Stage Thrills in Automobile Driving Explored
G W Dickinson head of the International Motor Contest Association spoke in Detroit to the American Association of Fairs and Expositions about auto racing as a money making spectacle. He outlined four thrill features the skid and hairpin turns the leap and high speed maneuvers, noting the sport’s enduring appeal and commercial potential.
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G. W. Dickinson
Detroit
American Association of Faire and Expositions
Dickinson
Europe
Ike
Elgin
Oldsmobile Becomes Noted Eight-Cylinder Car
The Oldsmobile company emerges as a late entrant in eight-cylinder production yet remains one of the oldest motor car concerns dating to 1809. Model 43 roadster gains emphasis, boasting a four-cylinder motor with light valves and Delco ignition. The eight fear nines its lighter weight under 2,800 pounds and features a longer chassis with improved springs for smoother handling.
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Oldsmobile
Ioat
Th Oids
Toth
Delco
Allen Official Sees A 1917 Advance In Prices
W C Allen general manager of Allen Motor company Fostoria Ohio says automobile prices will rise in 1917 due to war impact on materials. He notes increased output this year and sustained demand for good serviceable cars with only rare price reductions likely.
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W. C. Allen
Allen Motor Company
Fostoria
Ohio
Traffic Accident Ratios Imply More Motor Vehicle Harm
Massachusetts highway commissioner reports 1914 data showing street railway accidents caused far more fatalities and injuries overall than automobile crashes. He notes about 193 000 autos and trucks injured, one death or injury per 11 0000 miles for motor vehicles versus one per 18 000 miles for street cars, and stresses pedestrian or rider fault in many incidents.
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Cook County
Chicago
New York
Massachusetts
Massahhusetts Highway Commissioner
Bat
How Much Does Your Name Weigh Actually
The piece explains weighing a signature with an Analytical Balance at Dodge Brothers in Detroit. A nine letter name with two periods weighs about four ten thousandths of a gram, illustrating how tiny the signature imprint's mass is in practice.
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Dodge Brothers
Detroit
Auto Owners Willing to Do Their Share
Washington dispatch reports John A. Wilson of Franklin, Pa, head of the American Automobile Association, urging motor car owners to support war readiness. He backs registering cars for national defense, proposes mobilizing motor brigades, and argues for broad road funding and a fair, universal tax plan rather than targeting autos alone.
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Washington
National Capital
John A. Wilson
Frankin
American Automobile Association
Wilson
York City
Abe
National Organization
Prosperity seen in East as Fase lobbies for growth
Prosperity returning east and central markets shows in rising business volumes and looser money tightness. McFarel visited Detroit Chicago Indianapolis Dayton and other target cities while Charles Fase studied Studebaker plant improvements and driver sales training for a local technical school.
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Mc Farel
Detroit
Chicago
Indianapolis
Dayton
Fase Triie
East
Central East
Fase
Hutte
Studebaker
Technical School For
Butte
Charles Fase
Fisk Rubber buys Federal control in tire and mechanical lines
The Fisk Rubber Company of Chicopee Falls Mass gains control of Federal Rubber Manufacturing, reshaping leadership with new directors including Dunn Pratt Githens Fisk and Bogardus. Federal plant at Cadahy Wisconsin becomes part of a dual organization still operating separate from Fisk while expanding into general mechanical products alongside tires.
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Fisk Rubber Company
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Federal Ruber Manufacturing Company
Douse
Federal Company
HT. Dunn
A. Tors
Oles Kepperly
Toledo, Ohio
BH. Pratt
H. A. Githens
Roc. Ward
Cadahy
Wis
Auiwankee
Seling
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Automobile Directory
Chandler
Peerless
Interstate
Northwestern Motor Sales Co
Butte, Montana
George Benedict
South Main Street
Frankti and
Pierce Arrow Autos
Silver Bow Automobile Co. AQ
Smith & Lynch
M. G. Smith
Wyoming St
Acety.lene Welding
Mountaineer Welding Co
J.C. Kellett Auto Shop
Arizona Streets
Kissel
Treasure Spate Auto. CO
South Montana
Cadillac Perham and Riley
North Main Street
Dodge Brothers Cars
Silver Bow Motor Car Company
Park and
Idaho Streets
Sam Reiner
Montana
Arizona
Thacis
Allen
Trout Creek Bridge
Lewis and Clark C
Ounty
Mary
Massaghway Commission
Guiven
Commonwealth
Fasel
pHa
Nadian
Silver Bow Motor Car CO
Idaho
F. M. Osborne
Besa
Allen-Sommer
Aton
W. C. Jones
Wyoming St. Butte
Soeepa
Hutings
Tieutenant Hintings
C. B. Butte
Buick
B. Butte
Butte Auto CO
E. Galena St
Auto Supplies
Rayfield
Bertram Motor Supply CO
South Main
Butte, Mont
Bertram Service
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