Franklin Model D joins Ford and Winton in auto lines
The 1909 Franklin Model D is a 28 hp five passenger touring car by Sid Black Automobile Co of Cincinnati. It features air cooled motor, Bosch magneto ignition, Timken bearings, 36 inch wheels and a weight of 2100 pounds, with refined dash and new selective change gear. The article also notes the busy Winton factory with a $3,000 Winton Six, its self starting device and tire inflation system, and confirms the Winton and Franklin lines amid advertising notes and a Cleveland reliability contest date change.
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Franklin Company
Sid Black Automobile Company
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bosch
Winton
Forest City
Automobiles Expand Reach Amid 1920s Transport News
The Motor Racing Association of New York plans a twenty four hour race at Brighton Beach on October 2 and 3. Attica Indiana gains mud bath resort access via auto transport, promising $250 monthly savings over horse stages. Boston sees four taxicab firms thriving as the Hub accelerates cab culture. A grand arch highlights the Ninth National Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden January 16 to 23. John Wannamaker Jr. emerges as a notable figure in Philadelphia’s business circles.
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Chicago
Motor Racing Association of New York
Brighton Beach
Attica
Ind
Mudlavia
Boston
Madison Square Garden
John Wannamaker, Jr
Philadelphia
Motor racing notes from around the world in 1900s era
The piece details plans for the American Motor League assembly in New York with delegates from 37 states, Prince Henry of Prussia backing a Munich race, Avon mountain hill climb in Connecticut, and speed regulation efforts in Oakland. It covers Paris road conference talks, Maryland anti speeding efforts, Ardennes circuit for the French Grand Prix, and various club initiatives across Baltimore, New Jersey, San Francisco, Chicago, and beyond, along with technical notes on brakes, oil, and soldering aluminum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Assembly
American Motor League
New York
Prince Henry
Prussia
South Germany
Forstenried Park
Munich
Automobile Club of
Hartford
Connecticut
Connecticut Automobile Association
Board of Public Works of
Oakland
Cal
Paris
Automobile Club of Maryland
Grand Jury
Baltimore County
Bologne
Ardennes
Horton
Baltimore
Board of Fire Commissioners
Kansas City Park Board
France
Anjou
Chateau Country
Anglians
San Francisco
Southern California
Chicago
Cleveland
Quaker City Motor Club
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Rhode Island Automobile Club
Spain
Stevens-Duryea Cars Delivered to Local Executives
The George C. Miller Sons Carriage Company delivered a 1909 Model X Stevens-Duryea touring car to Henry C. Yeiser of Globe-Wernicke. Yeiser plans a later addition of a handsome limousine for winter use. The same firm delivered a Stevens-Duryea Light Six touring car to C. C. Benedict of Glendale.
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George C. Miller Sons Carriage Company
Henry C. Yeiser
Globe-Wernicke Company
Packard Chief Sets Pittsburgh to Philadelphia Mountain Run Record
S. D. Walden of Packard Motor Car Co drove a 1909 Packard Thirty with four passengers from Pittsburg to Philadelphia in 14 hours 1 minute over 303 miles of rough mountain road. The run began 3:45 AM and ended 5:46 PM with only three brief stops for a blocked railway crossing and other minor delays.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
S.D. Walden
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
Walden
Packard
W. W. Bennett
W. N. Murray
F. C. Graves
L. R. Mack
Boston
Mr. Walden
Keystone Motor Car Company
Pennsylvania
Record of Transcontinental Trip Opens with Buick Official
The report details a long road journey from Pittsburg to Philadelphia on September 12, 1908. Harry Leyman of Buick Automobile Company notes fourteen hours as the remarkable duration with brief stops for coffee and fuel. The trip covered 302.4 miles and ended at 6:46 p.m. at the Linton Hotel.
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Harry Leyman
The
Buick Automobile Company
Linton Hotel
Auto tag issued to Winton head of Cleveland firm
State registrar Fred Caley issued tag No. 10,009 to Alexander C. Winton of Cleveland, head of the Winton Automobile Manufacturing Co. Two thirds of state autos still require tags. Three Chalmers-Detroit cars shipped from Detroit to Akron via J. H. Ratliff Automobile Co. A 40 HP demonstrator will be used by Ratliff. George H. Helvey of Hamilton to receive a 40 HP 199 model. Ratliff also sold a 30 HP Limousine to H. C. Peters of Cincinnati. Arrival expected in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Caley
Alexander C. Winton
Cleveland
Winton Automobile Manufacturing Company
Mr. Caley
Chalmers-Detroit
Detroit
J. H. Ratliff Automobile Company
Ratliff
George H. Helvey
Hamilton
Ratliff Company
H. C. Peters
Cincinnati
White Steamer Garage Opens On McMillan Street
The White Steamer Company will open its handsome garage on McMillan street to cars of all description marking an innovation as garages elsewhere are exclusive to the White make. Cincinnati manager A. C. Hays has authority to throw out the latch string and several owners have already boarded their cars at the motor palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Steamer Company
McMillan Street
A. C. Hays
Cincinnati
Motor Palace
Cincinnati Automobile Co Sells 19 Peerless and Delivers 1909 Oldsmobile
The Cincinnati Automobile Company reports the sale of a 19 Peerless Limousine and touring car to Mr. L. B. Renkirt of the Bodmann estate and the delivery of a 1909 Model D Oldsmobile to the city of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Automobile Company
L. B. Renkirt
Bodmann
Cincinnati
Paris Papers Embrace Trucked White Paper Delivery
The Paris dailies shift to motor truck delivery for white paper. Scranton Automobile Club grows to 125 members from 350 car owners. Italian racer Nazzaro retires from racing for 1909 after last year's Grand Prix. Taxi earnings average daily gross reported.
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Paris
Scranton
Cincinnati Golf Club edges Inverness in tight match
In a near record close contest on Inverness links Cincinnati Golf Club defeated Inverness 8 to 7 to virtually clinch the local league title. Richard Southgate and several Inverness players stood out as the club battles continued for cups and final standings.
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Cincinnati Golf Club
Inverness Country Club
Cincinnati
Inverness
Elberon
Richard Southgate
Neil Macneale
East Hillers
Robert Burton
Ford
George R. Balch
W. H. Lyon
Dudley Vy. Sutphin
Claude V. Black
Charles C. Rothier
Frank Brown
Albert Schell
Harry M. Pollock
W. B. Johnson
Black
T. J. Moffett
Fred Tuttle
C.yan Overbeck
Frank J. Blain
Albert Stre
Balloon and airship progress loom in early aviation era
German tests show a balloon can be struck at 2 1 2 miles height. A captive balloon survived 30 hits at Madgeburg. Spain builds a military dirigible. trials to be seen by the King. Wrights cautious on a Roosevelt airship flight. Zeppelin mentored by Count Zeppelin. $750,000 invested. Smithsonian exhibit maps aviation history from Montgolfier to the Wrights. Major prizes and cups spur record attempts. numerous officials and pilots discussed. The Geneva dirigible Patrie type to carry 125 horsepower motor. national subscriptions fund it.
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Germany
Madgeburg
Spain
Orville Wright
Roosevelt
Count Zeppelin
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Joseph H. Montgolfier
Wright Brothers
M. Deutsch
English Channel
Major Rennard
Wilbur Wright
Ft. Myer
Aviation Committee
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Charles J. Glidden
Springfield
Mass
Lahm
Rene Quinton
Zeppelin
Aéro Club of France
Tuileries Gardens
College football scores from September 26
Lafayette College defeated Wyoming Seminary 10 to 0 in Easton. Dickinson College beat Western Maryland 5 to 0 in Carlisle. Hot Cross routed Norwich 55 to 0 in Worcester. Carlisle Indians defeated Villa Nova 10 to 0 in Carlisle. Brown crushed New Hampshire State 34 to 0 in Providence. Ohio State University beat Otterbein 18 to 0 in Columbus. Bucknell College blanked Susquehanna 33 to 0 in Lewisburg. Penn State College won 30 to 0 over Grove City in State College.
Committees Named By Public School Athletic League
Dr. Carl Ziegler announced branch committee members for the league. Elementary Schools Games Committee includes Ziegler Nohr Taube Werner Arundel Reszke Roberts on. Games Committee lists Herman Newman Ziegler Knad Poos Rettich Banham Jones Lichl Reuter. Publicity Committee features Haywood Emig Dearness Youmans Keller. Finance Committee includes Ellis Clephane Lotter Talmadge Bursk.
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Carl Ziegler
Public School Athletic League
Robert Nohr
William H. Taube
Guido Werner
John F. Arundel
Feliya Reszke
E. B. Robertson
Herman Newman
A. A. Knad
A. E. Poos
J. Rettich
C. B. Banham
A. 0. Jones
Bén F. Lichl
F. L. Reuter
J. Cc. Haywood
George C. Emig
Fred W. Dearness
F. M. Youmans
Eckhart Keller
E. Ellis
A. D. Clephane
Adolph Lotter
Harry Talmadge
J. W. Bursk
Milwaukee race ends with five finishers no records set
Five machines completed the Milwaukee Autmobile Club twenty four hour race to 4 pm led by Drach and Leiser with 992 percent miles. Mader and Betts followed at 808 percent, Seyfred and Condon 721, Kayes and Roessler 693, and Odenbrett and Heber 519 miles.
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Milwaukee
Three Managers to Draw Tin Gan
New York Boston and Chicago may name new managers next season with Ilberfeld likely out of New York and Hal Chase leaving Highlanders. Stallings is linked to New York while Billie Sullivan is seen as Chicago favorite and John T Taylor may choose any candidate amid uncertainty.
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Tin Gan
Highlanders
Hal Chase
Elberfeld
Fred Lake
Boston
Collins
Huff
Unglaub
Stahl
Jim McGuire
John T. Taylor
Lake
Fielder Jones
Comiskey
White Sox
Jones
Stallings
New York
Billie’ Sullivan
Chicago
Southpaws' Hard 1908 Season Across the American League
Detroit notes left-handed pitchers faced misfortune in 1908 with Killian the sole consistent winner at 13–6 in 19 starts. Waddell and White posted strong, near Usual records while Plank and Burchell showed uneven form. Altrock and Graham were modest, with control problems recurring. Burns impressed early but faded. Veterans Tannehill Patton faded. Hess moved to Columbus. Connie Mack hoped Krause would replace Waddell but failed. Stover shifted to the new company. Cleveland also disappointed with Lattimore and Graney. Graney expected to return next spring.
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Detroit
Killian
Rube” Waddell
Doc” White
Eddie Plank
Burchell
Boston
Nick Altrock
Washington
St. Louis
Graham
Landiqg Fair
Burns
Jesse Tannehill
Case Patton
Otto Hess
Columbus
Connie Mack
Krause
California
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Winton Company
Charles W. Mears
J. M. Murdock
Johnstown
New York City
Michigan
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Mich
Cincinnati Auto Company B
George Dunham
L. E. Brinker
Harry B. Wood
Gene Rowe
Stephen Chasys, Jr
George Windisch
Texas
Poughkeepsie
Chilpancingo Balsas
N. M
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
Newark
Buffalo Club
Ira, M. Cobe
Chicago Automobile Club
Fort
New Jersey
New Y
Delaware
Maryland
Savannah Automobile Club
Au =mobile Club of America
American Automobile Association
Minnesota
Minneapolis Club
Greensburg
Ligonier
Stoyestown
Buckstown
Schellsburg
Bedford Nantes
Everett
McConnellsburg
London
Chambersburg
Gettysburg
York
Columbia
Lancaster
Coatesville
Downington
Peerless
Pope-Hartford
Cincinnati Automobile Coo
East Fifth Street
Vernesa
Southgate
Macneale
White Balch
Ft. Mitchell
Seadae
Aeronautics
Easton
Lafayette College
Wyoming Seminary
Carlisle
Dickinson College
Western Maryland
Worcester
Carlisle Indians
Villa Nova
Providence
R. I
Brown
New Hampshire State
Ohio State University
Otterbein
Lewisburg
Bucknell College
Susquehanna University
State College
Pennsylvania State College
Grove City
American League
Sid Black Automobile Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati, O
Cincinnati AutomObile Co
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