Wolverine club encampment planned for 1914 by Spooner and Pfeffer
Detroit records note F E Spooner and President Pfeffer proposing a large Wolverine club summer camp in Oakland County. The plan calls for many tents, family and men tents, a big dining tent, cooking and wait staff, bathing beaches, hammocks, boats, fishing gear, lighting, a dancing floor, and sports facilities. The camp would operate all summer with members staying through weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Spooner
Detroit
Wolverine Automobile Club
Pfeffer
F. Ed Spooner
Wolverine Club
Oakland County
Tenns Court
Cyeling
Lincoln Cyeling Club
Chicaira
Pistanua Bay
Onic
Renaumel
Automobiling News From 1913 and 1914 Industry Shifts
A review of major automotive moves and incidents. Hupp Motor Car and Fosdick Wentworth expand South and East. William B. Wheeler eyes Minneapolis motordrome stake in next year’s American league circuit. LA police enforce car stay limits with chalk marks and court summons for overstays. Notable personnel changes include Rogal Studebaker draftsman hire and Stearns’ fatal Kissel trip near San Diego. Storm damage at Orchard Lake affects Pelletier farm, with extensive tree loss and fruit damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Wheeler
Northwestern Automobile Company
Minneapolis
Ford
Northwest
Detroit
Wheeler
Rrotordromes
LeRoy Teletier
Orchard Lake
Tong
Mr. Pelletier
Goodyear No-Rim-Out Tires Lead Market Upswing
Goodyear No-Rim-Out tires cost one-fifth more than standard tires yet claimed the top spot in Tiredom, reflecting strong consumer demand for premium rimless models and a shift in tire preferences among buyers and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Stearns-Knight Introduces Expanded Touring Car Line
Stearns-Knight unveils four to seven passenger touring cars on four or six cylinder chassis with new midships transmission on four cylinders and sloping hood design. New roadsters limousines and landaulets include coupe and sedan models built on standard chassis. Updated electrification includes Gray & Davis lighting and centralized steering column with Klaxon horn placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns
Thre Assen
Additio
Cleveland
Stearne
Prac
America
Gray & Davis Electric
FIRST WILLYS UTILITY TRUCK SHOWN IN ATLANTA
Abbott Motor Company officials Manda A E Schafer and L B Sanders return from the east and announce a six cylinder Abbott model to meet dealer needs. Savannah Automobile Club rep N H Van Sieklen will visit Detroit in two weeks to discuss entries for the Vanderbilt and Savannah Road Course races at Thanksgiving. Glidden tour notes and plans for 1915 hoist headlights and new front mudguard designs. Exports of automobiles for 1913 reach 1,000,000, with factory conventions for Oakland and 1914 models under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
Manda
A. E. Schafer
L. B. Sanders
Abbott Motor Company
Abbott
Sanders
N. H. van Sieklen
Chicago
Savannah Automobile Club
Detroit
Vanderbilt
Savannah
Savannah Road Course
Frank J. Mooney
Huny Motor Car Company
The 200 Club Promises New Chicago to Boston Run
Notables from multiple cities rally around J C Patterson of Chicago as the 200 club aims for a non stop Chicago to Boston motor run. Observers and affidavits required. Beecroft notes the 260 club is upright and promising for automobile advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Patterson
Chicago
David Beecroft
Chisszo
New York
Patterson
Detroit
260 Club
Bleermant of Automobile
Boston
Chicago Automobile Club
Prominent Chicago Auto Club Member Named Patterson
A prominent member of the Chicago Automobile Club, Patterson is highlighted for his ongoing efforts within the organization. The report notes his leadership roles and influence in club activities and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
The
Chicago Automobile Clab
Firestone tires safety talk warns against soft riding
In Cleveland Aug 16 police arrested Thomas Ward a saloon keeper for recording wagers on a baseball game amid a crackdown on betting. The opium habit’s decline in Amoy shifts trade to cigars cigarettes and foreign wines as moving pictures replace opium dens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Greenwald
Firestone Tire and Klubber Company
Greenwald
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Ward
Ward
Amoy
China
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Spooner
Francia M. Sutton
South Africa
Hupp
H. J. Roealy
Casa
American Tire and Rubber Co
Atlanta
Peachtree St
Ivy
Los Angeles
RG. Nethbors
Hupp Motor Car Company
Fosdick-Wentworth Compan
Poston
Harry Fosdick
Sternngland
Newnsland
Rhode Island
Charles & Rosse & Co
H. &. Warren
Rogal Motor Car Company
Cadillac
4. Frey
Studebaker Corporation
Mr. Warren
J. ¢. Austin
Chiet
Studebaker
Frank Brisons
Tetroit
Tember
Silsene Freres
Paris
France
Benjamin Briscoe
Unitates Motor Company
Briscoe Kretiers
Tepart
S 3 Huge
Cole Meteor Car Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
Peachtree Street
Stearns-Knight
Willys
Paige-Detroit, Motor Car Company
Ihe Paige
Ray Harroun
Indiana Pac
Indianapolis
San Franciseo
Harround
Harroun
Cc. H. Smith
San Francisco
Derrott
D. Hallahan
Eddie Turney
Mr. Smith
W. L. Newett
Pacific Coast
Miller Rubber Company
Edward Leonard
R. E. Hilton
Mrs. Smith
Eddie
Wills Engel
Mrs. Engel
Auffalo
Cartercar Company
H. R. Radford
Carterar.company
Oakland Motor Car Company
Fontiac
Pountechatrain Hotel
George &. Daniels
Safers
J. B. Eccleston
Newark Mae
George Hansen
J. F. Walsh
W PR. Tracy
B.C
Wilphack
Co. F. Gilmore
Kansas City
J. W. Martin
Minneapois
W.B. Fewell
BK. Leach
Philadelphia
F. F. Odell
Pittsburg
Eee
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
Premier Sales Co
D. T. Bussey
F. B. Steele
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