Hudson Dark Horse Comes in for Money at Central Fair
A retired milk route horse named Maud, nicknamed Milk Maid, becomes a symbol of the phrase dark horse as Ira Vail drives a Hudson Super Six to finish third in the Metropolitan Trophy at Sheepshead Bay. The car, once a demonstrator, struggles against foreign rivals yet covers 150 miles at 91 mph, earning cheers from a surprised grandstand.
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Old Dobbin
Farmer Jones
Maud
Dark Horse
Dobbin
Ira Vail
Sheepshead Bay
Hudson
Hudson-Brooklyn
Little Hudson
Thunderbolts
Vail
Marjorie Sterretts Bigger Navy Fund Gains Nationwide
Secretary of the Navy told 12 year old Marjorie Sterrett that her ten cent contribution could not fund a bigger navy yet the movement gained steam. Metropolitan papers collected thousands from subscribers with New York Tribune at 14000 and others adding 8000. Marjorie toured the East urging schoolchildren to donate a dime, traveling in a Chalmers Six with a chauffeur. Also noted: a Spokane hill climb where a Studebaker Six won, covering a 2139 foot course with a 75.5% grade in 42 seconds.
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Daniels
Marjorie Sterrett
Brooklyn
Sam
Navy
Marjorie
New York Tribune
New York
Chalmers
Studebaker
Spokane
Wash
Maxwell Co Secures Big Municipal Order
Maxwell Motor Company won a Kansas City contract for twenty seven cars. William C. Weaver, city purchasing agent, selected Maxwell for durability dependability and low operating costs. Delivery guaranteed within three days with twenty one runabouts and touring car plus chassis for custom bodies. The Maxwell chassis ease of tops and ready wiring suits city service. Weaver expects gasoline savings from Maxwell use.
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Maxwell Motor Company
Kansas City
William C. Weaver
Maxwell
Maxwell Company
Kensay City
Weaver
Fire Losses Decline As Motorized Trucks Aid Fire Departments
Fire losses in large U S cities fell overall with 69 cities under $1 per capita in 1915 and 25 above $51 per capita. H C Hart of Thomas B Jeffery Co credits motorized fire apparatus for the improvement, noting many departments are adopting Jeffery Quads capable of crossing mud to reach fires and save property.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Wilkes-Barre
Csites
H. C. Hart
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Jeffery
Willys Overland Stock Par Value Cut to 25 Dollars
Ohio and New York stock exchanges approve lowering Willys Overland Toledo common stock par value from 100 to 25 dollars to broaden market. Four new shares replace one old share, holders to return old certificates for reissue. Also Pathfinder announces Richard Wolfe as district manager, noting his automotive pedigree and demand for Pathfinder models.
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Overland Co
Toledo
Ohio
New York Stock Exchange
Willys-Overland Company
Willys-Overland
The Czar As He Is In Simple Russian Life
The Cincinnati Inquirer describes Tsar Nicholas II as plain and approachable. He travels with his son in modest two room quarters, preferring a soldier’s uniform to gilded dress, and enjoys quiet moments at a small town in Russia.
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Sentinel
The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Russia
Czar
Ireland a House Divided by Feud and Revolt in 1914
A lengthy analysis compares Ireland’s factions as Sinn Fein and Irish Volunteers seek an independent republic while many in British Parliament favor home rule. It traces Ulster unionists, Redmondites, and rural Catholic dissenters, linking past Young Ireland currents to Sinn Fein’s rise and 1798 rebellion echoes. The piece notes Protestant and Catholic tensions and foreign aid history shaping the crisis.
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London
England
Erin
Sinn Fein
Irish Volunteers
Ireland
Canada
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Dominions
Belfast
Edward Carson
John Redmond
M. P
House of Commons
Free Ireland
Young Ireland Party
Young Ireland
Daniel O'Connell
Charles G. Duffy
John Mitchel
New York City
Thomas F. Meagher
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas Parnell
Progressive Party
Sinn
Arthur Griffith
Hungary
Society
Wolfe Tone
Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Sir Roger Casement
Tone
Fitzgerald
Napper Tandy
Oliver Bond
Toe
United States
Passage of Ireland’s Union and Home Rule Timeline
The 1798 uprising preceded the 1801 act of union ending Ireland as a colony. The Irish Parliament faded from view then reemerged as a factor with the 1914 home rule bill, shaping Ireland’s political arc.
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Ireland
Du Pont and Rockefellers Develop Air Fixing Process
W Atwood reports on Du Pont and Rockefeller efforts to fix atmospheric nitrogen. The latest method liquefies air using compressors, with France’s Societe de l Air Liquide as a major investor. An American plant network aims to produce 280000 cubic feet of nitrogen daily per site.
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W. Atwood
du Pon
Rockefellers
du Pont
Rockefeller
England
Poland
France
Societe de l'Air Liquide
Tharge
Air Reducetion Company of
New York
Walet
Percy Rockefeller
Propos
A Humble Scotswoman Photos Like Herself
An elderly Scotswoman, urged to pose for a portrait to send to her American son, cannot recognize her own image in the first proof. She asks the artist if it is indeed her likeness and sighs at the humbling sight, accepting the situation with quiet resignation.
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America
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Texas
Commerce St
Akron
Maxwell CO
the Czar
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Fer As
A'Esy
Tires
B. Toledo
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