England Ranks as Big Buyer of U S Goods
Great Britain stands as the United States’ top export market next to Canada with agriculture dominant in imports. In 1929 U S lard sales to Britain reached over 24 million dollars, far exceeding automobile exports. Britain buys half of U S fresh apples and a large share of raisins and canned fruit, while oranges top exports after Canada. Britain also leads in evaporated milk ham and buys large amounts of canned grapefruit, barley oats oatmeal rice and refined sugar from the United States. The Orient is increasing purchases of cotton tobacco and wheat.
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Grave of Williams Said to Mark Last of the Bourbons
Neighbors view the freshly sodded grave of George Williams in St. Louis as the resting place of the last of the archons. A family portrait with the inscription George Williams Last of the carbons hints at a legend that he was the grandchild of the last Dauphin. The tale places the Dauphin’s arrival in Albany then Ticonderoga as Eleazer Williams in 1700.
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Trolley Car Crashes Through Wall Injuring Four
A street car and trailer jumped tracks in The Strip area of Pittsburgh. The motor mat A Foley was removed in a dying condition. Two women and two children sleeping on an upper floor were hospitalized. Police reported further details as the crash investigation continues.
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Pittsburgh
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Six People Slightly Injured in Incident
Half a dozen other persons were slightly injured in the incident. Emergency crews responded to the scene as authorities began investigations into the cause and nature of the event.
Pioneer editor succumbs in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi January 2 Death today claimed Colonel Robert Hiram Henry 81 longtime owner and editor of the Clarion Ledger and former president of the National Editorial Association He founded the Newton Ledger in 1871 which became the Clarion Ledger and retired from active work in 1921 He had served as a state highway commissioner in the last decade.
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Fire destroys block after blast in Monessen
A gas explosion in Monessen Pennsylvanias business district caused an estimated 125000 damage and destroyed an entire block. The blast hurled many from their beds and shattered windows blocks away. Fire Chief William Laird reported the toll and damage.
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Monessen
William Laird
Playwriting Tradition Noted in Shaw Family
In Newcastle England on January 2 a writer notes that playwriting is a Shaw family tradition. Dr Bernard Shaw, nephew of George Bernard Shaw, serves as assistant pathologist at a local infirmary and has written short plays for college students that were well received. He says he was not christened after his famous uncle, noting Bernard is a family name.
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Bernard Shaw
Sterling Delivers Optimistic Speech at Texas Club Dinner
Governor-Elect Ross Sterling spoke to about 500 Texans at the first annual Texas Club banquet in Dallas. He urged using Texas grown and manufactured products to spur industry, agriculture, and business, declaring we have reached the bottom and are climbing upward. Other speakers included U S Senator Tom Connally and editors and business leaders. W H Reid was kept as club president as the organization became permanent.
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Knife and cord save life for hunting dog
A hunting dog in Hastings Nebraska was saved when a knife and cord were used to free it from a trap or entanglement. The incident occurred on January 2 and involved quick thinking by a local hunter. Firefighters or authorities assisted in the rescue.
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Dog treated after paddles tear long gashes in hip
L P Young used a knife and cotton cord to sew two deep wounds in his Chesapeake dog Don after a hunting trip. Don fell into a boat propeller path, bleeding heavily. Young improvised sutures and hopes for recovery after veterinary care.
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