Buick of 1905 Still Used by Californian
The 1905 Buick, the Coast’s first, is revived by Earl P. Cooper a famed race driver and Buick official. He tests the two cylinder veteran, noting valve in head design and early power that laid foundations for later Buick engines, while reflecting on the era’s emergence of rail transport over road cars.
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BUICK
Marerien
California
Thin
Charlton
Howard
Earl P. Cooper
Cooper
Norway Proposes Tire Rules for Trucks to Save Roads
Norway leads with a plan requiring motor trucks up to two tons to use pneumatic tires to protect roads and curb highway repair costs. Goodyear supports the move, predicting quick adoption. U.S. shipments risk rejection abroad if not conforming to wheel and tire specs.
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Norway
Goodyear Tire & Robber Company
Totire
New Truck Tire Law Affects Weights and Tires
New legislation aims to require five inch tread on all wheels for commercial trucks. Heavier trucks may use solid tires. lighter ones may be pneumatic or solid. The law, set for summer 1420, could curb road wear but faces doubt on street applicability and country roads.
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Ailadtomediies
Norwest
Serell Buys White Truck in Wheat Farmer Purchase
Charles Serell, a local wheat farmer, received delivery this week of a White ton truck bought through Frent ael-Wailes Motor Co. local distributors.
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Serell
Charles Serell
Frentael-Wailes Motor Co
Gardener Appointed to Civil Service Commission
President Wilson named Mrs Helen Hamilton Gardener of Washington DC to the Civil Service Commission to succeed Charles M Galloway of Columbia USCC. Gardener, widow of Colonel A Day and noted author and lecturer, is the first woman appointed to the commission and was born in Winchester Virginia sixty two years ago. She has long been active in suffrage work.
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Wilson
Helen Hamilton Gardener
Washington, D.C
A. Day
Civil Service Commission
Charles M. Galloway
Columbia
Mrm
Winchester
Dodge Car Stands Up Under Bad Conditions
American oil and natural gas industry faces transport woes as wells feed to centralized storage by pipelines while poor roads and seasonal mud hamper access. William Blum of Lancaster Ohio notes his Dodge Brothers car logged over 100000 miles in just over three years serving eight Ohio counties through mud, snow, and washouts. He praises the car for dependable service across hills, streams, and rough seasons.
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William Blum
Lancaster
Ohio
Logan National Gas and Fuel Comany
Blom
Dodge Brothers
Hocking
Vinton
Perry
Athena
Ross
Washington
Coshocton
Fairfield
Kalamazoo Man Owns Record Decorated Car
J. T. Smith of Kalamazoo Michigan, a sales agent for Ava Chemical, owns a Franklin Brougham festooned with official vehicle badges from auto associations across the United States and Canada. The car, bought in Houston over two years ago, has logged over 27000 miles on business trips to 26 states and provinces, and is currently in Los Angeles on its second Pacific coast run. Mrs. Smith accompanies him on these journeys as part of a mobile company voyage group.
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Sarasoza
Palm Beach
Fricao Kalamazoo
Montreal
Havana
Kiplinganya
J. T. Smith
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapida Auto Club
Denver Motor Club
Wichita Falls Motor Club
Manitoba Motor League
California
Houston
Texas
Smith
Franklin
United States
Canada
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
New York City
Walla Walla
Wash
Winnipeg
San Diego
Rocky Mountains
Franklin Brougham
Salvadorid Alliance Move Risks U S Exclusion
Salvadoran congress, after reading the State Department interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine, adopts a decree proposing a Latin American alliance excluding the United States. It also calls for abolition of the Pan American Union, the Central American Court of Justice, and the International Court of Arbitration. The United States helped organize two courts and the union.
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Washington
State Department
Kongress
Salvador
United States
pan-American Union
Central American Court of Justice
International Court of Arbitraton
Two Courte
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Aed
Umatilla County
Frentzel-Wailes Motor Co
Cottonwood St
Pendleton, Ore
Umatilla
Jerard & Temple
C. L. Best Gas Traction Company
Galloway
DODGE
Kalamazoo Man
U. S
New Haynes Closed
Haynes
Garden Street
MORI
Dart
Pendleton
Cole
DORT
Western Auto Co
Pacific Power & Light Co
E. Court
Cottonwood
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