensational detail.
Colored Workers To Meet Tonight at Hoover Hall
A call meeting of colored hosiery workers and laundry workers will be held tonight at 7:30 at Hoover Hall on East Washington Street. The announcement came from G. W. Goodman, president of the colored branch of the Industrial Workers Association.
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Hoover Hall
East Washington Street
G. W. Goodman
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Industrial Workers Association
Jr Merrymakers Hold First Meeting at Trophy Corneil Hall
A call meeting of the Junior Merrymakers will be held in Trophy Corneil Hall at 7 15 p m on Wednesday. This marks the first meeting since the group was founded about three weeks ago and all charter members are expected to attend to perfect the organization.
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Trophy Corneil Hall, Jr. O. U. A. M
Wires Stretch To Moon and Back Thirty-Five Times in NYC
A headline notes that enough telephone wires cover New York City to reach the moon and back 35 times. The claim illustrates the vast telecommunication infrastructure of the era and emphasizes the scale of the city’s wiring network.
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New York City
NYC Death Rate Falls Sharply Over Fifty Years
Fifty years ago New York City recorded a death rate of 30 per 1000. today the rate is about 12 per 1000. The change reflects improvements in health and urban living conditions across the century.
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New York City
Limestone Use in U S Steelmaking Reaches Large Scale
About 24 million tons of limestone are used each year in the United States mainly for smelting iron ores. The figure underscores limestone's critical role in steel production and related mining industries.
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United States
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