Few Automobiles Stored for Fall
The IT C Nichols Dodge Brothers dealer says stored for winter will be less common this year due to high business activity and improved winter cars. Dodge dealers forecast strong demand for touring and roadster winter cars with comfort features and removable tops facilitating year round use. Packard trucks show orders from National Tube and Arbuthnot Stephenson, underscoring brand loyalty and performance.
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Morris Adler
IT. C. Nichols Motor Car Co
Dodge Brothers
Four Packard Trucks Ordered by Telephone in Pittsburgh
Soreen reports high demand for Packard motor trucks in Pittsburgh with customers preferring early delivery via phone. In one day last week four Packards were ordered by firms already using the model, Hartley Howard Jr. says during a Detroit factory visit. W. and H. Walker Co. placed the first order for a 3 ton Packard and wanted a salesman immediately.
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Soreen
Pittsburgh
Hartley Howard, Jr
Packard Motor Company
Detroit
W. and H. Walker
ORGAN TURER ON LONG AUTO TRIP
From Jacksonville to all sections of the country Mr and Mrs Frank East tour by car to promote business and travel. They drove an Overland 75 B twenty nine miles before the trip and faced mostly good roads with one mountain mishap near Chattanooga where a log halted a backward slide. The Overland shop in Nashville provided free service after the incident. They praise the Tennessee Georgia and Florida route.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Frank East
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Overland
Nashville
East
Georgia
St Louis dealers seek building for 1917 auto show
St Louis automobile show planners search downtown for a suitable site to host February 18 to 24, 1917. The committee, led by Joseph A Schlecht and H W Spalding, weighs the Overland Motor Co building at Twenty third and Locust as a preferred, fireproof option with car elevators reaching all floors.
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ST. Louis
Automobile Manufacturers’ and Dealers’ Association
F. W. A. Vesper
Fourth
Fifteenth Streets
Joseph A Schlecht
Allen & Jackson Distributing Company
H. W. Spalding
Packard Missouri Motor Company
Overland Automobile Company
Twenty-third and Locust Streets
Albert Reed Chappell
Imperial Oil Company
Detroit
Warsarg City
Kansas City
J. I. Case T. M
Cooper Lectures Draw Big Crowds In Macomb And Keokuk
Leaton Irwin reports the Cooper lecture on the Knight valve system drew the city’s largest auditorium crowd in Macomb despite rain. Keokuk’s opera house also filled as Cooper detailed Knight motor advantages, arguing sleeve valves provide positive action, less wear, and no springs or stems to wear.
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Leaton Irwin
Macomb
Cooper
Keokuk
Keokuk Opera House
Knight Motor
Iowa man drives across state in under nine hours
W J Barndollar of Des Moines set a car record by driving a Packard twin six touring car from Council Bluffs to Davenport, 346 miles, in 8 hours 39 minutes, averaging 40 mph with speeds up to 74 mph. He completed the trip with five passengers, meeting speed limits in towns.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Packard Motor Car Company
W. J. Marndollar
Schee Company
Des Moines
Barndollar
Western Union
Elyperion Club
Rock Island
Light armored motor car to appear at Dallas fair
Detroit October 22. The new light armored motor car, the only vehicle of its kind in the country, will make its first public appearance at the Dallas state fair. Artemus Ward Jr., president of King Motor Car, arranged with Capt. W A Ross of the Armored Motor Car Company to meet Governor Ferguson of Texas requests to display the car for war purposes. The car is undergoing tests by United States Marine Corps officers amid mounting interest from state officials and fair boards.
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Detroit
Mich
Artemus Ward, Jr
King Motor Car Company
W. A. Ross
Armored Motor Car Company
James B. Ferguson
Texas
Ward
United States Marine Corps
Armored Car Draws Texas Attention At State Fair
The ordnance department blocked compliance while Gov. Ferguson and the Dallas State Fair board urged display of the armored car in Texas. Mounted on a King eight cylinder chassis, the vehicle recently traveled from New York City to Rock Island Arsenal with an army observer. The car is noted for scout and reconnaissance work and attracts much interest wherever shown.
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Ordnance Department of the Army
Ferguson
Dallas State Fair
Texas
New York City
Rock Island, Ill
Arsenal
Power to Reach Difficult Places At 45 Mile Pace
The description notes capability to operate in hard terrain and distances with a speed of 45 miles an hour, highlighting mobility and rapid deployment in challenging locations. It emphasizes versatility and effectiveness of the power unit in constrained or rugged settings.
Rome Dimmed Lights Rule for Economy Push
Government decree orders all street lights and public venues to dim at 10 30 pm as part of a national economy drive. Campaign also targets food and apparel speculators with eggs reported scarce in markets.
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Rome
Paris
Eggs Sold Across City Last Week Amid Rising Demand
Local vendors report eggs sold widely in the city during the past week as shoppers stocked up. Officials note steady demand and emphasize safety and inventory monitoring by retailers.
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Durin
Canadian Pacific Trainmen May Resume Talks Today
Winnipeg Oct 21 Representatives of the Canadian Pacific Railway Conductors and Trainmen demanding changes in working hours and wages are set to resume negotiations with road officials. The union executive committee says that if a strike occurs permits would be issued to union men to operate troop and munitions trains.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Packard
Telephone
B. F. Baldon
S. 7Th St
Mrs
City
Maine St
Quincy, Ilinois
Toledo
Canadian Pacific
Indianapolis
Jeffery
Vermont St. Garage
Vermont ST
Hercepower
Maine Street
Irwin-Overland Co
Quincy
Ill
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
U.S. A'S
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