Ellis Island Now Deserted
New York February 8 A Coast Guard cutter carries away as Ellis Island the once bustling immigration hub now a deserted detention site. The government plans to sell the 27 5 acre site with brick buildings a power house and a ferryboat valued by offers to be opened February 4. The property includes docks sidewalks and facilities to serve thousands while maintenance costs and a ferryboat bill of about 100000 a year weigh on the federal landlord.
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Manhattan
Ellis Island
United States
Immigration Service
New Jersey
Mardi Gras Climax Begins With Street Parades
NEW ORLEANS Feb 8 The Mardi Gras carnival opens its long run to the climax with Carrollton and Okeanos parading through streets to Canal Street. Krewe Rex hosts a public ball while others hold members only events. Crowds potentially reach 300 000 as revelers chase trinkets along the six block Canal Street route.
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New Orleans
Carrollton
Okeanos
Rex
Mardi Gras
Canal Street
Immigrant language signs curb Kirkland Lake no smoking
Fire Chief R. J. Mathieson posted 200 no smoking signs in 25 languages to address immigrants who could not understand English. The multilingual effort aims to reduce smoking in prohibited areas and improve safety.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
R. J. Mathieson
Best Friend a Dog Old Man Misses River Life
Fayet teville reports on James Williams known as the Hermit of the Cape Fear. The 78 year old former recluse left his river life for a boarding home and welfare aid but longs for freedom hunting and living by the river. He recalls adventures with his dog and fear of city life as he plans to visit his ill daughter in Winston Salem if funds permit.
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James Williams
Cape Fear
David McNeill
Cumberland
Welfare Department
Williams
William Williams
Charlotte
Eva Fulcher
Winston-Salem
Kind Word For Pets Encourages Pet Ownership
Florida doctor Dr Hugh A Carthers of Jacksonville praises pets for American children citing 25 million dogs and 35 million cats. After studying 157 bitten children across 10 species, he finds joy outweighs risk with no lasting harm. He notes even friendly pets can bite or scratch when teased. A fer de lance snake is born venomous and a foot long.
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Chicago
Florida
America
Hugh A. Carthers
Jacksonville
Journal of Diseases of Children
The
American Medical Assn
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Generale
Zett
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Fayetteville
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Morane-Saulnier Co
France
U.S
Canada
Beech Aircraft
Wichita
Kans
J. C. Boyles
Nsurance
Diffendal’s
Oriental Rugs
Sable
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