Ford Factory Leads In Multilingual Car Production
Stew art McDonald of Moon Motor Car Co notes driving cars straight from the factory grows as customers dislike waiting for freight. Ford employs a linguist system with ten languages and fifteen dialects among sixteen thousand workers to interpret orders. Bulletin notices appear in six languages, reflecting a diverse workforce from Southern Europe to distant regions. A Montana mile curious aside mentions a 1908 Mitchell car reporting 151,736 mileage units.
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Stewart McDonald
Moon Motor Car Company
Ford
Ford Company
Europe
South Seas
India
Philippines
Columbus
Montana
Monmille
H. T. Calhoun
Turkish Upholstery Trends Return Comfort with White Hair Cushions
Turkish craftsmen are increasingly using cushions made from cattle hair for softness and horse hair for spring. White hair is essential to detect tam pico fiber, which is used in lower grades and causes stiff, uncomfortable cushions. Tampico fiber can penetrate cloth coverings and irritate passengers.
Built In An Hour Demonstrates Ford Factory Speed
A visit by the Society of Automobile Engineers of America and a delegation from England showed Ford’s rapid car assembly, with a marking test by T B Brown of London. The party toured a working car built in under an hour, touring the White City area and joking about many automobile names along the way.
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Ford
Society of Automobile Engineers of America
Ford Company
American Society
Institute of Automobile Engineers of England
Palmer
Ohio
Columbus
Jackson
Michigan
Mitchell
Sampson
Mercer
Bergdoll
Washington
Benz
Philadelphia
Cole
Mack
Baker
Melbourne to Sydney Car Run Sets New Time Record
The Capital to Capital race covering 573 miles from Melbourne to Sydney saw A. V. Turner finish in 19 hours 2 minutes, shaving 45 minutes off the old mark. The piece also notes tours by A. B. Hambleton of Cleveland planning trips to New York and Cape Cod, and reflects on ancient wheels and Egyptian chariot designs as a preface to modern motor cars.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Australia
A. V. Turner
Turner
A. B. Hambleton
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Ohio
Hambleton
New York
Cape Cod
Cairo
Overhauling Automobiles Urged by Hartford Courant
New Haven police begin overhauling automobiles and urge all motorists to respect laws governing vehicles. The piece faults a few reckless drivers while urging law observance by automobilists and clubs to protect the public, noting risks from unnumbered, unlit, or obstructed vehicles. Mason and Lyman of Troy and Minneapolis have begun on a notable project.
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Hartford Courant
New Haven
Automobile Clubs
Commission Orders Elimination of Six Grade Crossings
The public utilities commission orders the elimination of six grade crossings in Stonington. The ruling follows a June hearing with opposition. The crossings sit on a disused track extending to the wharf. The railroad company filed the petition. Costs arise from simply removing the tracks.
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Commission
Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
Stonington
Commissioner seeks college woman for labor department work
Labor Commissioner P H Connolley says he has not yet named the investigator under the new law into conditions for women and minors at work but has many applications. The appointee will be a college educated woman trained for the job. An appropriation of 3000 for two years is available, with compensation likely five dollars a day plus expenses.
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Hartford
P. H. Connolley
Liiely
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