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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1917
Page
8
Citizens in Quincy oppose night driving with spotlights as unlawful and dangerous. A recent collision near Bowen involved Mr. Elliott of Plymouth who was blinded by a glare from a spotlight on an opposing car, causing his vehicle to crash. a man and woman escaped serious injury.
The Nichols Motor Car company received three Paige cars and three Dort cars of the latest model and has accepted the Dort agency. Dort cars have not been marketed in this region before. Also arriving is the 1918 Paige Touring Sedan with a V shaped windshield and top side lights, noted as a war style novelty.
Pinkelman and Clark reports Dayton Rubber Mfg will more than double capacity with a new plant ready soon. First half of 1917 sales surpassed all of 1916, and three new branches will open next month with fifty plus salesmen added. Ford tire production to rise.
C R Lester of Paclard Motor Car reports a lack of technically trained men in the auto industry. He notes service stations nationwide feel acute demand for skilled workers. Collins Plow company received 15 Ford cars last Wednesday and delivers them as assembled due to high demand. The Ford company itself struggles to meet the large order pace.
Shortly after the United States declared war on Germany a party of officers and men sailed from Detroit in the Nokomis the finest steam yacht on the Great Lakes. H E Dodge waved farewell as the yacht was handed to the government for war service on the Atlantic. The Nokomis cost about 250000 and is now on duty somewhere on the Atlantic. A newer, larger Nokomis was built and also called to the colors after Mr Dodge donated the first vessel.
Judge S A Hubbard and son Carl join Baldon Automobile Service to form a corporation. They, with Albert Henning and Glen Cutforth, plan a new modern garage in Quincy within months. The group will visit Peoria to study the Montauth brothers’ well run garage for ideas.
Admiral Von Tirpitz, former German navy minister, told the Brunswick Landes Zeitung that Germany can press toward victory by sinking more ships than England builds. He cautioned success will not be immediate but months of continued effort could strengthen Germany’s negotiating position.
The article discusses England’s bargaining stance, U-boat impact on shipments, and Germany’s claim of strength from self-sufficiency. It notes England seeks terms while in a relatively favorable position and warns Germany must rely on power to endure. Sweden raises intrastate telephone and telegraph rates by royal decree.
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