British coal market hit by outside supplies and global rivals
Report from Beckley West Virginia notes British coal production easing with many pits likely to close. Competition from Germany Denmark Sweden France and Italy plus lignite from Germany dents demand. Trade figures show Canadian exports and arbitration proposals amid a fatal New River Fields accident involving R K E McClelland.
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Beckley
W. Va
Great Britain
New York
New York City
Germany
Sweeden
Denmark
Italy
New River Fields
R. KE. McClelland
Nlow
Fayette County
McClelland
Gaston Caperton
Mr. Caperton
Caperton
West Virginia
Coal strike slackens as market fears and notices rise
The fourth week of the hard coal strike ended with a quiet, apathetic mood. Welch coal may rise 25 cents per ton as imports face strain. West Virginia operators and Smokeless Coal Association plan meetings in Washington to study introducing West Virginia smokeless coal to New England. Prices and shipments vary with markets. emergency fuel rules expand to curb consumption and prioritize winter supply.
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Walter Gordon Merritt
New England Coal Dealers’ Association
Welch Coal
W. JD. Ord
Smokeless Coal Operators Association of
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
New England
Massachusetts
Eugene C. Hultman
Alvan T. Hier
Miners and families sail for abroad amid suspension
A party of 125 coal miners and families left aboard the Majestic for a visit abroad as the anthracite strike continues. Reports say Polish Italian and Slovakian ports linked to the district note the mecca status for salesmen pushing orders with extended credit. School enrollments in the region slump as youths take jobs to aid families during the suspension. John D. A. Morrow, ex VP of the National Coal Association, now heads sales for Indiana and Illinois at Joy Coal Loading Machine Co. Tortoise shell remains a valued material for dressing table and boudoir ornaments.
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Majestic
John D. A. Morrow
The
National Coal Association
Indiana
Illinois
Joy Coal Loading Machine Company
Lost World picture to debut at Colonial theatre
The Lost World a new motion picture rivaling The Ten Commandments makes its Bluefield debut at the Colonial theatre tomorrow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story features a cast of 2,000 headed by Lewis Stone Lloyd Hughes Bessie Love Wallace Beery and Bull Montana with Willis H. O’Brien aiding Watterson Rothacker. A expedition on an Amazon plateau faces prehistoric beasts and a 50,000 pound dinosaur yearling in a hair raising adventure praised as a major thrill epic.
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Bluefield
Colonial Theatre
Arthur Conan Doyle
Watterson Rothacker
Willis H. O'Brien
Lewis Stone
Lloyd Hughes
Bessie Love
Wallace Beery
Bull Montana
Amazon
Brontosaurus in London Climax Shocks Readers
The narrative notes humor and a startling climax where a captive brontosaurus wrecks London, delivering a dramatic and sensational event in the tale.
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London
Bathing Beauties Debated Over Ear Stoppers
A witty note describes swimmers who wear ear protectors to avoid water entry, suggesting some would appear nearly nude without the gear while others resist the trend.
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Theodore Instone
S. Instone & Co
S. A. Wertheim
Burns Brothers of
Welch
Instone
Canada
Montreal
Birmingham
Washington Tubes
B. E. White
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Washington
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Cc. B. Burtner
Burtner Coal Company
Philadelphia
Genoa
Marupolo
Sea of Azorussia
Bureau of Mines
Hoover
Budget Bureau
New York Harbor
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
New Jersey
Camden
N. J
United States
TNS
March
Bath
C. H. Berryman
Office Phone
Harrison-Henderson Ci Co
Pandora
Fall Faction
E. S. Pedigo Co
Bluefield, W. Va
Indire
McCormick & CO
Baltimore
Thornton-Laird CO
Bluefield, W. V
Paris
Rene
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