Endurance Run to Galveston Draws Motorists and Wives
San Antonio Automobile Club plans an endurance run to Galveston from July 26 to August 2 with three travel stages, car use allowed in Galveston, and leisure after the race. Dignitaries warn entries must be in six days before departure. 29 prizes planned from local merchants and hotels.
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Galveston
San Antonio Automobile Club
H. A. Reuter
American Autobile Association
Reuter
D. E. Colp
Bexar County Highway League
Here
Victoria
Colp
Truck freight and passenger rates drop in Western Texas
Competition in establishing motor truck lines across Western Texas cuts passenger fares and freight costs. A new San Angelo to El Dorado route, 60 miles, lowers one way passenger fare to 1.50 dollars, down from 2.60 dollars. The region’s flat terrain and good roads favor trucks over rail.
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Texas
San Angelo
el Dorado
Tango Dangers Call For Rubber Soles In Shoes
I R Bailey of Goodyear discusses dance safety noting that tango and other dances rise in popularity with rubber-soled shoes. He warns leather soles cause entanglements during quick turns and side steps while rubber soles improve balance and steadiness.
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I. R. Bailey
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Economy Test 8 On Speedway By Prest-O-Lite Company
A Motor Age report details a fuel economy test at Indianapolis speedway. A $1100 five passeng er touring car with a 4 by 4 12 inch four cylinder engine and electric cranking system ran 21.4 miles with generator charging the battery and lights, and 23.6 miles when the generator was disconnected. Tests used a special fuel tank and calibrated odometer, with lamp load including two 16 candlepower headlights and one 4 candlepower rear light. The charging rate averaged 15 amperes, speed varied 19 to 23 mph, and spark advance stayed constant.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Prest-O-Lite Company
Motor Age
Firestone Tires Score Major Racing Victories Across July Events
Firestone tires powered multiple winners in July races including the Panama-Pacific Road Race Los Angeles to Sacramento and Montanaro Festa events in Tacoma. Verbeck, Wa terman, and Oldfield achieved top three finishes in Fiats and Buicks with no tire changes. The company also notes strong Indy 500 results in May and praises tire endurance and speed.
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Firestone
Los Angeles
Sacramoro
Verbeck
Fiat
Waterman
Buick
Oldfield
Firestone Company
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Indianapolis
Akron Company
Mexican Army Seeks Bids for Used Cars
The Mexican minister of war called for bids to purchase forty secondhand motor cars for military use in the north. The cars are already in service in several locations and an additional forty are being rapidly filled.
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Mexico
Motocycle Ride Through Plateau Valley Delights Grand Junction Riders
A 160 mile motorcycle trip through the Plateau Valley drew joy to Grand Junction riders in Colorado as they traveled along scenic routes and enjoyed time with fellow enthusiasts.
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Plateau Valley
Grand Junction
Colo
Lincoln Highway to Run Through Illinois Near Springfield
Governor Dunne endorses the Lincoln Highway project during a Springfield conference with Carl G. Fisher. Illinois may channel state funds and appoint a highways commissioner to study cement road construction while counties also pledge equal aid for the route through Illinois. Canton Ohio also seeks inclusion on the line.
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Detroit
Mich
Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolis
Pacific Coast
Abraham Lincoln
Illinoia
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Carl G. Fisher
Dunne
Fisher
Springfield
Canton
Ohio
William McKinley
Lincoln Highway Association drives member certificates sale
The Lincoln Highway Association reports progress toward funding with pledges covering most of the target. Five million eight hundred thousand dollars remain to be raised, while certificates of membership at five dollars each are being sold from the national offices in the Dime Savings Bank building Detroit to supporters nationwide.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Dime Savings Bank
Detroit
National motorcycle show to open in Chicago Coliseum
Announcement of a national motorcycle, bicycle and accessory show at the Chicago Coliseum from November 8 to 8. Sanctioned by the Motocycle Manufacturers Association, the event will be managed by A B Coffman of Toledo, with Arthur Davidson, T W Henderson, and Coffman on the committee. Managers expect higher attendance than during the Chicago automobile show.
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Coliseum
Chicago
Paris Horse Decline Since Cars Replace Carriages
Paris records show rapid horse deaths as motor cars replace horse drawn vehicles. Over fourteen years the city lost about 10 000 private carriages and replaced them with automobiles.
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Paris
Highland Park State Bank A Ford Tied Financial Venture
A bank organized in August 1909 handles Ford Company finances yet remains independent. James Couzens is its president and stockholders include Ford Company interests. The Highland Park bank serves a growing Detroit suburb with assets over 3.0 million dollars and deposits around 2.7 million.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
James Couzens
Ford
Highland Park
Detroit
Highland Park State Bank
New Indiana Motor License Law Takes Effect
The Indiana motor license law becomes effective July 1 replacing the old registration system. About fifteen thousand license applications have been filed and will be processed when the tags arrive. Secretary of State Lew G. Ellingham says old tag holders with pending licenses face no arrest risk this year. License numbers cover six months’ validity. No. 1 license is awarded to the Haynes Automobile Company of Kokomo after a date-claimed priority dispute with Apperson. Ellingham declines to resolve the controversy and assigns No. 1 to Haynes for filing first.
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Indiana
Lew G. Ellingham
Ellingham
Haynes Automobile Company
Kokomo
Haynes Company
Apperson Automobile Company
United States
Apperson Company
Secret police aid to solve Aurora car fatalities
Following four motor deaths in Aurora Illinois twenty five car owners will cooperate with police to locate scorchers and aid prosecutions. The volunteers will operate as a secret service department with participants not publicly identified.
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Aurora
Ill
Secret Service Department
Proving Claims in Puritan Boston
In Boston the Christian Science Monitor demands proof for bold ads. Buick claimed 24 mpg for a model and achieved 24.4 mpg in tests. The paper and Buick earned praise for verifiable transparency.
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Boston
Christian Science Monitor
Buick Motor Company
Buick
Monitor
North Dakota Reaches 12 000 Car Registrations
Motor car registrations in North Dakota total 12 000 with belief every vehicle is tagged. The secretary of state advertises bids for 1914 license tags.
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North Dakota
Secretary of State
Opals From Nevada Mines Debut in Kalamazoo Display
Sales Manager F B Lay Jr of Litchigan Motor Car in Kalamazoo viewed a glittering show of American opals brought by Al Koyen of Lincoln Nebraska. He described dark amber like stones from Nevada mines at 7000 to 8000 feet altitude as the first American opal mines of consequence. The opals, called black opals for their depth, flash red green blue and yellow with eerie beauty.
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F. B. Lay Jr
Litchigan Motor Car Company
Kalamazoo
al Koyen
Michigan Cora
Lincoln
Neb
Nevada
Koyen
America
Aurora Riders Begin 1200 Mile Pleasure Trip to Cairo
Arthur Goddard and James Hough of Aurora Illinois start a 1200 mile motorcycle journey to Cairo Illinois for pleasure and to advertise Aurora home-coming celebration set for this summer.
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Arthur Goddard
James Hough
Aurora
Ill
Cairo
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Eo Motor Car
Hudson
West Crockett Street
WM. Steinhardt
Prestaliet
Crockett
Illing
Memorial Pike
Manufacturers’ Association
Haynes Auto Company
Automan
San Antonio
E. H. Labadie Automobile CO
San Antonio, Texas
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