Novel Attractions Mark Kala Tour To Glacier Park
The American Automobile Association reliability tour leaves Minneapolis with 100 cars on Friday heading 1233 miles through Minnesota North Dakota and Montana to Glacier National Park ending July 19. Indian tepees and a “on wheels” newspaper train accompany the journey with a nighttime Rocky Mountain illumination staged by Louis W. Hill.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Automoile Association
Glacier National Park
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Minnesota
North Dakota
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Horse
Northwest
Mr. Hill
Rockies
Rocky Range
Glacier Park Station
Rocky Mountain Range
Twin Cities
Fargo
N. C
Grand Forks
Revision of Franklin Fuel Economy Figures
The Automobile Club of America reports revised Franklin Company fuel economy as 83.5 miles per gallon instead of 86.6. Officials failed to calibrate the speedometer before the run, and the corrected mileage is 83.5 miles per gallon.
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The
Automobile Club of America
Franklin Company
Pedestrian Crossing Ordinance Proposed in Columbus
Columbus City Council introduces a misdemeanor for pedestrians who cross streets outside marked crossings. The measure targets diagonal and intercrossing paths to favor motorist traffic, aligning with driver interests.
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Columbus
Ohio
Auto accompanies famous pedestrian on cross country walk
A 75 year old man walks from New York to Minneapolis at about 25 miles daily, aided by a modern six cylinder automobile that keeps pace but frets at inactivity. The car would finish in six days at high speed, yet road conditions force slow progress with hub deep mud. Roads need nationwide improvement to move farm produce to market.
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New York
Minneapolis
Steinhardt
Hudson Motor Car
Edward Payson Weston
Hudson
Weston
America
Horsepower on Tires Wins Over Horse Power
W R Stephens, dealer in Marion cars for Montana and the Dakotas, spoke at the Paxton garage in Missoula. He praised motor travel, recalling runaways and accidents with horses and endorsing horsepower on rubber tires over horse shoes.
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W. R. Stephens
Marion Motor Cars
Montana
Dakotas
Missoula
Paxton
Mr. Stephens
Minneapolis
Stephens
Ford plant roadway tells car history in numbers
A wooden loading yard platform at Ford Motor Company's main plant bears the marks of decades of production. Since 1910 the counts show 20 000 cars in 1910 35 000 in 1911 75 000 in 1912 and nearly 200 000 cars this year as about 430 000 total will have passed by the time the factory closes its 1910s era. Elbert Hubbard will join motorcycle tours to Denver for the FP A M convention July 23 to 26.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Elbert Hubbard
Denver
Galveston Beach Race Meet Draws World Drivers
Galveston Texas hosts an ambitious beach auto race meet in 1918 with fourteen events and seven thousand dollars in prizes. Notables like Louis Disbrow Bill Endicott Joe Nikrent Jack Hayes and Armour Ferguson are among entrants as entries close July 23.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Beach
Case
Louis Disbrow
Bill Endicott
Joe Nikrent
Case Team
Jack Hayes
Armour Ferguson
Europe
Mercer
Indianapolis
The
American Automobile Association
Austrian Nobleman Works in Ford Plant
Count Paul von Bonscham of Vienna, a member of a historic Austrian family, spent two weeks in Detroit working in Ford Motor Company's assembly department. He earned $2 a day while lodging at the Pontchartrain cost $12 daily for his hotel suite with a valet. He requested a certificate confirming his hands on labor in America, receiving it along with letters from other employers.
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Detroit
Mich
Hotel Pontchartrain
Count Paul von Bonscham
Vienna
Austria
Ford Motor Company
How to Determine Weight Per Wheel on a Car
L Greenwald of Firestone explains a method using platform scales to measure a car's weight. Weigh two halves of the car separately, noting total and half weights, then compute each tire weight as half of its half. The combined wheel weight should align within twenty to thirty pounds of the full-car scale weight.
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L. Greenwald
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Gophers Entertain Orphans Club Guests at Tour
About 225 orphans and attendants visited Minneapolis Automobile Club grounds June 26 for a country club tour and day on the grounds.
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Minneapolis Automobile Club
Minnesota
Tire inflation facts debunk summer low pressure myth
Officials of a major tire accessory firm warn motorists against deflating tires in hot weather. Experiments show absolute tire pressure rises with temperature, not falls, and keeping inflation steady prevents extra heat and tire wear.
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America
Diamond Rubber Company
Hlas
Service matters to determine automobile values says Kissel
President George A. Kissel emphasizes that car value hinges on service backing, not promises. Buyers should demand written guarantees and visible, well equipped facilities to honor them, avoiding vague assurances and hedging.
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George A. Kissel
Noted 84-year-old motorist plans New York Cape Cod tour
A. B. Hambleton of Shaker Heights Ohio drives his new White 30 touring car with ease at 84 and intends a July trip to New York and Cape Cod. He has eight years of driving and has made many long journeys, treating car care as a pastime and local runs as routine.
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A. B. Hableton
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Ohio
Hambleton
New York
Cape Cod
Buf
Ohio Car Tax Battle Seen as Test of New Law
President C. C. Jones of the Ohio State Automobile Association has named three attorneys to survey the law and recommend action. A test suit is proposed to challenge the horsepower tax as unconstitutional double taxation.
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Ohio
C. C. Jones
Ohio State Automobile Association
Morrison nets 113 new members in Toronto club drive
During a five months' campaign by the Toronto Motorcycle Club Wilfrid Morrison secured 113 new members for the club.
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Toronto
Canada
Wilfrid Morrison
Local auto firms listed across Texas cities
San Antonio Stracer Bros Beeville A F Rees Brownsville Everson Motor Car Co Corpus Christi Harry Archer Cuero R Flick Auto Con Goliad Tom Shaper Gonzales A B Rather Hallettsville J F Houching Laredo J BE Applewhite Lockhart R B Damb Luling Walker Bros Ca Moore H BE Johnson Seguin Charles Otto Blumberg Victoria L G Kreisle.
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San Antonio
Stracer Bros
Beeville
A. F. Rees
Brownsville
Everson Motor Car Co
Corpus Christi
Harry Archer
Cuero
Flick Auto Con
Goliad
Tom Shaper
Gonzales
A. B. Rather
Hallettsville
J. F. Houching
Laredo
J. BE. Applewhite
Lockhart
R. B. Damb
Luling
Walker Bros
Moore
H. BE. Johnson
Seguin, Charles and
Otto Blumberg
Victoria
L. G. Kreisle
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C. E. Dutton
H. J. Clark
E. W. Bazille
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Asa Paine
W. W. Smith
A. J. Davis
N. H. van Sicklen
Chicago
James T. Drought
Milwaukee
Dr. Dutton
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Henry Ford
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Crockett
Texas
E. P. Weston
FORD
Paul von Bonscham
the Hudson CO
West Crockett St
Cleveland Grand Sire
Falo
Packard Apperson
RED Detroit Electrics
Citizens Auto Co
Travis St
S. X. Callahan
Main Ave
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