Jacksonville youths complete 3185 mile Cole roadster trip
Four Jacksonville Florida youths Henry T Dunn Richard P Dunn Charles D Arnold and George M Albertson toured 3185 miles in a Cole roadster. They crossed to New York via the national highway and returned over a different route camping each night. No accidents occurred. The party averaged twelve and a half miles per gallon.
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Jacksonville
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New York City
Florida
Henry T
Richard P. Dunn
Joseph St. Dunn
Charles D. Arnold
George M. Albertson
Henry Dunn
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Georgia
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Waycross
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North Carolina
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Roanoke
Valley Pike
Virginia
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Ynchburg
Danville
Charlotte
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Atlanta
Perry
Hawkinsville
Douglas
Valdosta
Ford Clubs Grow Across Towns for Fellowship
Ford owners in cities are forming Ford societies to build social ties, plan tours, and promote fellowship. The clubs have grown rapidly with talk of a national organization and a potential 300000 members, reflecting the large number of Fords in use nationwide.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Cars
Ford
Motor Cars Indispensable in Producing Movie Thrills
A vintage Motor Age piece notes motor cars power film production from location scouting to chase thrills. Cars aid staging and realism, with chauffeurs locating settings, actors transported, and plot driven by vehicle action in dramas and comedies alike.
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United States
Selig Company
Motor Cars Studio Essentials
Chicago
Packard
Stearns
Locomobile
Selig
Blue Patrol
Gehenna
Joe
Honus Wagner Buys Maxwell 25 Car in Pittsburg
Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, famed for baseball prowess, visited Forbes Motor Car Co in Pittsburg to inspect the Maxwell 25. After a brief look he was convinced the car matched top models and purchased it, driving it away the same afternoon.
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Honus Wagner
Wagner
Maxwell
Honus
Forbes Motor Car Company
Maxwell Dealers
Pittsburg
Motorists Rally Against City Driving Ordinances
Milwaukee motorists confront ordinances seen as stricter limits on main streets. A mass meeting by the Milwaukee Automobile Club, with about 500 members and thousands of non members, aims to mobilize in opposition. Three ordinances passed October 27 challenge the state motor code by restricting local motor legislation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Automobile Club
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Adopts Harsh Downtown Parking and Smell Rules
Officials pass ordinances limiting standing times to 45 minutes in most streets and banning Dutch cuts at downtown intersections. A separate rule governs emissions of smoke and odors from motor vehicles and motorcycles. The changes follow a string of local measures amid state motor law discussions.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
350 Miles in Four Days Holmes Sets Quick Touring Pace
Arthur Holmes chief engineer of the H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Co. made four 350 mile trips in rapid succession driving a Franklin six thirty touring car with full passengers. He left Syracuse at 6 AM for Boston arriving 7 05 PM after 13 hours 5 minutes. He then returned to Syracuse in 12 hours 48 minutes averaging over 27 miles an hour. He repeated the feat later in the week with similar times all trips completed without mishap or fatigue.
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H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Co
Holmes
Franklin
Syracuse
Boston
Franks Tie for Top in St Louis Reliability Run
In the annual reliability run by the St Louis Automobile Club last week, two Franklins tied for first with 98 points while another Franklin shared second with 997 points. A Franklin had won the event back in 1912.
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St. Louis Automobile Club
Franklin
A Franklin
More Drawback for Keeton Motor Cars
Under a treasury order, regulations from August 19, 1913 extend drawback payments to transmissions and rear axles for Keeton Motor Company Detroit cars using imported ball bearings.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Department
Keeton Motor Company
Detroit
Hudson Six-64 praised by illustrator in prominent publication
An artist author George Gibbs chose a Hudson Six-64 as the model for his illustration. William Steinhardt, local Hudson distributor, notes Gibbs demands graceful design, praising the stream line body shown in the illustration and its wind resistance and clean lines. The piece highlights Hudson design and artist endorsement as evidence of rising interest in streamlined cars.
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William Steinhardt
Steinhardt
Gibbs
America
Europe
Hudson
Monster truck enters service in Troy driven by Firestone tires
The largest automobile truck in the world, with a 17 foot wheel base and a body seven by nine by eighteen feet, begins operation in Troy New York. It carries a capacity of 6740 loaves of bread six tons and uses Firestone hard base removable tires. It is the first of several to be installed by the Charles Freihofer Baking Company of Troy Albany and Schenectady.
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Troy
N. Y
Charles Freihofer Baking Company
Albany
Schenectady
Pollock joins Locomobile Forces
M A Pollock former advertising manager for the Taylor Instrument Company of Rochester New York has been named assistant advertising manager of the Locomobile Company of America
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M. A. Pollock
Taylor Instrument Company
Rochester
N. Y
Locomobile Company of America
Marathon Factory May Relocate to Louisville
A Louisville report says Marathon Motor Works of Nashville may move to Louisville Kentucky offering a free factory site and $50 000 incentive. Nashville sources note Louisville capitalists seek to take over the property and have discussed relocation with the plant. The Louisville Commercial Club confirms ongoing talks to bring the factory to Kentucky.
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Louisville
Marathon Motor Works
Nashville
Klaxon Prize Contest Seeks Massachusetts Input
The Lovell McConnell Manufacturing Company of Newark New Jersey offers 250 dollars in prizes for seven best suggestions on warning signals for motor cars. Named award judges include William L. Douglas former Massachusetts governor James A. Gallivan Boston street commissioners chair George S. Ladd US Bureau of Highways member and Daniel F. Gay AAA director.
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Klaxon
Massachusetts
Lovell-McConnell Manufacturing Company
Newark
N. J
William L. Douglas
James A. Gallivan
Board of Street Commissioners
Boston
George S. Ladd
United States Bureau of Highways
Daniel F. Gay
American Automobile Association
Two States Move to Eliminate Dangerous Grade Crossings
Missouri and Kansas announce plans to replace grade crossings with subways or viaducts. Missouri hires J L Harrup as full time engineer at 3600 dollars yearly to lead hearings and orders for changes. Kansas conducts surveys with the state agricultural college, noting fewer crossing problems in its prairie terrain.
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Missouri
Kansas
State Public Utilities Commission
J. L. Harrup
Wisconsin
St. Louis
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Utilities Commission
State Agricultural School
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