Winter auto show draws crowds despite storms and sales tactics
Dealers reported strong attendance at the two show halls with women buyers influential in talks. Mrs. Leslie Carter bought a Decauville, plans a continental tour next summer. Demonstrations featured luxurious limousines with interior heaters, including Pope Toledo and Welch models. A Glidden tour plan to Bretton Woods includes four days of contests and hill climbs, with Miles and Fay noted figures.
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Leslie Carter
Symphony Hall
Mrs. Carter
Tay
Booth
Boston
Auto Exhibit Impresses Mayor With Touring Car Plans
Autoists’ detailed questions reveal deep car knowledge at the Linscott booth. Mayor Fitzgerald, despite a storm, toured autos and power boats, praising the exhibit and reportedly planning to order a large seven seat touring car.
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Fitzgerald
Baby Reo Delights Perkins Institute Visitors
A Perkins Institute tour of a show featured the baby Reo seen by blind children. Tommy Springer, a deaf mute blind boy, spent half an hour examining the car with Lockwood of the Reo factory, rapidly asking questions as he traced the toy’s mechanisms. The exchange showed remarkable curiosity and understanding.
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Linscott Booth
Mr. Lockwood
Perkins Institute
Reo
Tommy Springer
Lockwood
Boston Show Highlights Armored Car For Mexico bullion
An order from L M Hart of Boston seeks a specially built steel armored car with a gatling gun to transport bullion from a Mexican mine to the railroad. Hart and associates have ordered a third Thomas Flyer this year. The piece notes strong interest in White cars, European tours by drivers Oscar Preston and Eddie Callahan, and ongoing activity at the show across manufacturers and new publications.
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Henshaw
L. M. Hart
Boston
Mexico
Mr. Hart
Thomas
White Sewing Machine Company
Cleveland
White
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
United States
Europe
South
Central America
Oscar Preston
Eddie Callahan
New York
Bdrancn
F. E. Dayton
Columbia
Burke
F. A. Nickerson
George N. Pierce Company
Pittsburg
Pierce
Nickerson
Buffalo
Hartford
Robert Lee Morrell
Jefferson de Mont Thompson
American Automobile Association
Automobile Club of America
New York Motor Club
Vanderbilt Cup Commission
Motor Print
Symphony Hall
Cc. H. Smith
Johnson Service Company
A Laugh On Automobilists At Auto Show
Visitors at Mechanics Hall enjoy a new auto show wrinkle a portable accident chest. Many autoists carry bandages antiseptic X Zalia and a bottle to treat finger jams cuts and praise a charmingly practical kit. One attendee notes it benefits both the driver and the pedestrian run over.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Mt Bowdoin Knights Hear Talk On St Patrick
At Norfolk Hall last evening Mt Bowdoin Council Knights of Columbus heard Joseph F O Connell of Dorchester deliver an address on St Patrick.
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MT. Bowdoin Knights
ST. Patrick
Mt. Bowdoin Council
Knights of Columbus
Norfolk Hall
Joseph F. ‘O'Connell
Dorchester
Boston boxing reform talk stirs sports pages
Boston sports writers report a San Francisco critic urging B A A to supervise boxing in major cities with club annexes. Boston club members doubt the plan, preferring amateur bouts and six round no decision matches to curb corruption and keep boxing clean.
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Boston
San Francisco
Back Bay
House
Tug-Of-War Challenge Set Between Meagher Clan Camerons
Manager P. Nelson of the challengers says he will be at the Post tomorrow evening at 8 to finalize arrangements and post a forfeit after the acceptance of the Thomas Francis Meagher challenge.
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Clan Camerons
P. Nelson
The
Challengers
Schoolboys Win Big Point In A A U War
The suspended schoolboy athletes gained a major win against the Amateur Athletic Union. Robinson of Brighton High was reinstated at his own request and Sherman of English High was reinstated after an initial dispute. The outcome may trigger further reinstatements but sparks a clash between the A A U and Boston headmasters over local athletic authority.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Frank McGrath
Sherman
Mr. Lill
A. A. U. Registration Committee
Lill
Boston
Brookline High
Robinson
Casey
English High
Boston School Board
Chickering
N. A. Sherman
Navy and Cadets to Meet in Three-Game Baseball Series
Annapolis reports that the United States naval and military academies will play a three game series instead of a single May 20 game. The opener is set for May 25 with the second on May 26 morning and a potential third in the afternoon of May 26.
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Art Edmonds
Artie Edmonds
New York
Artie
Edmonds
Cleveland
Clevelands
Claude Rossman
Stovall
Lajoie
Congalton
Lick
Wakefield
Bay
Bemis
Bradley
Turner
Jackson
NAVY
Annapolis
United States
Naval and Military Academies
Yale Oarsmen In Fast Form
Yale varsity crew posted a strong showing in a 2.5 mile race against freshmen in New Haven. First varsity led by two boat lengths at finish. second and third eights tied with freshmen. Change: Rogers moved to No 3 in the lineup with Bolton at stroke and Morse as captain.
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New Haven
Yale
Rogers
Varsity
Bolton
Morse
Noyes
Yeear
Chase
Bigelow
Graham
Bow
Weeks
Roxbury High Dominates Mechanic Arts 56 to 6 in Openers
Roxbury High routed Mechanic Arts 56 to 6 in a home game featuring a strong passing attack and ball control. Star guard McCarthy scored 15 baskets while McGann led Mechanic Arts. Roxbury second team won 24 to 1. Time 20 minute halves with Coleman refereeing.
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Roxbury High
Mechanic Arts
Roxbury
McCarthy
McGann
Roxbury Hign
Donovan
Babcock Cronin
Cana Eanates Siten Tae B
McGann Keppel
Bnom O’connell
Hayes
L. F
Lovejoy
Keppel
Cranin
Baner
MccCarthy
Babcock
Coleman
Open shop declared by 47 wagon makers group
At a meeting of the Wagon Manufacturers Association held at the Revere House last night, 47 builders voted unanimously to stand for the open shop. President William P. Stone presided and the decision was signed by the majority after more than three hours of discussion.
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Wagon Manufacturers’ Association
Revere House
William P. Stone
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Charles F. Fay
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Myron W. Townsend
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