De Deion Protos Shipped for Repairs After Lake Run
Seattle plans freight moves as Thomas De Dion passes near the Great Salt Lake. Protos are headed to Ogden for repairs after a long cross country run from Goldfield with American Car transport.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1908
Page
5
Race Day Log Shows Delays And Deliveries Across Cities
A 46th day race report lists times and locations including San Francisco Goldfield Montello Rock Springs Ogden with arrivals and departures. Entries note a De Dion vehicle from Montello and Protos from Rock Springs being repaired at Ogden while other teams moved through California and Nevada stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Tance
Thomas
San Francisco
Zust
Goldfield
Nev
de Dion
Montello
Rock Springs
Wyo
Ogden
Italian Zust car arrives late after long mountain run in Goldfield
The Italian Zust car, second in the New York to Paris race, reached Goldfield at 4 40 pm after a difficult 248 mile mountain section from Ely. Crowds greeted the visitors with American and Italian flags. a Montezuma Club reception followed. Plans shifted to a southern coast route via Mojave and Ventura to San Francisco for the next leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Goldfiup
Zust
New York
Paris
Ely
Mountain Road
Goldfield
Great Gold Camp
Montezuma Club
Neyvadan Range
Tonopah
Twin Springs
Ventura
Coast Road
Bakersville
Fresno
Stockton
San Francisco
ZUST May Catch Thomas In New York To Paris Race
In San Francisco speculation grows over whether the Italian Zust can reach Seattle in time to board the same boat as the Thomas car for Alaska. If delayed, the Zust could miss Wednesday’s departure and fall further behind, while some favor starting both cars from Valdez for added drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
San Francisco
Cal
New York
Paris
Seattle
Alaska
Oakland
Unitedtates
Valdez
United States
De Dion Car Arrives in Montello and Kelton
Special dispatches report the French De Dion car reaching Montello Nevada at 10 PM and Kelton Utah at 5 30 PM on March 28. Observers describe Ogden as eighty miles beyond a salt lake with no fish, a desert panorama with white mountains and salted grass, and a cowboy culture. The narrative notes a thirty six hour stay in Ogden before resuming the northern circuit of the Great Salt Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Montello
Nev
Kelton
Utah
de Dion
Ogden
Riviera
France
Spain
G. Bourcier ST. Chaffray
de Pion
Great Salt Lake
ZU DE Dion
Hudson
Poughkeepsie Ees
Hudson Amsterdam Vets
Albanyere
Fond
Utica
Syracuse
Geneva
Rochester Buffalo
Buffalo Pe
Irle
Serten
Cleveland Eee Reee
Fremont
Toledo
Byron Seaee
Kendallville
Delta
New Co Ar
Ligonier Ae Aeons
Edgerton
Mid City
South Bena
Millersburg Os
Corunna
Chesterton
New Carlisle
Newarlisle
Seeweee
Chiccago
Midh City
Mich
Chicago
South Bend
Calamus
Cedar Rapids
Igden
CIA Rapids
Bitter Creek
Paxton
Crescent Easeee
Marshalltown
Granger
Cheyenne
Evanston
Medicine Bow
Crescent
Ames Cow
Castle Rock
Dana
Crescent Stone
Rawlins
Omaha
Ames
Rock
Springs
Grand Island
Denison
Cobre Granger
Columbus
Ely
Ogallala
Lexington
Stone Cabin
Alley
Tonopah
Kelton Ewereeees Granger
Cccebane
Sevanston
Bitter Springs
Rock Springs
Ogden Oceans
Turin Springs
Rock Springss
Route of Auto Race Across Alaska
The route starts with meat mails carried to Fairbanks 375 miles from Valdez then follows the Tanana River to Fort Gibbon at the Tanana Yukon junction and on to Kaltag where the Yukon is left for a ninety mile trek to Unalakleet on Norton’s Sound. From there the coast to Nome totals just under 1100 miles.
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Fairbanks
Valdez
Tanana
Fort Gibbon
Tanans
Yukon
Kaltag
Unalakleck
Norton's Sound
Nome
Alaska
Runners Leave City for Long Northern Nevada Route
An enthusiastic send off accompanied a car convoy to Goldfield with maps for the journey. The lead vehicle will skirt Salt Lake, rejoin the Central Pacific at Lucia, then proceed to Cobre and south via Northern Nevada to Hill. The German Protos car, arriving from Rock Springs, is being repaired and expected to depart again soon.
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Goldfield
Salt Lake
Lucia
Cobre
Nevada
Hill
Ely
California
Los Angeles
Rock Springs
Union Pacific
Seattle Eager for Thomas Car Arrival in Race
Seattle prepares to welcome the American Thomas car arriving in the New York to Paris race as officials plan a reception. The event underscores interest in the automobile contest and its participants enduring cross country trials.
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New York Times
Seattle
Washington
New York
Paris
Alaska car ready for Valdez attempt after steamer arrival
The crew of the car is due to arrive Monday on the City of Pueblo from San Francisco. A banquet will honor the crew Monday night and the racer likely shown Tuesday, loaned to the Alaskan steamer Tuesday night for departure to Valdez Wednesday morning. Miners from Alaska discuss the potentially improved trail conditions and await the car’s passage through the region.
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City of Pueblo
San Francisco
Valdez
Alaska
Fairbanks
Autoists Must Read Times Says Dr Parker
Dr Parker told the Automobile Club of America that New York papers ignored the New York to Paris race at first. He noted The Times gave official race news daily and drew broad reader interest from the start through to the Broadway crowd and nationwide followers. He showed race photos from Europe to the U.S. leg and previews of the route ahead.
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Orrel A. Parker
New York
Paris
Automobile Club of America
Club
New York Times
Broadway
THE
Times
Parker
Europe
New Evidence Delays Gillette Execution Asks Reprieve
Albany March 28 new evidence presented to Gov Hughes questions Grace Browns epilepsy and death by drowning linking fanciful conditions to Gillette s conviction for the 1998 murder at Moose Lake. Chemist Albert Hamilton contends an epileptic seizure could explain injuries and a fatal fall, while officials weigh a delay in the electric chair.
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Albany
Chester Gillette
Gov. Hughes
Auburn Prison
Gillette
Grace Brown
South Otselic
Biz Moose Lake
Albert M. Mills
Little Falls
Court of Appeals
John H. Dugan
Neva Wilcox
Elda M. Hoag
Albert H. Gross
Cortland
Auburn
Hamilton
Franks. Gillette
Catherine Gillette
State
Thaw Sanity Asserted by Detective O’Mara After Matteawan Visit
Detective Roger O’Mara returned from a two day visit with Harry K Thaw at Matteawan Asylum declaring Thaw sane and likely to require little trouble on release. He noted the strain of confinement, discussed potential annulment by Thaw’s wife, Evelyn, and said he would be in New York for Mrs Thaw’s case with possible new evidence.
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The
New York Times
Pittsburg
Roger O'Mara
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
New York
Harry
Matteawan
Evelyn
O'Mara
New York Wien
Harry Kk. Thaw
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