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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
8
The 1909 Old White Buick, driven by F. E. Slason of Plainville Kansas, achieved over 261 800 miles in a Hyatt Roller Caring Company contest to test original equipment bearings. Slason won 500 dollars. the car carried lots of cargo, ran at 70 mph, and has been raced in county fairs.
The New York Sporting Goods Company at 15 Warren Street was awarded a contract for 92 police machines, bringing total metropolitan use to 217. The department reported 107 machines in service produced 10,000 arrests and $75,000 in fines, with an average upkeep of $25 per machine in 1910. Jeffries Car Agency named. Wheeler Davis and son to handle local agency for Thomas B. Jeffries cars.
The Trendee Manufacturing Co. marks Indian Day on February 22 in Springfield Massachusetts with a display of 1915 models and the new Powerplus motor at Bishop and Hempich showrooms. The event promotes the opening of the motorcycle season and invites enthusiasts to inspect the 1916 Indian line. The Powerplus motor touted for speed endurance and quietness attracts national interest as riders tour the country. Also noted are Enger Twin Six demonstrations by Straw and Dean of Straw & Dean in Cumberland.
Ralph H. Upson of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron Ohio an aeronautic expert and international balloonist has been named special observer of military aeronautics to represent the Ohio National Guard. He led Goodyear's aeronautics unit and in 1913 won the James Gordon Bennett Cup with the balloon Good year. He has advised on aircraft use in warfare and collaborated with the Edison naval advisory board on aviation.
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