Automobile Dealers Optimistic on Industry Outlook
Detroit Aug 13 Fred W Haines general manager Regal Motor Car company says anxiousness in the automobile trade is a logical result of recent events but manufacturers cannot control it He notes a shift from seasonal production to stocking cars for a split selling season and expects 1911 to see higher output and sales than ever before despite poor spring weather.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred W. Haines
Regal Motor Car Company of
Single Cylinders Better Than Double In Auto Talks
Retired Indianapolis auto industry notes discuss rumors of combines buying local companies, with J N Willys urging to stay independent. The piece favors singly cast cylinders for cooling efficiency, reduced vibration, and a five bearing crankshaft to prevent cracking, stressing durability and power.
Munsey Tour Experts Busy Getting Ready
Philadelphia prepares for the Munsey historic tour set to start Tuesday morning. Cars undergo final inspections by a technical committee as seals are affixed and tour flags applied, marking readiness for the event.
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Munsey
Philadelphia
E. L. Ferguson
Joseph Tracy
J. A. Hemstreet
Maxwell Company Names Sales Head
W S Hathaway, previously district sales manager for Maxwell Briscoe, is named general supervisor for all Maxwell branch houses in the western United States. His territory spans Minneapolis to Seattle west of the Mississippi, with headquarters to be set in Kansas City after a tour of inspecting branches.
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New York
W. S. Hathaway
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
United States Motor Company
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Mississippi River
Hathaway
Fans Overestimate Pay Of Ball Players
The piece notes fans often guess baseball salaries higher than reality. It highlights Frank Chance of the Cubs as the top earner, partly due to his stockholdings. Before 1902 he earned 5500 annually, then signed a four year $7500 contract amid a dispute with Cubs president Charlie Murphy.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Frank Chance
Cubs
C*hance
Chicago Cubs
Chance
Charlie Murphy
Chicago
Salaries of Baseball Players in Early 1900s Revealed
The article outlines truce terms restricting salary disclosure and details player earnings. It cites Chance's one tenth share yielding about 24 600 annually, Murphy and Chance's club purchase aided by Charles P Taft, and Johnny King under a three year contract plus postseason pay. It lists reported salaries for Brown Overall Tinker Evers Clarke Wagner Cobb and notes average players earning 2 500 to 5 000. It argues ball players earn well for seven months work and that owners profit greatly.
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Chance
Murphy
Charles P. Taft
Taft
National Commission
Johnny King
Brown
Tinker
Evers
Fred Clarke
Pirates
Wagner
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Charles A. Comiskey
Regal Wins Cup For Run Over Cow Paths
Regal motor car company receives a tall loving cup for winning the All Connecticut Reliability Contest run May 19 to 21 over 600 miles of rough roads in Connecticut. Twenty entrants competed under Hartford Automobile Club supervision with M. A. Luckenbill of Regal Detroit coordinating. The route included cow paths, woods, stone walls and barbed wire.
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Detroit
Mich
Regal Motor Car Company
Regal
Connectcut
Automobile Club of
Hartford
M. A. Luckenbill
New York
Regal-Detroit Auto Company
Luckenbill
Connecticut
Brassard Worn as Badge of Distinction at Speedways
The Remy brassard, a silver arm shield worth 100 dollars and paying 75 dollars weekly to the holder, stirs interest as a badge of honor among top auto racers. Originating from French bicycle racing, it gains prestige at Indianapolis meets with a history of fierce contention among famed pilots including Barney Oldfield, DePalma, and Zengle.
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Remy Magneto Company
Anderson
Indianapolis Speedway
Remy Company
France
Paris
Remy Brassard
Iotor
Four
Barney Oldfield
DePalma
Zengle
Boy Hangs Himself in Ohio Town Tragic Incident
Medina Ohio August 13 Merle Taylor 12 stepson of a Grangerburg blacksmith was found hanging from an apple tree with a strap around his neck. Investigators believe he stood on a potato crate and kicked it away, precipitating the suicide.
Indianapolis Automobile Directory Entry Snapshot
Directory snippet lists items for The Motor Car Center American Garage LifSien venue st Clypool Garage 2 N. C2p'to Auto Livery Ave Phone M 803 New 1561 Crescent Alto Co Storage caren and General Repairs 23 and 25 E. O Sarsey-Willis Co 113-117 Hupmobile Seanseyeusas coo Maal Hearley-Wielis Co 113-117 Mitchell 0 Westwarnet Street.
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Crescent Alto CO
E. O
Searsey-Willis CO
Seanseyeusas
Hearley-Wielis CO
Mitchell
Westwarnet Street
Universal Motor Trucks touted as heavy duty solution
Engineers who tested Universal Motor Company trucks declare them the answer to heavy duty haulage. After $250000 in Denver development and a Newcastle factory purchase, production will start within ninety days at two trucks daily, with tests showing the Model D pulling 26 tons up a four percent grade.
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Newcastle
Denver
Cal
Ind
Universal Motor Company
Col
Universal Truck System With Geared And Gearless Models
The Universal Motor Company unveils two truck types: Model D geared and Model G gearless. A gasoline engine powers a generator feeding four electric wheels, with selectable series, parallel, or mixed motor operation. Two dedicated configurations handle varying terrains, offering smooth starts and reduced chassis stress.
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Universal Motor Company
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