Maxwell cars claim southernmost point in Mexico for military use
Letters from U S army officers show Maxwell automobiles reaching the farthest south in Mexico during the punitive expedition. A non stop Maxwell covered 22 000 miles without a motor stop and other Maxwells logged at least 10 000 miles in Arizona stage service. The vehicles demonstrated strength on rough mountain trails and desert stretches assisting U S defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Mexico
United States Army
Buquor Motor Company
el Paso
Maxwells
San Antonio
Chihuahua
Uncle Sam
United States
Douglas
Ariz
Arizona
Goodrich urges motorists to help keep tire prices low
Akron Ohio July 22 In current newspaper ads the B F Goodrich Company asks motorists to help hold down and even reduce tire prices. An official says higher prices could be justified but Goodrich promotes its fair list prices and argues no fabric tires are better and that the company restrains others from raising prices as demand grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodrich
Goodrich Company
America
Ocean travel wages fall as war robs stewards of tips
Atlantic liner stewards report sharp drop in passenger tips. Wages rose to offset war risk but earnings remain slim with many workers earning about one dollar per service and cabin tips. younger child stewards on English routes face war risk greater than their pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
New York Times
Liverpool
Hupp Official Seeks Detroit China Trade Route
Charles Denby, vice president of the Hupp Motor Car Co, argues for direct Detroit to Shanghai shipping via the Welland canal as a key to American oriental trade. He notes U S ships lag behind due to current seamen's laws and urges investment in ships to counter Japanese influence and protect China’s openness. He recalls his China service and links Yuan Shih Kai's death to civil war fears and policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Shanghai
Welland Canal
Orient
Charles Denby
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Pekin
Denby
United States
Tsien-Tsin
Vienna
Mr. Denby
Pacific
China
Yuan Shih- Kai
Chin
Yuan Shih-Kai
Korea
Japan
Studebaker Sales Surge With Record June Output
The Studebaker Corporation reports a June output of 8000 cars, a new high, as dealers’ orders surge beyond production. Factories add workers and extend shifts to meet demand, with July planned at about 250 cars daily, signaling a shift from historical June strength to an even larger July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
Hupmobile Dealer Linked to Gasoline Stimulant Suspicions
In Rochester an unusual tale emerges as a Hupmobile dealer is suspected of adding picric acid or ether to gasoline. Mr Hartson notes the dealer’s enthusiasm after buying a Hupmobile that reportedly achieved a mile and a half on high gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Conductor Cap Roland Mitchell Carried Every U.S. President
Washington July 22 A Pennsylvania Railroad conductor known as Cap Roland Mitchell recalls carrying every president since Grant. He joined the Grant trip in 1871 and notes Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt specials, sharing memories of cigars, handshakes, and chats with Grover Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Philadelphia
Roland Mitchell
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Grant
Cap
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
Copper Mine Exhibit At National Museum Delights Visitors
At Washington’s National Museum a Copper Queen Mine stope exhibit displays a real mine room with ore faces, timbers, chutes and tools. The item shows stoping methods from the Bisbee Arizona mine opened in 1880, illustrating vast production and underground mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States National Museum
Washington
Division of Mineral Technology
Bisbee
Arizona
National Museum
Isisbee
Housewifery Wit Turns Grim in Lady and Tramp Tale
A mother teaches a fair young bride about handling men and dangers as a tramp spins a pathetically final tale. The tale ends with the woman offering him food while he jokes he needs no knife, and a mention of an automobile designed to serve as both hearse and room motor vehicle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Death Valley
A.E. Staacke Automobile
Company
Willard
S. XA. Callahan
North
Flores
Phone Crockett
KE Bros
Hupp
Far East
Public Service Corporation
C. E. Hartson
Mr. Hartson
Sherman
Mississippi
Kansas Hills
Nebraska
Kansas City
Motor Car Service
Canada
F.o.b
Hospital Hill
Eula Street
Altamont Hills
Birmingham
Ala
Ave
Cap” Mitchell
Velt
T. R
Grover
Travis
Central Tire CO
Chalmers
Mitchell
THE
Clem Motor Car CO
Crockett and Navarro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!