300 000 Buick Order Closes in Half Hour in Chicago
Report notes a rapid sale in Chicago where a $300000 Buick order was completed in about thirty minutes. Buyer H. Pence of Pence Automobile Co Minneapolis and salesman Pat Collins of Buick Motor Co Flint, Michigan, led a deal described as a landmark for large scale auto sales.
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Auditorium
Chicago
Ptratmond
Collins
Buick Wotor Company
Fulnt
Mich
HE. Pence
Pence Automobile Company
Minneapolia
Trainroad
Inside an Auto Tire Described by Firestone President
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company president H M Firestone explains tire value beyond tread. Fabric quality sets tire strength, with Sea Island cotton fabrics and multiple fabric layers, inspections, and rubber allotment driving durability and cost.
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Went
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
H. 4. Firestone
Firestong Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone
Hehdy
Mr. Firestone
Sea Island Comba
Sea Island
Carolinas
Knight sleeve motor buses reshape London transit
Charles Knight describes the Knight sleeve valve chassis used in London buses. About 250 now in service. 40 buses averaging 20,000 miles with loads up to 40 passengers. They reach 25 mph, engine 1,800 rpm. Daimler Coventry builds 453 Knight-motored omnibuses. Searle designed the chassis addressing London traction.
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Old London Institution
March of Progress
F. B. Stearns Company
Stearns- Knight
Charles ¥. Knight
London
Metro
Daimler Company of
Coventry
Searle
Daimler Commercial Vehicle Department
Knight
A Sure Thing From Judge
A quirky courtroom snippet has Lord de Noudles paying five hundred thousand dollars to Minnie Moneybage, with other names Dubbs Dumpkina and Usual cited in a humorous exchange. The fragment hints at a satirical or fictional confrontation over a large, improbable gift.
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Oman
de Noudles
Minnie
Dubbs
Dumpkina
Crackers Lead Southern League in Double Plays
The Atlanta Crackers top Southern League in double plays through Monday May 5 with 23. Nashville 18, Montgomery 15, Mabie 15, Memphis 14, Birmingham 13, Chattanooga 12, New Orleans 11.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Montgomery
Mabie
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Australian Criket Team En Route For Tour Here
New York May 16. With the announcement that the Australian Cricket Team which is to make a tour of the country has begun its journey toward the United States capital for an extended stop and press schedule.
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New York
Australians To Play All American Teams In United States
The Australian cricket team will tour the United States starting in Philadelphia on June 20 21 and 22 with games against an all American side. They will also face top teams in New York and Bermuda in July and August before returning home. Players include Bardsley Arnett Campbell Cody Collins Crawford Diamond Dewn Emery McCartney Melley Mayne and others.
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United State
Sydney
Sgara
Victoria
Canada
United States
Philadelphia
East
Bermuda
New York
Mobile Gulls Lead Southern League With 42 Points
The Mobile Gulls top the Southern league standings with 42 points after May 5 games. New Orleans and Nashville follow with 37, Atlanta 04, Memphis 31, Birmingham 90, Montgomery 27, Chattanooga 13. Father Knew. A quip about Veni Vidi Vici ends with Father joking it’s a college yell.
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Mobile Gulls
New Orleans
Nashvile
Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Son—ather
Michigan Grid Star Paul Dickey Heads to Atlanta Vaudeville
Paul Dickey, star end for Michigan in 1907 and 1908, visits Atlanta this week to appear in vaudeville at the Forsyth Theatre headliner The Comeback. He will be entertained by local Michigan alumni and fraternity sisters during his stay.
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Paul, Dickey
University of Michigan
Atlanta
Forsyth Theater
Dickey
Michigan
Mobile Gulls Lead Southern League In May Standings
In May 5 games the Mobile Gulls top the Southern league with 58 points while New Orleans follows at 40 and other clubs include Moomovhin 27 Atlanta 29 Montgomery 28 Nashville 23 Birmingham 22 and Chattanooga 14. A separate note recounts a gambler who lost his money while speculating on folly and melancholy.
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Mobile Gulls
New Orleans
Moomovhin
Atlanta
Montgomery
Neshvile
Birmingham
Chattanooga
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Henpeck
Ayto
Crabshaw
Mighty
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White
America
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Asia
Michigan-Georgia Motor Car Co
Peachtree St
Atlanta,Ga
Ivy
Rae
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