Bak Antonio Auto club to elect officers Tuesday
The annual election of officers of the Bak Antonio Auto club will be held at its rooms in the International club Tuesday night. Officers to be elected include president vice president secretary-treasurer and directors. The meeting also acts as the yearly conclave for the proposed renovation and fund plans. The club will present a $75 solid silver cup to Dave Pryor of Ywalde for his victory in the 12 hour race. Pryor’s entry helped enable other successful races. A six mile race track near the city is discussed with plans to start a fund for construction. The project is gaining friends as a winter resort initiative.
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Bak Antonio Auto Club
International Club
Priposé Adove
Preal- Gest
Dave Pryor
Ywalde
Pryor
Perottim
Six Mile
Mse
Motorcycle Notes Inspire Local Speed Feats and Hopes
Robert Stubbs on a five horsepower Indian set a 100 mile record at one hour, 7 minutes and 44 seconds in Birmingham on November 14, shaving 14 minutes from Huyck’s Detroit record. San Antonio welcomes Rexford Wickwire, a Pennsylvania rider, while local motorcyclists anticipate a new hill climb contest. F. Bl Kuffath joins, now owning an Indian.
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Robert Stubbs
Birmingham
Huyck
Detroit
Local Auto Club to Decide on Hill Climb and By Law Reforms
At the meeting the club will set a date for a hill climb or club run and vote on recommendations from the autoists committee. Final reports from H B Ogg and the committee on new constitution and bylaws will be presented. Secretary G M Pairfield has urged members to attend as reforms aim to modernize the club. Buy a lot and have a home of your own advertised in the classified columns.
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Otner
H. B. Ogg
Elih
G. M. Pairfield
American motorcycle race in England ends with hill climb win
Ezekiel Steele, a Texas rancher, shows his 1.34 horsepower American motorcycle can beat a British machine on a nine mile hill. The English rider concedes the American vehicle climbs faster, while Steele continues working in Mexico near Monterey.
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Ezekiel Steele
San Antonio
Steele
England
United States
Stare
Mexico
Monterey
de Meyer
Auto Season Livens On Tourists Advent
With the tourist season underway local auto dealers expect a jump in business, especially in the auto upholstery and travel sectors. Improved San Antonio and Bexar county highways promise easier visits for winter tourists, boosting road trips, real estate interest, and visitor spending in the city.
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San Antonio
Bexar
Imlich
Freight Hauler's Spring Draw Bar Impresses Nebraska Crowd
In Mnola Nebraska Ernest Diefenderfer demonstrates a Mitch ell snowboat with a spring draw bar allowing a gradual start on heavy loads of freight. The contraption draws attention for its innovative method to move a ton plus loads, reported with local interest.
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Mnola
Neb
Ernest Diefenderfer
Ruhabout
Via Org
Automobile News Notes and U.S. Car Trends in 1909
Market trends show gradual refinement in standard parts and simplicity in 1909 models as the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers reports ongoing changes. European cars are being adapted for American use, while a Tomers Falls inventor works on a versatile rural automobile. Local measures urge stricter enforcement of reckless driving, and Savannah race odds highlight the Simplex’s dominant performance and Seymour's steady driving.
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Savannah
America
James Joyce
American Locomotive Company
Automobile Department
Europe
I J
Tie Simplex
Seymour
Sayings of a Cynic and Notes on Temperance
Fragmented lines present cynical aphorisms and observations on vice, temperance, fortune, and human folly. The garbled text references Oscar Puppet’s orchestra and mournful contexts, implying a cultural or social column with speculative quotes and a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper voice.
Kin and Song in the Silent Season
The passage presents a fragmented reminiscence of early childhood memory and music. It evokes a rural setting with a boat, a dog, and figures named in a dreamlike sequence, capturing a hazy sense of loss and longing. The narrator recalls past days and a refrain that lingers.
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Rexford Wickwire
Pennsylvania
Ee F. Bl Kuffath
As Indian
Oourown
San Antonian
Lovers
American—Journal
G. D. Robbins
Cor. Losoya & Crockett Sts
Automobile News Notes
Mator
Tomers Falls
Mass
New York
USA
F. H. Elliott
American Automobile Association
Buffalo
Martin
Bridgeport
Conn
Cowles
Automobile Club of
New Haven
Department
Erico
Malea
Baro
Oscar Puppe
Pluabant
Schober
E. B. Chandler
East Crockett Streh
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