Studebaker Names Clarence Booth New General Manager
Clarence H. Booth has been appointed general manager of Studebaker's automobile division. Booth rose from Detroit steel stamping founder to manufacturing manager and assistant general manager before this promotion. He now oversees a workforce rising from 1000 to 10000 with a goal of 50000 cars annually worth about 65 million dollars.
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Clarence H. Booth
Studebaker Corporation
E-M-F
Automobile Organization
Mr. Booth
Detroit
Automobile Company
Studebaker
Booth
Mitchell man finds aid with patent medicine and kerosene fuel
A. A. Wheeler of Mitchell South Dakota traveled in a Studebaker with an empty tank. He borrowed patent medicine from a nearby resident to reach a kerosene supply and finish his journey to town.
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A. A. Wheeler
Mitchell
8. D
Studebaker
Hig Motor Primer
French Army Tests Many Motor Trucks
France conducts its annual national motor truck contest to determine models suitable for army subsidies. Seventeen manufacturers entered seventy vehicles across thirty five models for a month long road test covering about 2500 miles with sealed parts, controlled oils, and final dismantling exams. Subsidies total 520 dollars at purchase and 240 dollars yearly upkeep for four years for trucks carrying three tons. Army officials stamp parts at factories to ensure stock models.
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France
Europe
Motor Age
Besieged by Dealers Heralds Earlier Auto Announcements
G W Bennett of Willys Overland Toledo reports trade strain as 1913 allotments nearly sold out and 1914 models may ship early. Chicago distributor quotes only five 1913 cars left and seeks expedited 1914 delivery. Badgers Run Motor Stage forms in Sheboygan county linking Howard and Franklin with three cent per mile rates. Promoters August Frome J W Grossbuesch W Buscher and Dr A Seiker back the venture.
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G. W. Bennett
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Ohio
Badgers Run
Howard and
Franklin
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin
Howard & Franklin Auto Car Company
Capital Stock
August Frome
J. W. Grossbuesch
W. Buscher
Dr. A. Seiker
Portland Doctor Wins Franklin Car for Carbon Removal Compound
Dr. H. F. Ong of Portland has developed a chemical compound claimed to remove carbon deposits from gas engine cylinders. After tests by Franklin Automobile Company in Syracuse, N Y, he received a new Franklin six 38 touring car as proof of merit. Ong explains carbon is insoluble and harmful, outlining the five minute application and cost benefits versus engine maintenance. He has filed several patents related to his work.
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Portland
Ore
Syracuse
N. Y
H. F. Ong
Franklin Company
Tom
Harry
Franklin Automobile
Ong
Franklin
America
Favors Good Roads and Studebaker Materials Order
Governor Sulzer champions good roads as essential to industrial life and urban mobility. Pur chasing Agent C J Reynolds awards two small orders totaling 16 million hardware pieces for initial Studebaker car production starting September 1, 1913, with supplies to last to January 1, 1914.
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Sulzer
New York
C. J. Reynolds
Studebaker
Burman Stars at Seattle Speed Meet
Bob Burman and the green Keeton led a Seattle speed meet on July 13 on the half mile track. Burman won four events showcasing top speed in Washington.
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Burman
Seattle
Bob Burman
Green Keeton
Wash
Boston Eye Tests Proposed for All Drivers
Massachusetts activists push a bill to require eye examinations for every motor vehicle driver. Dr. Frank Draper cites 25 percent of drivers with defective vision, arguing tests are needed before licensing.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Frank &. Draper
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Draper
Governor Goldsborough Urges Farmers to Buy Autos
Governor Goldsborough of Maryland urges eastern shore farmers to purchase automobiles for their families even on credit to keep farm youth connected to towns. He envisions halls for lectures and social events, while Halifax papers sponsor a 600 mile Nova Scotia motor tour from Halifax to Yarmouth and back.
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Goldsborough
Maryland
Nova Scotia
Halifax Herald
The
Evening Mail
Halifax
Yarmouth
Judge Williams lays out traffic rules for pedestrians and motorists
Milwaukee circuit court Judge T. Williams delivers an accident case charge proposing reciprocal rights for pedestrians and motorists. He urges pedestrians to stop look and listen and drivers to exercise ordinary care with a six mile per hour cap at street intersections.
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T. Williams
Circuit Court
Milwaukee
Williams
Touring Bureau boosts Federation of American Motorcyclists work
At the Denver convention J H Donohue reported the Touring Bureau of the Federation of American Motorcyclists has had a successful year and proven valuable to members. Created at the 1912 Columbus convention the bureau guides riders with road details garages hotels scenic features and danger points along chosen routes. Information comes from experienced riders and is organized into defined routes between points.
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Denver
J. H. Donohue
Federation of American Motocyclists
Columbus
Ohio
Auto quadruples efficiency claim by salesman in car travel
Harry W. Wood, district representative of Hooch Morgan's Sons, headquartered in Cleveland, says traveling in an automobile can quadruple a salesman’s grocery trade coverage. He cites personal experience in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois using a Studebaker touring car.
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Harry W. Wood
Hooch Morgan's Sons
Cleveland
Mr. Wood
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Studebaker
Motoring grows costly in Mexican border towns
In Chihuahua and other Mexican locales cut off from rail due to turmoil, car travel commands high prices with gasoline at 80 cents to 1 Mexican peso per gallon. Foreigners and locals pay for cross border deliveries, and refugees rely on cars to move people and bodies, as a 300 mile journey from Santa Rosalia to Marfa was made to retrieve Henry Burton’s body.
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Franklin
Chihuahua
Mex
Mexico
United States
Hugh Kendrick
J. B. Hull
Santa Rosalia
Marfa
Tex
Henry Burton
Upper Montclair
N. J
C. R. Watson
el Paso
I. S. Gellert
Detroit
Re-Elected Dr Patterson Heads Motorcycle Federation
Dr B J Patterson of Pratt Kansas was re-elected president of the Federation of American Motocyclists at a Denver convention last week. He will appoint committee chairs soon and push continued efforts against motorcycle evils and to grow F A M membership. Total federation membership reached 24000, up about 8000 in the past year. E M Estabrook of Bangor Maine led the previous year’s membership committee and G B Gibson of Westboro Massachusetts was re-elected secretary treasurer.
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B. J. Patterson
Pratt
Kan
Federation of American Motocyclists
Denver
E. M. Estabrook
Bangor
G. B. Gibson
Westboro
Mass
Motor Cars Won't End Horse Power, Say Wisconsin Vets
At the Wisconsin Society of Veterinary Graduates convention in Milwaukee last week doctors optimistic that horses will endure the rise of motor cars. Dr J W Beck of Shullsbury said the motor car is shifting from pleasure vehicle to a saddle horse era.
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Wisconsin Society of Veterinary Graduates
Milwaukee
J. W. Beckwith
Shullsbury
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Stracke Bros
Beeville
A. F. Rees
Brownsville
Everson Motor Car
Corpus Christi
Harry Archer
Cuero
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Gonzales
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Hallettsville
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Laredo
J. E. Applewhite
Lockhart
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Luling
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Moore
H. E. Johnson
Seguin
Charles and
Otto Blumberg
Victoria
L. G. Kreisle
S. X. Callahan
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Overland
Oregon
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Frank A. Winerich
Pres
Texas
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