Ford plans 200000 cars a year one every 45 seconds
Detroit interview with Ford Commercial Manager N A Hawkins reveals plans to build 200000 cars next year. He outlines output scales including a car a minute, a line 300 miles long from Detroit to New York, and a 37 mile long steel train using 90000 tons of steel in 1913. He notes big savings from bulk purchases and the growth of Ford to over 100000 employees and dealers.
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Detroit
Mich
N. A. Hawkins
Ford Motor Company
Hawkins
New York
Chicago
Ford
America
Providence
Boston
Grand Rapids
Ae Oe
Aot
Ford Enterprise
Mr. Hawkins
Edison
No-Rim-Cut Tires Push 10 Percent Oversize Feature
Advertises No-Rim-Cut tires with 10 percent oversize design and Bulldog grip for all directions. Claims superiority over non-skids and promises a demonstration of the lead over competitors. States over 200000 units are in use.
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Goodyears
Goodyear Tire
Signs to guide motorists through California desert roads
The Automobile Club of Southern California and state authorities start marking desert routes with 18 inch signs every five miles. They aim to direct motorists to water sources and safe paths across 2870 miles of desert in Kern Inyo San Bernardino Riverside Imperial San Diego and Los Angeles counties.
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Automobile Club of
Southern California
Kern
Inyo
San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial
San Diego
Los Angeles
K. Parker
California
Global Auto Shows Schedule Across Major Cities
A comprehensive list of 1910s style auto shows spanning Paris Barcelona New York Cleveland Brussels Philadelphia Montreal Detroit Scranton Chicago Minneapolis Ottawa Newark Joplin Omaha St Louis Pittsburg Boston Buffalo Indianapolis and more with dates from December through March in grand venues like Grand Palais Hotel Astor Madison Square Garden Centenary Palace and Boston as Motor Vehicle Association.
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Paris
France
Grand Palais
Barcelona
Spain
New York City
Ball Room
Hotel Astor
Cleveland
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
Grand Central Palace
Brussels
Belgium
Centenary Palace
Philadelphia
Montreal
P. Q
Detroit
Mich
Scranton
Chicago
Ill
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
N. Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Motor Vehicle Associaon
Keene Sells Pan Horse For $100000 In Early Sale
Peter Pan, the 8-year-old thoroughbred raced by Keene in two seasons, was sold for $100000. Reports say Frank Gould’s agents bought the horse and plan to ship him to France next week. Keene trained the horse in 18 stakes, winning 10 and earning $116450.
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James HK. Keene
Frank Gould
France
Mr. Keene
How A Car Should Not Be Laid Away
An engineer criticizes winter storage lore in a witty letter to the New York American. He mocks steps such as draining water from the radiator and packing the carburetor with shellac, noting absurdities and automotive jargon. Professor Mike Sullivan adds a humorous footnote on academic overreach.
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Daily Press
New York American
Huggins Seen as Trickier Cardinal Manager Material
Cincinnati Times-Star notes Miller Huggins could become a second McGraw in managing with quick thinking and aggressive tactics. It recalls Huggins’s 1909 Reds game memory when a collision at shortstop produced a tense, pivotal catch allowing a tie despite a dangerous pileup.
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Cardinal Hownes
Miller Huggins
McGraw
W. A. Phelan
Cincinnati Times-Star
Reds
Huggins
Kenetchy
Evans
Hug
Ambassador Tittoni Flusters Caddies With Poor Golf
In Paris on a golf outing near Paris M Tittoni the Italian ambassador to France, new to the game, faced mockery from two caddies as he joked with Mme Arthur Meyer wife of Gaulois editor about his failure to hit the ball.
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Paris
M. Tittoni
France
Mme
Arthur Meyer
The
Gaulois
Whistle Dash Indicator For Oil Level In Engines
An inventor Hardy Parsons of Kibworth near Leicester firms a simple dashboard whistle linked to the crank chamber by a pipe. When oil level drops the pipe end uncovers and the whistle sounds, alerting the driver to replenish lubrication. The device acts as a sump indicator independent of crank-case pressure, enhancing motor lubrication safety.
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Hardy Parsons
Kibworth
Leicester
England
Bresnahan Signing Shakes Pittsburg Pirates Lineup
Roger Bresnahan’s potential arrival prompts questions about catcher rotation and positions. Clarke aims to add Bresnahan as a Pirates catcher, raise doubts about Kelly at first or center field, and keep Artie Butler at second base, likely leaving Jack Miller roles unchanged.
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Pittsburg
Roger Bresnahan
Fred Clarke
Dreyfuss
Cardinal
Bresnahan
Billy Kelly
Clarke
Gibson
Simon
Kelly
Jack Miller
Kearney
Locke
Artie Butler
Miller
Roger
San Francisco Traveler Sets World Tour by Car On Ships
Albert Wyatt leaves San Francisco to circle the globe again in a 1918 Overland. The 30 horsepower car will ride on steamship decks, with sightseeing days in port. His route will include Tahiti New Zealand Australia Colombo Egypt the Holy Land Turkey France Germany Russia Benia China Japan the Philippines and Hawaii.
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Albert Wyatt
San Francisco
Wyatt
Tahiti
New Zealand
Australia
Colombo
Egypt
Holy Land
Turkey
France
Germany
Russia
Benia
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Navy Captain Takes Motor Truck Helm
Captain T. T. Lovelace of Los Angeles trades naval commands for a Garford five ton truck. He praises life on his ranch and gardening, noting the truck moves his produce to market quickly and profitably. The former Colombian and Panamanian navy chief says he will not return to battleships.
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T. T. Lovelace
Los Angeles
Cal
Panama
Uncle Sam
Captain Lovelace
Garford Company
Elyria
Ohio
Garford
Venice
First Movies of Wars Captured by Motocycle Camera
Two major film concerns used motorcycle mounted cameras to speed across battle lines during the Balkan war. Operators followed the front, recording movements as the tide of battle shifted, creating a permanent record of warfare for the first time.
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Ford Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber CO
Akron, Ohio
San Antonio
Southern California Automobile Club
James R. Keene
Ambassador A “Duffer
Erely
Ace Artaasd
Atyles
Brewster
Tonneau
Woodward Carriage Company
Wineric
St. Mary’s Street
San Antonio, Texas
Brown
Baltimore American
Globe-trotter
Tru
Balkans
Matthews Home
Matthews Home Sanitarium
Day Avenue
West End
Station A
Texas
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