Jeffery Quad Demonstrates Mule-Replace Power On Mexico Trail
A Thom as B Jeffery Company truck sales manager reports a Jeffery Quad passing a government wagon train in Mexico en route to Namiquipa from Columbus New Mexico and back carrying loads. the four wheel drive vehicle reportedly matches or exceeds mule team capacity and speed, challenging mule use for army transport. The tale includes a Ford used in a tunnel project and an Edison Company rebuild after a car fire, illustrating early cross industry adaptation.
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Mexico
H. C. Hart
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Kenosha
Jeffery Quad
Namiquipa
Columbus
N. M
Mr. Hart
Jeffery
Pershing
Saxon Auto Relay Race From New York to San Francisco
Fifty two Saxon Six cars will relay from New York City to San Francisco on the Lincoln highway covering about 75 miles per leg. A factory observer will drive each leg and a message from Mayor Mitchell to Mayor Rolf will travel the course. The event aims to show speed and endurance and to test the car as a coast to coast carrier and potential troop transport.
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New York
San Francisco
New York City
Lincoln Highway
Mitchell
Rolf
Golden Gate
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
Ford Car Saves Emergency for Power Company
A Ford vehicle played a crucial role in reaching the Edison Company head works after storms and floods washed away six miles of Santa Ana Canyon roads. With all routes destroyed, the car’s action helped restore access to the crippled power plant supplying southern California.
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Ford
California
Santa Ana Canyon
Edison Company
Motor delivery cars replace horse wagons in Marion County
Sixteen motor delivery Ford cars have replaced thirty-two horse-drawn wagons on rural Marion County routes. Routes extended from twenty five miles to fifty one or fifty seven miles. Cars are equipped with eighty cubic foot bodies and can carry seven hundred fifty pounds of mail, improving service.
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Marion County
Indiana
Dodge Brothers Car Survives 8000 Mile Stationary Run
A Dodge Brothers automobile completed an 8000 mile stationary run at C W McCabe Co showrooms in San Diego California. The car averaged 35 miles per gallon and ran 457 hours 35 minutes without a missed stroke while on display with witnesses and a night watchman confirming continuous operation.
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Dodge Brothers
C. W. McCabe Company
San Diego
Cal
Auto maintenance tips for safe driving and proper lubrication
The article outlines tests to detect water in gasoline by drawing off fuel and observing moisture, and stresses regular oiling of generator bearings. It warns about king pins and front axle wear, explains checking for looseness by jacking the axle, and notes that light cars vibrate more and require secure fastening with lock washers and split pins to prevent loosening bolts.
Ford roars past as drivers react
A playful verse depicts a car race where the lead vehicle, a Ford, overtakes rivals while onlookers react with varying phrases. The tone mimics a humorous tune, using familiar song rhythm to describe speed and spectacle.
Passing of the Montana Pioneer Judge William T Sweet
William Thompson Sweet 78 a lifelong Montana pioneer dies in Boulder after a career spanning Jefferson county offices, early commerce, and wartime service with the Eighty seventh Ohio regiment. He married Emily Cook in 1867 and leaves eight children and several grandchildren.
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Boulder
William Thompson Sweet
Portsmouth
Ohio
Judge Sweet
Montana
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Emily Cook
B. F. Beckwith
Frank Bernatz
Old Boulder
Old Wickes
Glendale
Society of Montana Pioneers
The
Episcopal Church
Masonic Fraternity
Sweet
Eighty-seventh
Ohio Regiment
Notable Helena Women and Travelers Fare South
Born in the state, Mrs. Annie Marshall Mrs. Miles Yort Mrs. Edward Miller and Mrs. H J Baker of Helena are mentioned alongside travelers Fred and Harbrey who are heading south.
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State
Annie Marshall
Miles Yort
Edward Miller
H. J. Baker
Helena
Fred and
Harbrey
South
Pioneer rancher William Luppold Dies in Montana
William Luppold a Montana rancher and Civil War veteran died recently. Born in Baden Germany May 25 1839 he moved to Boston in 1861 and then to Montana in 1866. He survived Civil War wounds and built a large cattle operation at Diamond City and later Dillon controlling 5000 acres and the valley’s largest herd. He was married to Kate Kuarth in 1873 and had no issue. The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department announces its meeting schedule.
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William Luppold
Montana
Luppold
Baden
Germany
Boston
Masss
Second Town Cavalry
W. F. Smith
First National Bank
Martinsdale Sheep Company
Order of Odd Fellows
Kate Kuarth
Mrs W W McCall Pioneer of Montana Dies at 62
Mrs W W McCall died at Whitehall after a brief illness from heart failure at age 62. Surrounded by seven children and siblings she leaves a family tied to Montana history. Born 1854 in California she moved with parents to Aldergulch in 1863 and later lived in Fish Creek Butte and Whitehall. Survivors include Rev Walter M Jordan Jasper O Jordan Mrs Riggin Mrs Reese Wampler and Mrs Etta Phelps.
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Pioneers of
Montana
Whitehall
W. W. McCall
McCall
Harrison Jordan
California
Aldergulch
Wesley William McCall
Fish Creek
Half-Way House
Butte
Walter M. Jordan
The
Christian Church of
Jasper O. Jordan
Riggin
Mr. Riggin
Reese Wampler
Nevada
Etta Phelps
Silver Bow County
Mrs Theresa Johnson Pioneer Settler of Montana Dies
Theresa Johnson a pioneer of Montana died Saturday night at her daughter Mrs H J Baker's home in Helena after a paralysis stroke two weeks earlier. Born 70 years ago in St Joseph Missouri under Watson surname she moved to Montana in 1860 and married Joseph R Johnson in Helena in 1863. She outlived by seven of nine children including Mrs J E Carpenter of Chicago and other kin.
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Theresa Johnson
Montana
H. J. Baker
Helena
Johnson
St. Jospeh
Watson
Joseph R. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Butte
Johnsons
Rail wage vote threatens to halt national rail service
Railway workers on all lines vote to empower leaders to strike over a proposed 100 million dollar wage increase. The appeal notes the railroads’ public service role and the high cost of rail transportation, with Western pay rolls showing 75 percent of train employees earning the wages cited in 1915.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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P. H. Ducker
Saxons
Jap Rose
Irk& Co
Chicago
U.S.A
W.C. Orr Auto Co
Esite City Hall
E. E. Yeager
W. T. Sweet
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Court House
James S. Kirk & Co
U.S. A
Agnes Burton Alder
Mont
National Conference Committee of the Railways
Elisha Lee
P. R. Albright
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
L. W. Baldwin
Central of Georgia Railway
L. Bardo
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
K. H. Coapman
Southern Railway
Ecotter
W. Railway
P. E. Crowley
New York Central Railroad
G. H. Emerson
Coen
Great Northern Railway
GREIG
St. Louis
W. Kouns
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
W. McMaster
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Maher
Norfolk and Western Railway
James Russell
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
A. M. Schoyer
Pennsylvania Lines
L. Seddon
Seaboard Air Line Railway
A. J. Stone
Erie Mahreed
Waid
Pree. & Gen
Bi Sunset Central Lines
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