Alexander Norman McKay, 21, born and bred in Pontypridd, Wales, able coal miner, sailed into New York harbor in the steerage of the White Star liner Homeric. There were 19 other immigrants abroad. These 19 were taken to Ellis Island for. examination. But Mr. McKay was landed on a pier in Manhattan and went about his business unimpeded.
Why was he favored as no other steerage immigrant has been favored in years? Because he was the first immigrant to come into the U. S. from Great Britain under the new immigration regulations. His...
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