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Quincy Whig in Quincy, Illinois

06 May 1917

Page 6

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Quincy Whig

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Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1917

Page

6

Stolen Car Rings Face New Detection Methods

I D Recap of King Motor Car expert outlines police training to identify cars by part numbers and factory markings. He warns thefts are rising as thieves alter numbers, repaint, and disassemble vehicles. A system registering all car numbers with the secretary of state could boost recoveries toward near total success.

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I. D. Recap King Motor Car Company Detroit Mich Rocap Michael AH. Crowley Boston Mass Automobile Stealing Syndicate Secretary of State Bethlehem Steel Company Texas Oil Company du Pont Powder Company Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company Morris & Company
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Drivers Enter in Sharonville Race

May 6 News confirms the annual Decoration Day speedway race will move to Sharonville Ohio from Indianapolis. Entries from U S and European war zones flood in with Sanction from AAA, promising a 250 mile classic. Notables yet to confirm include Eddie Rickenbacker Dario Resta Ralph De Palma and Ralph Mulford among others.

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Cincinnati Sharonville Indianapolis United States Europe Kennerdell American Automobile Association Josef Christiaens Flanders Enrico Cagno Jack Scales Ira Weil Louis Chevrolet S. Ostewig Fred Duesenberg L. C. Erbes Gil Anerson H. Atkin
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Advise No Racing In First Few Miles

The Willys Overland company urges buyers to limit speed to 25 mph for the first 500 miles to let working parts wear in properly. Experts compare this to how locomotives and ships are broken in before full service, noting careful handling reduces repairs and prolongs engine smoothness.

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Overland Willys‘Overland Company Toledo Ohio Ics Willys-Overland Frank Lusk Irwin-Overland Ford Buick Chevrolet Maxwell
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Quincy Machine Works the Machinery & Motor Co Maine Street Vermont Street Garage Co., Inc Vermont Street Phone S. 7Th St Reight Ivery the Electric Service CO T.C. Nichols Motor Car Co Maine St Quincy, Ill
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