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Show BROOKLYN IS EXCITED i Jack Johnson to Move j Next Door to Exclusive Ex-clusive Society New York, Aug f. Residents of Urooklyn Heights, an exclusive section sec-tion where many wealthy New York- era have their homes, are in a turmoil tur-moil over the announcement that .lack Johnson, the negro champion pugilist of the world. Is negotiating for the purchase of a house in thel. midst. According to the leal estate men, the deal was to have been closed : esterday, but Johnson was unexpectedly unexpect-edly summoned to Chicago on account ac-count of an accident which belell his brother. The price agreed upon is given uf $fi.r.0o. Th? house, a three4story structure, is of pressed brick an 1 Hone, beautifully decorated and covered cov-ered with ivy Johnson announced that be intend:", to maintain the house "in a stylo corresponding to the prevailing fash ion in Brooklyn's exclusive social community. " One of his nearest neighbors wil! be the Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillis, successor to Henry Ward Beecher i:i the pastorate of the Plymouth Congregational church. Two Justices of the state supreme court, aiso lire within a stone's throw, together with a score or more of millionaire hankers, hank-ers, lawyers and business men. j |