Thousands Flock to Boston Auto Show at Mechanic Building
The Boston auto show fills Mechanics Building and Horticultural Hall with broad aisles and space for exhibitors. Industry leaders like S L B Speare praise advances in commercial vehicles and motor trucks. Colt and Velie representatives discuss territory, while Diamond Tire highlights dominance with 93 of 420 cars carrying their tires. The show claims a record high turnout and a 10 percent rise in cars exhibited versus 1910.
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Mechanics’ Ing
Horticultural Hall
Pkind
Boston
Diamond Rubber Company
Diamond Tires
J. P. Weber
New England
Diamond Tire Company
New York
Chicago
Diamond Company
Diamond
Auto Show Displays 93 Cars With 20 Tire Brands
Diamond Rubber Company highlights its tires on 93 cars at the auto show. Twenty tire manufacturers are represented across the showcased equipment.
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Diamond Rubber Company
US Cars Impress Europe as American Build Outsells Chassis
Henry Plow, assistant treasurer of a $10 million auto concern, returns from Europe after visiting sub agencies of the Mitchell-Lewis company and the Boston show. He notes American cars sold complete with faster delivery, standardization, and greater durability amid higher European taxes and bespoke European car making. Goodyear officials describe rubber processing stages from raw mass to milled strips, resting to regain strength before tire production.
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Europe
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company
Henry Plow
Racine
Wis
Boston
Mr. Plow
France
England
Plow
Goodyear Plant Tour Highlights Crude Product Processing
P. W. Littlefield of Goodyear Company discusses treating crude product for tires and other outputs during a visit to the extensive plant. Visitors tour the plant exposing the manufacturing process and potential downstream products.
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Pany
Peerless cars at auto show offered at reduced prices
The Peerless Motor Car Company of New England displays rebuilt cars at a reduction from original cost with full factory guarantee. Repainted to look like new, the exhibit draws many prospective buyers to the Peerless booth.
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Peerless Motor Car ‘Company of
New England
Peerless Company
Peerless
Boston
Automobile boom driven by utility value says Detroit leader
President Walter I. Flanders of the i M F Company in Detroit declares that car demand is at record highs and that the motor car now serves as an economic saving device for business and pleasure alike. He notes widespread optimism, strong retail buying, and a shift from leisure to utility use across merchants, doctors, farmers, and bankers. The industry has surged from novelty to essential tool, with manufacturing now capable of high-volume output.
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Walter I. Flanders
i-M-f Company
Detroit
Selden Exibit Shows Torpedo Style Car And 48 HP Engine
The Selden Motor Car Company of Massachusetts features a Mechanics building exhibit this week of the new torpedo body line by George B. Selden. Shown is a fore door torpedo model seating six with a four cylinder engine rated 36 1 10 HP by A L A M but developing 48 HP, three speeds, Bosch ignition, and a 17 gallon gasoline tank under the front seat. The display includes a stripped chassis highlighting inside mechanism and a dropped pressed steel frame over the rear axle.
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Selden Motor Car Company
Massachusetts
Mechanics
Selden
George B. Selden
Mmany
Bosch
New Napier Limousine Feature Lets Driver Check Behind
A side storm window on the Napier limousine can be opened or closed by the driver. It aids reverse speed by allowing rear vision to detect obstructions. The design was perfected by Farnham Nelson, renowned makers of high class automobile bodies.
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Farnham & Nelson
Trucks Save Horses With Alco Motor Trucks Praised
C Whitney Boston agent for Alco outlines advantages of motor trucks over horse teams in hot weather and dense traffic. He cites speed, control, and efficiency gains for long hauls, and notes a small car expected to reach San Francisco in two months. President C W Kelsey adds remarks on stabilizer and motorette design.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
C. Whitney
Boston
Alco
Whitney
San Francisco
C. W. Kelsey
Reo Truck Tests Compare Efficiency in West
J. M. Linscott reports on a Reo truck test program in the West. Over 88 days in autumn to January and 18 days of side by side work with a horse, the Reo delivered 2171 loads in 621 hours weighing 925,628 pounds. Average 16.9 minutes per delivery, 25 deliveries daily, 426 pounds per stop. Four months covered 2784 miles, with 290 gallons gasoline and 2512 gallons oil used, costing about two cents per mile.
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Reo
West
J. M. Linscott
Three-Wheeled Kelsey Motorette Captures Auto Show Attention
A compact two passenger Kelsey motorette draws notice at the auto show. One unit is on a 5000 mile transcontinental test run from Hartford to San Francisco. No attempt will be made to imitate its peculiar construction.
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Hartford
Conn
San Francisco
Cal
Auto Lock A New Gas Lock At 1911 Auto Show
At the 1911 auto show the H H Franklin Manufacturing Co displays a gas lock device for cars. The ball and tumbler lock sits under the front seat and uses a dial with Main Reserve and Drain positions to control gasoline flow. The system prevents starting unless the knob is in an allowed position, aiding theft prevention.
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H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company
Firestone Rim Showcases Water Tight Demountable Design
Singleton of Firestone Tire describes the Firestone one piece demountable rim at the Boston show, noting it is not a split rim. He cites its water tight base preventing moisture, rust, or mud, and contrasts with other rims that split to demount.
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Singleton
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Boston
Firestone
All Star Boxing Card Promises Busy Boston Night
Boxers and fans look to a strong program at the Armory A A with Joe Hirst and Jimmy Carroll making HK debuts. Ten round bouts feature Hirst vs Murphy and Carroll vs Delmont, plus O Keefe Alger and Le Favor MacDonough bouts in a three 10 round card.
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Armory A. A
Boston
Joe Hirst
Philadelphia
Jimmy Carroll
San Francisco
Hirst
Eddie Murphy
South Boston
Carroll
al Delmont
Tommy O’keefe
George Alger
Cambridg
Peck LeFavor
Brockton
Young MacDonough
Manchester
N. H
Quincy Rowing Association
Quincy
Billy Nixon
Cambridge
Tommy Rawson
East Boston
Bob le Favor
Joe Geary
South End
Joe Nelson
Lawrence
Dave
Beano
Breen
Hugo Kelly
Hugh McIntosh
London
Paris
Leo Hoek
Armory Club
Cora Livingston Faces All Challengers at the Howard
Champion wrestler Cora Livingston meets Olga Nelson for a best two of three falls match at the Howard after recent challenges from Ethel Conway and Helen Ward. Nelson believes she can defeat the champion, who aims to retain the belt won two years ago.
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Cora Livingston
the Howard
Ethel Conway
Helen Ward
Miss Livingston
Olga Nelson
Boston
Miss Nelson
Chammpion
Nelson
Pirates Start for West Baden
Pittsburg manager Fred Clarke and five players left for West Baden Indiana to begin spring training. A half dozen players will join en route in Ohio while the rest join Clarke at West Baden in a few days. Honus Wagner has not signed yet but is expected to leave for Hot Springs later in the week.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Fred Clarke
West Baden
Ind
Ohio
Clarke
Honus Wagner
Hans
Hot Springs
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Connecticut
Vermont
A. B. Henley
H. U. Franklin Manufacturing Company
Whitten
Velie
Velie Company
Norton H. Luce
Velie Booth
Walter V. Johnson
Essex Junction
Faank Walker
Gynn
Arthur Behbarrell
Lowell
Charles Clifford, Jr
Bath
U. S
Mitchell-Lewis Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Amazon
South America
Sierra Leone
P. W. Littlefield
Goodyear
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Tate
Bereta
United States
G&j
Bese Yusciai
Morgan & Wright
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Cntra Aizag
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United States Tire Company
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Mechanics Hall
W. E. Flanders
E-M-F Co
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Napier
HdAdite Murphy
George Griffin
National A. Co
Kelsey
Franklin
J. F. Singleton
Firestone Tire Company
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