Herschede Motor Car Company aims for city’s top garage
The Herschede Motor Car Company in Avondale Read ing road builds a modern, customer friendly garage with a new repair department led by Joe Lynn. The firm promotes up to date service for auto owners and showcases a well kept building attracting local motorists.
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Herschede Motor Car Company
Reading’ Road
Avondale
Herschede
Cincinnati
Hilltops
Joe Lynn
Suburban Auto Announces 1909 Overland Cars On Hand
Suburban Auto and Garage Company announces that 1909 Overland cars will be on hand within a week. Orders for immediate and future delivery are booked. The first 1909 has been bought by G F Dana of Dana Manufacturing Company. Prompt deliveries begin October 1 and inquiries are invited. The Queen City Automobile Company delivered a model H Knox touring car to Edward Rockel last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
G. F. Dana
Dana Manufacturing Company
Queen City Automobile Company
Edward Rockel
London
Motor Car Journal of London
London County Council
Wilbraham Hill Climb Races Highlight Early Auto Power
The Wilbraham hill climb drew top autos from Uncle Sam’s fleet with Knox cars setting a new free-for-all hill record. Fast times and horsepower figures list Knox Model M 48 hp 1 08 and other Knox and StevensDuryea models plus a Stanley steam racer. Cincinnati reports sale of a 1909 Oldsmobile touring car to Stephen Chase and the city, with a local demonstrator showing strong interest and early orders urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbraham
Mass
Uncle Sam
Knox
Stevens-Duryea
Stanley
H.p
Thomas Forty
The
Cincinnati Automobile Company
Stephen Chase
Luray Avenue
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Oldsmobile Touring Car Sets Lansing to Cincinnati Record
Mr H B Wood of the Cincinnati Automobile Company ran a new 1909 Oldsmobile Touring Car from Lansing Michigan to Cincinnati in twelve and a half hours with six passengers and about 350 pounds of baggage. The same report notes Stevens Duryea cars at Wilbraham Mountain hill climb on September 11 achieving fastest time for gasoline stock cars 1 09 4 5 and three Stevens Duryea Light Six wins with times 1 22 and leading margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Wood
Cincinnati Autoomobile Company
Lansing
Mich
Cincinnati
Stevens-Duryea
Geo. C. Miller’Sons Carriage Company
Wilbraham
Stevens- Duryea Big
Stevens-Duryea Light Six
Stevens-Duryea sales manager visits city in Light Six tourer
Mr. C. C. Hildebran of Stevens-Duryea drives into the city Friday in a Light Six touring car and spends Saturday with Geo. C. Miller Sons Carriage Co, regional distributor for Southern Ohio and parts of Indiana and Kentucky. The Miller firm delivered Model R Stevens-Duryea tourers to A. C. Shattuc and Fred Calnap recently, as part of dealer activity amid Vanderbuilt racing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hildebran
Stevens-Duryea Company
Hildebran
Geo. C. Miller Sons Carriage Company
Stevens- Duryea
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Geo. C. Miller Sons
A. C. Shattuc
Fred
Calnap
Washington
Ind
Stock car races on Long Island Parkway loom as year’s big event
The coming meet on the Long Island Motor Parkway is shaping up as the year’s premier race, eclipsing the Vanderbilt Cup and the foreign car Grand Prix at Savannah. A large field across multiple classes will race simultaneously, promising a crowded, high speed program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Long Island Motor Parkway
So many suspensions of racing drivers are in prospect
The note links driver suspensions to rising hemp prices, suggesting a causal relation between regulatory actions in racing and commodity markets. The claim presents a speculative economic impact tied to sports governance.
Tiny contaminants threaten engine fuel systems
A brief note warns that small quantities of water in the carburetor and sand in the fuel tank cause serious damage to engines, underscoring the risk of even minor contaminants in automotive systems.
Local A A A growth and an auto law revenue update
The American Automobile Association reports a local disturbance in racing affairs not affecting the national body as new clubs form and individual memberships rise. Warner H. Jenkins of Philadelphia survived an accident when his car veered over an embankment, rear wheels damaged yet tires intact. State records show $5,118 collected for auto tags in the month ending September 10, with 1,054 licenses issued and year to date receipts reaching $51,470.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
New York
Warner H. Jenkins
Philadelphia
Secretary of State
Thompson
Vanderbilt Cup Race Set For October 24 On Long Island Motor Parkway
After a meeting of the Vanderbilt Cup Commission at the A A A headquarters it was announced the race will be run on October 24 along the Long Island Motor Parkway. Park manager A R Pardington said the cement highway will be completed in time for practice. The entry fee remains 1000 for up to three cars per manufacturer, and entries close October 1 without forfeit.
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William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Long Island Motor Parkway
A. R. Pardington
Motor Parkway
Jefferson de Mont Thompson
Cup Commission
Georgia race plan shifts as light car event replaces trials
Word from the South says Georgia State troops will only be in Savannah for two consecutive days during auto races. Robert Lee Morrell, A C A Contest Committee chair, limits light car race entries to twenty six, substituting it for elimination trials to boost the industry and sport. The dispute over the nation’s second largest automobile club heats up as plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Georgia
Savannah
Robert Lee Morrell
Morrell
Stagg Predicts a Stellar 1908 Football Season
Chicago autumn outlook from University of Chicago coach A A Stagg foresees peak public interest and perfected play in 1908. He cites rule reforms, safer play with the forward pass, and rising sports enthusiasm boosting football nationwide and in the Big Eight. Veterans Steffen and others lead a strong Maroon squad as Marshall Field opens the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Midway
Chicago Leader
Stagg
Central Football Board to Meet in New York
Princeton N J Sept 19 The Central Board of Football officials will hold a meeting next Friday night at the Murray Hill Hotel New York to discuss interpretation of the football rules for this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton M. J
Central Board of Football Officials
Murray Hill Hotel
New York
Aeronautics boom as Aero Club offers free motors to inventors
Inventors and builders of heavier than air machines cheer the Aero Club of America pledge to provide free suitable motors to members whose devices show flight promise. The piece notes current progress, rivals, prizes, and international interest, including J. C. McCoy and America I, plus ambitions from Boland and defenses of Kiel airship plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aero Club of America
New York
America
Berlin
J. C. McCoy
Frank 13. Boland
Rahway
N. J
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Defe
Wiesbaden
Count Moltke
Kiel
New German League
Herr Classen
Count Zeppelin
Russian Ministry of War
Odessa Aeronautical Club
France
M. Louis Barthou
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
London
Wright
Farman
Delagrange
Bleriot
Santos-Dumont
Nashville Wins pennant with victory over New Orleans
The Southern League title race ended as Nashville defeated New Orleans 1 to 0 in Nashville. Breitenstein pitched for New Orleans while Litten started for Nashville. Other results: Atlanta 5 Little Rock 2. Montgomery postponed. Mobile won 1 0 and 3 2 in Birmingham split twin bill.
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Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
Breitenstein
Litten
Atlanta
Little Rock
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mobile
Illinois adopts bonds for road work by local vote
New Illinois laws allow any township or county to issue bonds for road making or improvement if a majority of legal voters approves at a special election. The laws also authorize road drags on earth roads and prisoner labor for tile and culvert pipe, road machinery, and tools for building and maintaining wagon roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Kickers of Pigskin Ready for Battle
Football season is near as colleges prepare. Carlisle Indians open with Albright College while Yale Harvard Princeton schedule talk centers on tough late fixtures. Harvard faces Annapolis Brown Carlisle Dartmouth Yale. Yale opens Wesleyan Syracuse. Penn State Bucknell Villanova. strong late tests loom.
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Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Elis
Wesleyan
Syracuse
Holy Cross
West Point
Washington
Jefferson
Massachusetts
Brown
Bowdoin
Maine
Bates
Williams
Springfield
Annapolis
Carlisle
Dartmouth
Stevens
Lafayette
Villanova
Virginia Polytechnic
Fordham
Tigers
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Cornell
West Virginia
Ursinus
Bucknell
Pennsylvania State
Gettysburg
Tiger Players Not Guilty in Sunday Case
Detroit members of the American League baseball team were found not guilty by a Police Court jury of breaking the Sunday amusements and labor statute after a Sunday game with Cleveland. Attorney Bourke argued the players must play Sundays to stay in condition for the team.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Bourke
Y M C A Plans Ten Mile Marathon Races
Covington Y M C A secretary Marsuwall outlines multiple ten mile marathons to be run twice weekly next month. Runners will travel to ends of streetcar lines and race back on foot to improve results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsuwuall
Covington
Parisian mechanic break down contest tests skills
A Parisian automotive journal proposes a breakdown competition to prove expert skills. From magnetos to carburetors and tire changes, entrants at a Paris factory or Longchamps course race to restart identical faulty machines. Five francs entry filters out casual aspirants. an official diploma awaits the best mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Longchamps
State Auto Registrar Opens Large Owner and Driver Lists
Automobiles owners and chauffeurs lists are distributed to all County Clerks under the new license law. Copies go to Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus and Toledo police chiefs. The volumes, the largest public document from Columbus, detail vehicle ownership and machine information for identification and speed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Caley
Caley
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
State Highway Dept. Issues 19 000 Licenses This Year
The Pennsylvania State Highway Department has issued about 19 000 automobile licenses so far this year, 4 500 more than last year. Commissioner Joseph W. Hunter predicts surpassing 20 000 licenses. The $3 annual fee funds the automobile division and road building experiments.
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Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Joseph W. Hunter
Automobile Division
Highway Department
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Citizens Motor Car Company
Packard
H. W. Weisbrodt
Buick
Roger KK. Rogan
Ned Broadwell
Automobile Club of Buffalo
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club of
Newark
Buffalo
York Road
Old
Esculapius
J. K. McConkey
York, Pa
Keystone State
Country Club
York
Motor of
England
William K. Vanderbilt
Automobile Club
Automobile Club of America
Oldsmobile
Cincinnati AutomObIle Co
East Fifth Street
Steffen
Iddings
Page
Kelley
Worthwine
Schommer
Marshall Eld
Aeronautics
Carlisle Indians
Albright College
TIGER
Hierschede Motor Car Co
Reading Road
Maple Ave
American
Stoddard-Dayton
Rambler
North 4076
Sixes
Stevens-Duryea Co
Geo. C. Miller Sons Carriage Co
Main
Chicopee Falls, Maas
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