Paige Detroit Retains Two 1914 Models Price Cut on 25
Paige Detroit maintains models 36 and 25 for 1914 with similar designs to last year. The 36 lists a 1275 dollar price with electric cranking and lighting, while the 25 drops to 975 dollars with full electric equipment. Both use four cylinder motors and unit power plants, with differing body styles and mechanical details highlighted for each model.
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Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Bosch
Gay & Davis
Willard
Cleveland to Build Falcon Cyclecar and Light Delivery Vehicle
A Cleveland company is formed with 260000 dollars capital to produce the Falcon two passenger cyclecar at under 400 dollars. Francis R. Hoyt will lead the firm. The plant will also manufacture a single seated light delivery monocar carrying 400 to 500 pounds, designed for quick, inexpensive emergency service. The cyclecar will retain full car features such as an electric lighting system.
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Cleveland
Francis R. Hoyt
British Royal Automobile Club
Ford Plant Tours Stir English Minds and Amuse Guides
Detroit guide James recalls visitors overestimating the Ford plant with funny misunderstandings. A farmer compares gear cutters to cream separators while an English group jokes about stretching screws from Detroit to Cleveland. He notes tours will require longer walks as new buildings rise.
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Detroit
Mich
James
Ford
Raeene
Cleveland
Missouri
Ford Company
Grand Canyon
Convict Labor Sought for Racine Highway Work
Racine county officials seek immediate use of convict labor for road projects inclining toward concrete highway grading. A $75,000 county appropriation supports next year’s permanent road work. Governor favored operable convict labor and may launch the experiment promptly. Racine’s project centers on Lake Shore drive linking Milwaukee to Chicago.
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Wisconsin
Board of Supervisors
Racine County
Racine
Lake Shore
Milwaukee
Chicago
Paxson Plans Ohio Product Distribution in Cleveland
Paxson at 1900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland has arranged with Crescent Motor Company of Cincinnati to take charge of the entire output and sales of the Ohio product in the region.
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Paxson
Ohios, Co
D. Paxson
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Crescent Motor Company of
Cincinnati
The
Ohio
Smaller 183 cubic inch motors drive European auto revolution
Boulogne race in France demonstrates a 183 cubic inch four cylinder engine achieving 63.2 mph over 887 miles, suggesting future small high speed motors will deliver satisfactory touring-car service. Engineers anticipate 68 mph over 400 miles with potential five speed gearsets and wider adoption in stock equipment.
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Boulogne
France
Europe
Homeward Bound Cole Test Car Returns to Indianapolis
Ole engineering test party led by Chief Engineer Crawford, Field Advertising Manager Bradfield, and Chief Tester Pettijohn completes a three month cross country drive covering fifteen states and British Columbia. The transcontinental Cole is slated for a major show presence with a parade and formal reception in Indianapolis featuring Indiana's governor and city mayor.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ole Engineering Test Party
Hoosier Capital
Cole Motor Car Factory
Crawford
Bradfield
Pettijohn
British Columbia
Coles
Hoosier State
Indiana
Motor bus line opens between Huelva and Ayamonte Spain
A daily motor car service begins between Huelva in the consular district and Ayamonte near the Portuguese frontier. The 60 kilometer route costs about $2.16 single and includes 22 pounds of luggage. Ten passengers fit per trip. reservations required with potential expansion if demand rises. The move follows a successful line between San Fernando and Algeciras.
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Huelva
Ayamonte
Portugal
San Fernando
Cadiz
Algeciras
Jiffy Auto Curtain Enlarges Plant in Detroit Move
The Jiffy Auto Curtain Company has relocated from the Ford building to the Dodge Power building to gain larger quarters. At a board meeting President Frank Tise received a four months leave of absence to travel in Europe. Mr. Ilse has suffered poor health for a year.
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Jiffy Auto Curtain Company of
Detroit
Ford
Dodge Power
Frank Tise
Europe
Ilse
McLain Buys San Francisco Franklin Branch
John F. McLain, longtime San Francisco Franklin branch manager and Pacific coast district sales head, acquires the Franklin Automobile Company branch in San Francisco and will run it as a Frank line dealership under the John F. McLain Company. He has represented Franklin on the coast for six years and previously toured abroad with Pope-Hartford. The move aligns with Franklin’s strategy to place employers at favorable retail points.
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San Francisco
Franklin Automobile Company
Syracuse
N. Y
John F. McLain
McLain
Franklin District
Pacific Coast
Frankline
Franklin
John F. McLain Company
Franklin Cars
Denver
Franklin Company
Pope- Hartford
Cleveland 10 Make 10000 Motor Cars
Cleveland motor car builders expect to produce 10000 vehicles in 1913 with an aggregate value of 30500000 by seven makers led by White Peerless Winton Stearns Baker Chandler and Rauch Lang. The gain over 1912 totals includes 2175 commercial cars and 6950 pleasure cars with trucks up 626 or 40 percent.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Motor Car Builders
White
Peerless
Winton, Stearns, Baker, Chandler and Rauch & Lang
Severe on joy-riders in Wisconsin joyride case
The first prosecution under Wisconsin’s new law for using a motor car without owner consent resulted in $200 fines for Orville Kruse and Earl Evans, both under 19, who pleaded guilty after being caught with a stolen seven passenger car in Richland Center. The new statute raises penalties to $1000 and up to five years in prison. Packard dealer shifts in the East with Embleton to Springfield and Mevis, Hickman, Grossman, and Meade reassigned to various posts in Hartford, Springfield, and New York service stations.
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Wisconsin
Portage
Wis
Orville Kruse
Earl Evans
Richland Center
J. A. Carroll
Packard
Charles G. Embleton
Hartford, Conn
Springfield
Mass
George A. Mevis
Knox
Hartford Packard
Mr. Hickman
Charles Grossman
Long Island City
J. J. Meade
George T. Beck
Hartford
New Motor Show Manager Named for Rhode Island Group
Percival Clark appointed business manager of the Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association with full charge of motor show matters succeeding Arthur Lee. The show will be held in January in Providence after the New York event. The text notes 1,800,000 acres of land and cultivation in the Orange Free State.
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Rhode Island Automobile Dealers’ Association
Percival
Clark
Mitchell ‘Auto Company
Providence
Arthur 8. Lee
New York
Orange Free State
Governor Lister Advocates Good Roads Reform in Washington
Governor Ernest Lister tours Europe by car to study continental road methods covering about five thousand miles. He campaigns for maximum state spending on roads without heavy bonds or taxes, insisting on permanent constructions and merit over politics, and vows to replace underperforming officials with capable ones. His Hudson Six remains a recognizable symbol as he travels the state learning firsthand.
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Ernest Lister
Washington
Denver
Lister
Southwestern Washington League
Ernor
State of
Electric Motorette Pioneer Kelsey Retires
Co. W. Kelsey of Hartford Connecticut, once a leader in electric motorette production, retires from manufacturing after his firm faced financial difficulties and entered receivership. The case against Lycoming Foundry and Machine Co. remains undecided as Kelsey shifts to other ventures.
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Electric Motorette
W. Kelsey
Hartford
Conn
C. W. Kelsey
Ticket Office Tales Quietly Framed by a Hint of Romance
A Washington Herald snippet captures a traveler faulting his missed trip over a ticket office mix up. A playful exchange reveals a girl ahead at the window, turning the moment into a small, human anecdote.
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Washington Herald
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