Maxwell Cars Make Records On Coast Runs
Maxwell cars set economy records across the Pacific coast in May with stock touring models. Ray McNamara piloted a Maxwell from Oakland to San Jose on 1 gallon reaching 45.6 miles per gallon. A Seattle to Tacoma run logged 43 miles per gallon with five adults and two children aboard. The Lake Tahoe trip preceded heavy Sierra snow in 1889, proving the car’s ability to handle deep drifts without getting buried. The tests drew scrutiny from Lincoln Highway Association and San Diego Fair representatives.
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Maxwell Cars
J. F. Hagan
Maxwell
Pacific Coast
Ray McNamara
Detroit
California
Oakland
San Jose
McNamara
Seattle
Tacoma
Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mountain Lake
Lincoln Highway Association
San Diego Fair
Tribune
Seattle Automobile Company
Logan
Standardization of Auto Parts Urged
Members of the Society of Automotive Engineers studied standardized parts at a Detroit symposium held last week. Harry M. Jewett, president of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, delivered the evening address from a business perspective on the role of standardized components in car manufacture.
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Society of Automobile Engineers
Detroit
Harry M. Jewett
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Jewett
Nobby Tread Tires Prove Best for Fire Apparatus
Fire departments widely favor Nobby Tread tires for motorized apparatus citing lower cost per mile fewer punctures and better skid protection. The Westerly Rhode Island fire department wagon pictured shows the tire in use proving popularity among U S. fire crews.
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United States
Westerly
Rhode Island
Auto Industry Shifts to Standardized Parts and Outsourcing
Paige president Charles Jewett discusses the move toward assembling standardized car parts and outsourcing bearings and gear sets. He notes many manufacturers buy gears, malleables, and assembled units from specialists to cut costs, while high price cars require more in-house parts for individuality. production scale dictates when makers should build or buy.
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Jewett
Paige
Mr. Jewett
Riviera Sees Financial Collapse Amid War Suffering
Nice faces insolvency as Monte Carlo hotels close and tourism collapses. The mayor warns the treasury is empty and a receiver may be appointed without quick government aid. Thousands of war refugees from Serbia Albania and Montenegro strain public charity.
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Nice
France
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Serbia
Albania
Montenegro
Paris
Packard Twin-Sik aeroplane motor tests near Mt Clemens
Work grading the Packard field by Lake St. Clair near Mt. Clemens Michigan proceeds as practical tests begin on the first large aircraft motor built by Packard. The 800 horsepower twin-six design runs at 2100 rpm for air use with 3400 rpm track testing and speeds up to 118 mph in a dedicated aero car under A A A supervision.
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Packard Aviation
Lake St. Clair
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Packard Motor Car Company
Sloane
Sheepshead Bay
J. G. Vincent
Vincent
Sheepshead Speedway
Packard Motor
Maxwell Thrills with Two-Story Car Jump Near Santa Barbara
A Maxwell stock touring car leaped a gulf thirty three feet wide and twenty one feet deep near Santa Barbara California. It landed safely with fourteen feet to spare after a forty seven foot flight. Three passengers rode the perilous journey and escaped unharmed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
American Film Company
Maxwell
Albert Thompson
Gulf
Filmmakers Cross Gorge In Maxwell Car Stunt Near Camarillo
P G Lynch of the American Film Company chose a Maxwell to film a dangerous gorge crossing at Las Posas Creek on the Camarillo ranch. The vehicle and three actors Juanita Hansen Jack Little and Thompson survived the stunt unharmed and returned to the city in the same car.
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P. G. Lynch
American Film Company
Las Posas
Camarillo Ranch
Camarillo
Cal
Lynch
Maxwell
Mr. Thompson
Juanita Hansen
Jack Little
Truck Aids Street Car In Steam Shovel Town
A Jeffery Quad truck towed a street car over torn-up tracks on State street in Conneaut Ohio saving Decoration Day traffic. The four wheeled truck dragged the car to the tracks at the far end after horses failed to pull it through the block.
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Conneaut
State Street
Military Colonel Chooses Maxwell Car for Duty Demands
The colonel in charge at Quebec’s cita del fort and its military equipment has purchased a Maxwell automobile after evaluating competing makes. He deems Maxwell the best light car for the strenuous life of his official duties.
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Quebec
Non stop Maxwell Touring Arizona Emblem of Endurance
Maxwell, holder of a 22 000 mile non stop record, tours Arizona in its cars. Charles C Miller Jr of Maxwell Motor Co drives San Diego to Phoenix in eleven hours despite poor roads. He telegraphs Los Angeles distributors that the trip normally takes eighteen hours.
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Maxwell
Arizona
Charles C. Miller Jr
Maxwell Motor Company
San Diego
Phoenix
Lord Motor Car Company
Maxwell Distributors
Los Angeles
Yuma
Paige-Detroit Motor Car hires FE H Reynolds Jr
Reynolds with Paige Company announces the acquisition of FE H Reynolds Jr as a special representative. He comes from Champion Ignition Company of Flint Michigan where he worked five years and has deep knowledge of midwest and northern states motor car dealers.
European War Delays Maxwell Chassis Shipment to London
The European war disrupts auto shipments abroad as Maxwell Motor Company of Detroit held 100 commercial chassis for May 20 export to London, England, but was advised by the North American agent or carrier to defer due to overseas conditions.
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Europe
Maxwell Motor Company of
Detroit
London
Eng
Nor
Shipments Halted as Parisiana Damaged by Submarine
A Folk and Western railroad note says shipment is impossible because the Parisiana boat en route from London to Norfolk was damaged by a submarine. India ink’s source shifted from China to lamp black and glue in the United States. An electric dental drill portable enough for pocket use is announced, enabling work during patients' times.
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Folk and Western Railroad
London
Norfolk
India
China
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