Champion Spark Plugs Triumph Over Japanese Imitators
The Champion Spark Plug company of Toledo wins a legal victory against Japanese counterfeiters. A Nagoya manufacturer copied Champion plugs and sold them abroad at half price. After civil action under an international trade accord and criminal proceedings in Japan, imitators apologized, posted a bond, withdrew products, and pledged not to imitate again.
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Washington
Amiera
Far East
Toledo
Nagoya
Japan
Champion
Gene Tunney Praises Chicago Country Club
Gene Tunney visits Cedar Crest Country Club near the Loop after a big reception in Chicago. He says his new training quarters are the finest and prettiest he has ever had as he rests on the lawns amid fanfare from about 250000 admirers.
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Lake Villa
Ills
Chicago
Gene
Funney
Cedar Crest Country Club
Loop
Buick Sets Colorful Interior Trend for Modern Cars
Buick argues that color and contrast enrich homes and furniture and extends the idea to automotive interiors. The article notes society’s shift from monochrome to varied hues in pens, homes, fabrics, rugs, and furnishings and reports Buick’s plan to apply similar color contrasts to car interiors after studying global fashion and expert design.
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Residentia
Buick
América
Europe
Chrysler Emphasizes Speed In Modern Life And Industry
Walter Chrysler argues in a Collier’s interview that speed, defined as quick progress toward useful aims, elevates living standards and expands leisure. He says up to date time and labor saving boosts private life and business, with speed becoming a measure of service in American civilization.
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Collier’s Weekly
John B. Kennedy
Chrysler Corporation
The Auto Boom and Highway Plans of 1920s America
Chrysler notes rapid auto industry progress from small daily outputs to mass production as consumer demand shifts toward multi car households and better highways. Oakland Six and Pontiac Six buoyed by lower prices and new models, with mass orders and expanded sales forces signaling record year and strong future production.
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Oakland
Fisher
Pontiac Six Sets Sales Record In Early 1927
Pontiac Six production reaches over 100000 units in 1927 by Oakland Motor Car Co. Sales exceed all 1926 yearly totals by about 24000 as the model debuts and breaks initial market records for a new car.
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Pontiac
Mich
Oakland Motor Car Company
Indian Motorcycle Demo Arrives With Novel Van Outfit
Harry J. Glenn from the Indian Motorcycle Factory in Springfield, Mass arrives with a new demonstration van for Johnson Motorcycle Co. The small, stylish delivery van showcases six commercial body types and features two Gladstone bags, a portable typewriter, and riding gear. Indian introduces 1928 models with over forty new features including frames, instrument panel, lighting, and a refined Ace.
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Harry J. Glenn
Springfield
Mass
Johnson Motorcycle Co
Glenn
Saesmet
Johnson
Indian Motorcycle Company
J. B. McNaughton
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Carolina
Gene Tunney
Chicago Country Club
Ae F.C.B. Detroit
America
Dodge Brothers
H. G. Ilderton Motor Co. Commerce
Willowbrook
Dance Brothers, Inc
Chrysler
Walter P. Chrysler
United States Bureau of Standards
W. R. Tracy
Enterprise
Detroit
Gate City Motor Co
S. Wrenn St
Swann
Eee
Buick Motor Company
Flint
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General Motors Corporation
GEO. W. Lowe, Inc
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