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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1913
Page
13
A dealer invites visitors to view an exceptionally luxurious car described as the most thoroughly appointed vehicle and the best motor ever built. The emphasis is on its beauty, prestige, and superior engineering, inviting potential buyers to inspect the model at the showroom.
The Lozier ad promotes closed and open body styles, claiming two cars in one. It touts a new closed body unlike any before in the country with foreign design features and Lozier improvements for beauty, grace, and individuality.
Los Angeles announces the 1918 Los Angeles Phoenix road race begins Monday with 25 starters from Phoenix San Diego and LA. Cadillac drivers Soules and others test road conditions over mountains deserts and sand including Death Valley II. Finish in San Diego then a three event card at Phoenix track with a $2700 purse.
Street Commissioner Talbert had traffic lines painted downtown to reserve space for moving traffic and curb congestion. Officials seek a durable paint and plan 30 minute parking limits with police recording time and license numbers. A survey found 685 cars and 220 horse-drawn vehicles parked over 30 minutes in a 30 block area. Montreal plans a motor show January 24 for two weeks. Kansas City show runs Feb 16 21 with merged truck and pleasure displays.
Judge Willis declares future motor car thieves in Los Angeles will face ten years in the penitentiary after G. B. Graham is found guilty of grand larceny in a motor car. He calls joy riding a menace and says the sentence establishes a precedent to follow.
Three creditors of the Detroit based R C H Corporation now under receivership petition the United States District Court to place the firm in involuntary bankruptcy. Claims total about 10000 dollars. Ongoing investigations will decide if the receivership remains best for creditors or if bankruptcy is preferable with a ruling expected next week.
At the Ohio Police Chiefs Association annual meeting in Cincinnati Chief Carter of Columbus proposed suspending the offender's motor car or motorcycle for 30 to 60 days as the best way to stop speeding. Several chiefs from other cities endorsed the idea.
Carriage men at the fifty fifth annual Carriage Builders National Association meeting in St Louis argued that motor cars help their business rather than hurt it. The association is the oldest in the United States and consists only of horse drawn vehicle makers.
The article notes the mule market outperformed last year while the broader horse market suffered from the growing influence of automobiles. It highlights a rebound in mule demand and prices amid shifting transportation trends.
Melvin A. Hall from New York, fresh from a 60,000 mile world trip in a Packard, reports reaching 68 27 north latitude in Lapland near the Arctic Circle. He is accompanied by his mother driving a Packard 48, aiming to the northernmost point ever crossed by an automobile.
The Two Hundred Club held its first meeting with E. C. Patterson elected president, W. E. Stalnaker vice president, R. O. Evans treasurer, and George F. Ballou secretary. Thirteen of forty-one members attended. The group, with members from many states, revised rules to shorten membership notice. Headquarters will be in the Wister building, Chicago.
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