Livingstone Reigns At Elgin Speed Trials In Chicago
Livingstone, once little known in the east, becomes a popular hero on the Pacific coast motor scene as he drives a National roadster in the Elgin races. He and teammate Arthur Greiner win the Illinois and Elgin trophies with a record first day and again place second and third on the second 300 mile race as crowds cheer from the grandstands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingstone
East
Chicago
Far West
Alexander
Elgin
National
Arthur W. Greiner
Dick Hollingsworth
Fred Wagner
Arthur Greiner
Greiner
George Robertson
Barney Oldfield
Harroun
Grant
Basle
Mulford
Dawson
Living Stone
Auto Carries Complete Housekeeping Outfit On Travel Car
M. G. Carville, Wisconsin state representative for the Standard computing scale company, arrived in the City of the Straits on a Warren-Detroit 30 with a rear compartment carrying a full housekeeping setup. The couple camps roadside in a tent, travel 1226 miles in six weeks without a puncture, and the fridge, stove, washboard, and trunks form a self contained mobile home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Carville
Wisconsin
Standard Computing Scale Company
Detroit
of the Straits
Carville
St. Paul
Drivers finish 500 mile two day race with strong times
Livingstone posted a time for the full distance near an average of over a mile per minute and Greiner ran about fifty eight miles per hour. Livingstone won a fist and a second while Greiner, an amateur, took a second and fifth. Livingstone heads next to Indianapolis to drive National cars in upcoming events this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingstone
Greiner
Indianapolis
Elkhart Man in New England Tour Drives 47000 Miles
Mr and Mrs John W Fieldhouse of Elkhart Ind and their son Charles tour New England in a Columbia car. They have logged about 47000 miles in three years. Fieldhouse presides over St Joseph National Bank and helped bring gravity switch yards to Elkhart. He was also first president of Garys First National Bank and aided Lake Shore railroad roles. He began driving Columba cars fifteen years ago and has kept with that make.
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John W. Fieldhouse
Elkhart
Ind
Charles
New England
Fieldhouse
St. Joseph National Bank of
Gary
First National Bank of
Lake Shore Railroad
Wieldhouse
Middle West
Columbia
Good Record Made at Galveston Meet
Tobin De Hymel drove the Stoddard-Dayton to win the 200 mile free-for-all at Galveston beach races. He defeated eleven competitors and set a record that compares favorably with Florida’s Ormond Daytona marks. The event covered twenty laps on a five mile straightaway with 200 foot turning points at each end.
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Galveston Beach
Stoddard-Dayton
Tobin de- Hymel
Ormond- Daytona Beach
Florida
de Hymel
Regal opens Cleveland branch at 1926 Euclid Avenue
Regal motor car company expands with a new Cleveland branch leasing 1926 Euclid Avenue. Frank L. Pierce will head the office, bringing seven years as sales manager at Gueth Motor Car Company in Cleveland, signaling strong growth in the regional auto market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regal Motor Car Company
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Regal
Clevelannd
Frank L. Pierce
Pierce
Gueth Motor Car Company
Ohio Farmers Drive Auto Demand Says Pierce
Mr. Pierce discusses Ohio farming strength from the Regal branch in Cleveland and notes that about half of cars sold in Ohio are bought by farmers. He cites western Pennsylvania and northern Kentucky as nearby markets and calls Ohio one of the great farming states of the union.
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Pierce
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Regal
Cleveland
Union
Black Cat Sparks Violent Feud in Missouri Saloon Fight
In St Louis Missouri Thomas Maher is hospitalized with two bullet wounds and a thigh wound after a confrontation sparked by a black cat owned by George Voegel. Voegel is also wounded. Maher allegedly attacked Voegel outside a saloon after voicing rage over eviction. Police had ordered Maher to relocate following tensions with Voegel and neighbor Hazel McGowan.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Thomas Maher
Maher
Thomas Golden
Voegel
Hazel McGowan
Black Cat
Regal Motor Car Company Tests Track in Detroit Plant
The Regal motor car company and its Detroit factory have built a large testing track on extensive land to conduct thorough road tests. Previously cars were tested on public highways, creating hazards to the public and testers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regal Motor Car Company
Detroit
Tent City Draws Crowds At Seventh Day Adventist Camp
In Indianapolis at East Michigan street the Seventh Day Adventists hold their annual encampment with about 700 residents rising to 1000. Nearly 150 tents form a square with assembly, youths, children, kindergarten, hospital, mess, and storeroom tents. Vegetarian meals served, doctors on call, a post office and literature booth add to the busy daily services and social atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Day Adventists
Association
Contempt Charges Loom Over Columbus Carmens Union
In Columbus Ohio contempt proceedings may be brought against carmen union members for alleged violation of a court injunction by distributing warning strike literature during fair week. Union officials say cards were not warnings and no one was threatened. six more companies of the fifth regiment arrived, with Mayor Windisch of Cleveland in command.
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Columbus, O
Carmen
Columbus Rail Light Company
E. B. Dillon
YT. J. Keating
Rail-Light Company
of the Union
Columbus
Ohio Street Railway
Mayor Windisch
Cleveland
Deaf and Dumb Institution
Black Cat Snares Man Near City Crossing
Jesse Martin a 19 year old from Lebanon Indiana believes in superstition. He attempted to avoid a black cat crossing his path and ran in front of a street car at Virginia avenue and McCarty street Sunday night. He was injured when his foot became wedged between the brake and the wheel and he was trapped for nearly an hour before rescue. He is now in the city hospital with injuries to his right leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Martin
Lebanon
Ind
Martin
Virginia Avenue
McCarty Street
City Hospital
Cotton Mills to Close In Bombay Affecting Thousands
Seven cotton mills in Bombay will close on September 30, impacting seven thousand workers. Twelve additional mills are expected to follow. High cotton prices and weak trade conditions drive the curtailment across the industry.
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Bombay
Mother Finds Lost Girl in Far West
In North Yakima Washington on September 5 Mrs Rose McDonald 16 years after her husband Joseph McDonald took their daughter and vanished across Washington and Canada she reunited with her daughter Rosella now grown. Rosella had learned of her mother’s survival when she read that McDonald refused to acknowledge the girl who ran away with Hubert Harris last spring. The two embraced after years apart as Mrs McDonald’s son Captain John F Fawcett aiding her in the search was stationed in the Philippines.
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North Yakima, Wash
Hubert Harris
Rose McDonald
Rosella
Another Big Timber Fraud Startles West
New York, Sept. 5. United States Attorney Clark filed in the circuit court an action against the California Box and Door Company alleging a timber land fraud worth over 100000 dollars. The firm is accused of using entrymen to apply for patents to land in California Oregon and Washington with agreements of conveyance to the company. The government seeks cancellation of grants and forfeiture of entry fees. a criminal action is expected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
California Box and Door Company
California
Oregon
Washington
Esperanto May Be Taught in Public Schools
Washington reports on Esperanto as a rising universal language movement. Veteran Rep Cushman supported a 1902 bill to convene a world conference on a universal language with delegates from nations and scholars. Cushman predicted a future where a single language prevails, despite mockery from colleagues.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
Rip van Winkle
Francis W. Cushman
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Senate
Cushman
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Galveston
Missouri
George Voegel
Cat. Voegel
City
the Speedway
Standard Oil Company
Winona Technical Grounds
Mecca
Postoffice
Technical Institute
East Michigan Street
Dillon
Jesse de Uays
The
C. O. Love
Joseph McDonald
Anaconda
New York
Volapuk
H. P
HL. P
Westcott
Cole
Henderson Motor Sales Co
Westcott Motor Car Co
Cole Motor Car Co
Capitol Boulevard
Vermont Street
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