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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
9
New England society crowds throng Mechanics and Horticultural halls for the auto show. Despite $1 admission and rainy streets, attendance sets records as gasolene, electric, and steam cars number over 100 makes. power boats, trucks, and racing plans draw heavy interest.
At the Boston motor show three women toured stands unaccompanied by men, inspecting a range of models from White to Berliot and Pierce Great Arrows. They asked about cost of maintenance upholstering and direct drive, while noting foreign and domestic origins and comparing features. Professor Frederick R. Hutton and Walter C. White attended, with Rainier and Winton models drawing interest.
The Dragon and Welch cars reached Boston after a grueling New York to Boston endurance run. Dragon driver John Haynes declined cup claims while Welch driver L. H. Pearlman ceded first-claim and praised the event, officials, and sportsmanship. Dragon president John Kane Mills lauded the run and noted the car’s reliability despite snowfall and ice.
A. E. Morrison & Co exhibit two Stearns and two Oldsmobile cars with polished chassis. The Columbia Electric Vehicle Company showcases electric carriages and gasolene touring cars including a four cylinder 40 45 hp model with electric clutch. J H MacAlman reports strong Columbia sales and ball bearings on most shafts.
Lyman H. Howe presents Lifeorama at Tremont Temple featuring a France sardine industry segment from netting to canning alongside a whaling series. The double feature contrasts two demanding maritime trades, with a matinee slated for Saturday March 16.
Robert Mantell debuted as Brutus in Julius Caesar at the Tremont Theatre last evening. The performance marks a new Shaksperian direction for him with a dignified noble Brutus eager to aid his country, though manipulated by conspirators.
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