Man with Broken Neck Plans Coal Field Visit
Alonzo Souslin the man with the broken neck has spent a week in Bluefield and says this is one of the best towns he has visited. He praises local officials and railroad men, recalls his 12 years as a railroad man, and notes his dismissal for refusing to join a strike. He explains the accident that broke his neck occurred in Dayton in 1906 and shows a special headgear that aids his life. He plans to tour Pocahontas Bramwell Keystone Welch and other coal towns, selling postcard views of his family and himself while staying optimistic and grateful for support.
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Alonzo Souslin
Bluefield
Dayton
Panhandle
Chicago
Souslin
National Cash Register Company
Ohio
Pocahontas
Bramwell
Keystone
Welch
United States
World trade set to reach new peak in 1912
The statistical division estimates world commerce will hit about 35 billion dollars in 1912, up from 31 billion in 1910 and 17.5 billion in 1890, with most leading countries showing higher totals than in 1911. Imports and exports rise across Canada Germany the United Kingdom the United States and others, amid a general global expansion in trade.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Canada
Japan
Switzerland
India
France
Argentina
Mexico
Russia
Youth fleeces sleuth in Salt Lake check fraud
Chicago detective Captain J Halpin was tricked by Edward Spee an eighteen year old from Salt Lake who forged a forgive message from his father and a $150 check to win the detective’s trust. The check bounced and Spee was later found in custody facing a grand jury on a felony charge. Halpin parole was used as a preliminary step.
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Chicago
J. Halpin
Edward Spee
Salt Lake
Spere
Halpin
Papa
Bridewell
J. S. Smith
Haipin
Foreign trade shares show US import dependence by country
The report details how sixteen billion in total imports reflects US share. Haiti and Honduras top per cent imports from the United States, while the United Kingdom leads in value of American exports. Other nations show varying import reliance from 5.2 percent in China to 69.5 percent in Haiti.
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United States
Haiti
Honduras
Canada
Santo Domingo
Panama
Mexico
Cuba
Costa Rica
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Argentina
Belgium
Australia
Brazil
Russia
Japan
Colombia
Menador
Venezuela
Peru
Bolivia
China
India
Morocco
Servia
Turkey
Roumania
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Bluefield Baking Co
Daniel Webster
South Bluefield
Matz Hotel
E. T. Oliver
Gitizens Underwriters Agency
Flat Top National Bank
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Elks Opera House
Keith
Vaudeville
Ted Warner
Barrett & Bayne
Lewis, Griffin & Lewis
Five Bragdons
Telegraph
Lions of Dollars
Isaac T. Mann
Mann
West Virginia
Senate
Adv
the Age
Sydney Woolen Mills CO
Laurence H. Layne
Kessler
U. S
Balt
W.h.msbrayer
Bond
W. H. McBrayer
Cedar Brook
U. S. Govt
U.S
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