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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
11
A quirky tale of an oatmabeel and a green Swede frames a report on early auto culture. The piece then details Packard testing on Allegheny roads, mountain challenges, and a flood of motor car news from across the United States and abroad.
Paris hosts a convention on eradicating traffic trouble alongside the International Road Congress. Reports describe American drivers, European attitudes after the Grand Prix defeat, growing speed limits across states, rising auto exports, a Savannah 200 mile race plan, and advanced aerial navigation developments at Ft. Omaha with a top inland harbor project nearing completion.
Robert C. Crowthers of Cincinnati presented A. W. Hayward of Avondale with a 1909 four cylinder Elmore touring car after a record run from the Elmore factory in Clyde Ohio. The 20 5 mile route to Cincinnati was completed in hours and 25 minutes at an average above twenty five miles per hour with no trouble. The Dayton to Cincinnati leg took 1 hour 50 minutes from the Algonquin Hotel to Read ing road in Avondale. Al Maiden, Crowthers’ superintendent, drove the car.
The Cincinnati Automobile Company reports the sale of a 1909 Peerless thirty roadster to Mr. F. A. Snider of the Snider Preserver Company. Early deliveries for the Peerless are being specified rapidly and buyers are urged to place orders early to ensure prompt delivery.
The Almon Auto Company at Reading road and June street has become the Grout cars agency local. Grout Auto Company of Orange Massachusetts has sold its output in Hast for twelve years and expanded factory space to reach more territory. F Baum the safemaker purchased one Grout car.
United States Senator Knox and Mrs Knox arrive in London after touring Scotland by motor. The Automobile Club of America funds cash prizes to lure chauffeurs to a cross country run totaling 7217 miles with a 285 mile longest leg. Pittsburgh claims the highest car density, while Cleveland Auto Club sponsors a reliability run. Minneapolis reports 700 members as auto advocacy grows and Miss Ethel Roosevelt joins the motor enthusiasm trend reflecting broader North American interest in organized motoring.
The article argues you cannot get a good six for less and that $2,750 is the minimum for a satisfactory car while $4,200 buys a larger Oldsmobile Model 7 six. It claims value lies in balance of price, style, roadability, and efficiency.
Chillicothe athlete Ed Cook, returning with eight medals from London and Paris, defends American sportsmanship but accuses English judges and spectators of bias. He cites unfair treatment by British officials, notes cordial receptions for Conan Doyle and Lipton, and describes disqualifications and crowd taunts that harmed Americans.
A midwinter trip to Columbus features Jack Taylor seeking a pro tryout after being released by Chicago. Umpire Klein criticizes hurried calls and urges waiting for the play to finish to avoid disputed rulings and player dissatisfaction.
St Louis Browns manager James McAleer earns praise as the team climbs this season. He reshapes the lineup, benching veterans for form players while pursuing wins. His strategic moves, from Schweitzer’s early game entry to substitutions, show a keen, relentless drive to sustain success.
A group of prominent trapshooters in the city organize a league starting September 12 through November 28 with six clubs Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Hyde Park Lebanon Highland and Here He Goes. Each club fields a five man team with a two man sub team and handicaps begin after the first event.
SAN FRANCISCO September 5 Patrons prepare for two major fights next week the Moran Attell featherweight bout at 3 pm Monday and the Gans Nelson rematch a twenty five round championship bout set for Colma September 9 at 2 30 pm Odds list Moran Attell at 10 to 6% with Attell favored in a recent draw and Nelson favored in the other clash both camps report fighters in good shape.
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