Georges Boillot Wins Novel Paris Auto Contest
Georges Boillot and his grand prix Peugeot racer win the parade of driver skill in a novel Paris suburb contest. Champant in a three liter Peugeot finishes a close second. Rene Thomas places third in a Sigma. a Ford car finishes fourth. Several cyclecars also race in this unique event.
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Paris
Georges Boillot
Peugeot
Boillot
Champant
Rene Omas
Sigma
Ford
M. Deveuve
McDermid Leaves Service Recorder for Falcon Cyclecar
W A McDermid, longtime sales and advertising manager at the Service Recorder Company of Cleveland, resigns to take a similar post with the Falcon Cyclecar Company of Cleveland.
El Paso to Dallas Road Race Planned
Arrangements are under way for an all-southern speed contest from El Paso to Dallas under the American Automobile Association. The mid-winter race aims to prove the Roswell route as a viable winter path with 100 dollar entry and 36 hour controls at Roswell and Sweetwater. Prize money rewards top times on each leg and requires completion of the full trip. Eighteen entries from El Paso and several from Roswell are anticipated.
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Dallas
Tex
el Paso
American Automobile Association
Phoenix
Roswell
Sweetwater
Vanderbilt Race Ten Set For February In Los Angeles
Western Racing Association announces the grand prize and Vanderbilt cup races will be held on February 22 and 24 at Santa Monica. The Vanderbilt race covers 300 miles for cars 600 cubic inches and under with an $8000 purse, $5000 to winner. Entry fees are about $250. Finley Porter of Mercer Company推动推动推动.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Leon T. Shettler
Western Racing Association
Santa Monica
Vanderbilt
Finley R. Porter
Mercer Company
Trenton
N. J
Savannah
New York
Porter
Motor Cups
Auto 1 Not More Deadly Than Railway Figures Favor Auto
Boston based report analyzes contrasting claims by Frederick Rex and Charles Marden about motor car versus railroad fatalities. Massachusetts figures show railroads and streetcars cause more deaths, but when mileage is considered, motor cars travel far more miles per fatality, reducing relative danger.
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Boston
Mass
Frederick Rex
Municipal Reference Librarian
Chicago
Charles F. Marden
Sohier
Gay State Highway Commission
Mr. Rex
Mr. Marden
Chicago Statistician
Massachusetts
Railroads Commission
Railroad Commission
Velie Plan Aggressive Sales Drive for Southwest Texas
Southern Motor Car Company, the Velie distributor for Southwest Texas, outlines an ambitious campaign starting January 1 to secure representation in all 79 counties. Executives including C H Bryant and Paul W Joplin will supervise with seven to eight field men joining after New Year. The plan calls for 25 to 30 Velie cars across three pleasure lines and three commercial units, with models from 35 to 50 horsepower and a three-ton track line, targeting a broad regional market from El Paso to Brownsville and beyond.
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Southern Motor Car Company
Southwest Texas
Velie
Alex Parrigan
Southwest
Texas
Parrigin
C. H. Bryant
Velie Company
Paul W. Joplin
el Paso
Brownwood
Colorado River
Brownsville
Parrigan
Georgia Senator Sponsors National Rural Road Bill
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia introduces a 700d roads bill in Congress to provide national aid for rural post road construction and maintenance. The plan includes a $2 million initial appropriation and demonstration projects, aiming to shift aid toward general road improvement rather than a few major highways.
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Washington, D. C
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
House of Representatives
Senate
Smith
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
Slows Up Signs Erected Near City Schools
The Columbus Automobile Club begins placing slow up signs around all school buildings after a officers conference with the director of public safety.
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Columbus Automobile Club
Club
Director of Public Safety
Associations Push Uniform Road Laws For Nation
A coalition of the American Automobile Association American Highway Association and American Bar Association plans to codify and simplify state road laws with aim of nationwide uniformity. A NY meeting December 12 will set steps including governors urging legislatures to appoint commissions to codify and revise laws. Also notes rural carrier S. D. Mays of Edgefield South Carolina saving time and money using a motorcycle over a horse and wagon heat costs.
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New York
American Automobile Association
American Highway Association
American Bar Association
T. Terry
Vanderbilt Hotel
D. Mays
Edgefield
S. C
Mr. Mays
Motorcycles Surge in London as 1913 Season Opens
London sees 5514 motorcycles at season start with estimates to nearly double by year end. American consul John L. Griffiths notes rapid growth as two wheelers spread across businesses and press. The Harmsworth journalism group provides motorcycles to reporters and photographers.
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England
London
John L. Griffiths
Harmsworth Concern
Puncture proof auto casing touted for San Antonio motorists
Central Vulcanizing Company of San Antonio promotes a Lee Tire and Rubber puncture proof tire. R8 Yantis says the casing uses gum fabric layers and embedded steel discs to shield the inner tube, promising about 6000 miles with a guarantee of roughly half that distance. Yantis and G C Shaw lead a busy tire rebuilding and refiner operation, building tires to order and claiming refiners add 1500 to 2000 miles.
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San Antonio
Central
R. 8
Yantis
Contenn
Lee Tire and Rubber Company
Conshohocken
Moline-Knight Motor to Undergo Two Week Public Test
President W H Van Dervoort announces that starting December 19 the Automobile Club of America will conduct a two week public test of the Moline Knight motor. A preliminary two day run begins December 17 followed by a 36 hour continuous test at 1200 revolutions per minute with 15 minute record intervals.
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New York
W. H. van Dervoort
Moline Automobile Company
Automobile Club of America
Moline-Knight
Lawndale Motorcycle Club Plans Chicago Endurance Run
The Lawndale Motorcycle Club of Chicago plans an endurance run from Chicago to WH and back. The event is timed to coincide with the onset of the winter fire storm, weather permitting.
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Lawndale Motorcycle Club
Chicago
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Mee
Frank A. Winerich
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Lee Armored Tires
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