Talk:Baltimore Gold Hoard/GA1

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 19:38, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll get to this shortly--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:38, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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One year later the two boys discovered a second hoard. "in the same location"

I have added the language. Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In 1935 while awaiting the ruling in their case ~~about their 1934 gold discovery~~ Redundant

removed Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

until a 1935 burglary The reader already knows the year, rephrase along the lines of "later that year, or some such. And do the same for the date in the second discovery section

I have removed this in both places. Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In 1935 there was a burglary at Jones' home and the coins and money from the second discovery were stolen. $5,000 in gold and $3,100 in cash were taken from a trunk on the second floor.[8] On September 2, 1935, a window on the Jones' apartment was forced open near a fire escape. The home was ransacked and a lock on a trunk was broken. Henry Grob's stepfather Philip A. Rummel claimed that his life savings were in the trunk along with the $5,000 in gold and $3,100 in cash. This is awkward. Don't repeat the amounts stolen and open with the details of the burglary.

Done ~~I will work on this paragraph later today Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)~~ I reordered the paragraph removing repetition and making it chronological. i also moved one sentence out of the paragraph. Bruxton (talk) 15:08, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move the names of the property owners to the background section

Done ~~I have to look into how to do this. The owners are mentioned here because of their court case, perhaps I can introduce them in background? Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)~~ I moved the owners to the background section. Bruxton (talk) 15:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move the court battle para from the second discovery section to the legal disposition section

moved to the end of the legal disposition section. Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Grob never collected his share of the find because he died in 1937.[7] Grob had been working in a packing house for US$16 a week and died of pneumonia on August 25, 1937.[13] Grob had been admitted to South Baltimore General Hospital and after his death a funeral was planned at the home of his sister. The litigation over possession of the gold was ongoing at the time of his death. Rephrase all this as there's a fair amount of redundancy here--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 09:27, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have reordered the paragraph and removed one sentence. Bruxton (talk) 14:36, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, although I've tweaked it a bit. Feel free to revert it if you like.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:28, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]