Nationwide Lincoln Highway Backed Across Nation
Nationwide support floods Lincoln Highway plan with endorsements from business groups, senatorial leaders, and clergy. Cardin al Gibbons and Bishop Schrembs contribute, while Salt Lake pastors promote the project as a unifying national road from New York to San Francisco.
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Detroit
Mich
Boards of Trade
Automobile
United States
New York
San Francisco
Abraham Lincoln
Automobile Chamber of Commerce of
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Highway Association, Inc
A S
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Harrisburg
Pacific
Cardinal Gibbons
A. RK. Pardington
Lincoln Highway Association
Proit
Joseph Schrembs
Toledo
Schrembs
Association
Bishop Schrembs
Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank G. Brainerd
Ogden
Lincoln Highway
First Congregational Church
Earth
Defective Tooth Saves Car In Winnipeg Chickens Expedition
Two Winnipeg motorists on a chicken shooting trip faced engine trouble from a missing magneto contact point. After failing to find the platinum piece, one man’s companion revealed a platinum filling in his tooth that could be used to fashion a new contact point. The makeshift repair restored the car’s run, verified by a Winnipeg motor editor who witnessed the tooth filling replaced.
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Winnipeg
Man
Mr. al
Ajax Tire Output Nears 800 Daily at Tren Ton Factory
Production at the Ajax Grieb Rubber Company plant in Trenton is nearing 800 motor tires per day as the workforce grows from 360 to 400 with plans to add 50 more. Extra machinery is being installed to meet the rising demand.
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Ajax
Trenton
Ajax-Grieb Rubber Company
Motorcycle Rushes Proofs to Advertisers at Chanute Daily Times
The Chanute Daily Times uses a motorcycle to quickly ferry proofs from the newspaper office to advertisers, speeding the proofing process and ensuring timely ad placement.
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Chanute
Gas Company Discovers New Motor Fluid Worth Investigation
Fort Worth Gas Company of Texas reports a new motor fluid made from pitch gas residue, filtered and mixed with polarine oil, costing eleven cents a gallon. Trucks show about 30 percent operating savings and increased power, with starting issues in cold weather. Other cities express interest in testing the compound.
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Detroit
Mich
Fort Worth
W. E H. Kenyon
Commerce Company
Texas
Kenyon
Endicott urged to quit racing amid family tragedy
The Endicott brothers William and Harry chase speed despite their mother’s pleas after Harry’s fatal crash at Jackson Michigan. She urges them to quit and settle, but William insists fate decides when one dies, citing his own scars as evidence.
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Wild Bill” Endicott
Case Racing
Harry Endicott
William Endicott
Jackson
Mich
Endicott
Bill
Harry
William
Speeding Costs Rise in St Louis Under New Scale
City officials including two police court magistrates, the chief of police, and the board of police commissioners adopted a graduated speeding penalty. First offense: $5 and costs, second: $20 and costs, third: $60, with potential $500 maximum under the ordinance if violations persist.
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St. Louis
Police Court
Chief of Police
Board of Police Commissioners
Cadillac Surpasses Last Year Record In 1914 Output
By Tuesday close Cadillac Motor Car Company had produced 2778 of its 1914 models, four times the early 1918 period. Production runs at 80 per day as demand soars for its two speed direct drive axle and new features. Sales manager H C H notes daily rush of inquiries and orders, predicting the 1914 season will eclipse any prior year.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Cadillac
California Truck Club Launches Safety Campaign
The Motor Truck Club of California embarks on a safety drive to reduce accidents amid expanding truck business. Reports from Los Angeles and county roads are gathered, with placards to be posted in garages for driver guidance. The committee notes trucks pay six to eight entry taxes in different towns and aims for reciprocity.
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Motor Truck Club of California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Garford Plant in Elyria Puts Hundreds Off Work
The Garf Company plant in Elyria Ohio controlled by Willys Overland Toledo laid off several hundred workers in the last three weeks with 450 receiving notice that their services were no longer required.
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Garford
Garf Company
Elyria
Willys- Overland Company
Toledo
Chalmers Ships Large Batch of Model 19 Cars to Midwest
Chalmers Motor Company sent a record shipment of 191 model 19 cars from Detroit to Cedar Rapids dealers, with 40 more to Chicago and 29 to Sioux City after the Iowa dispatch. The improved model features new rear gasoline arrangement, flush-sided lines, molded fenders, and enhanced mud protection, plus electric lighting, self starter, and upgraded tires and tools. The line is praised for design and performance as dealers anticipate a strong Chalmers year across the Midwest.
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Chalmers Motor Company
Detroit
Lattner Bros
Chalmers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago
Sioux City
Advertising Lifts Invader Oil Company Profits
Office statisticians report Invader Oil Company shows an average eight month profit increase of 212 percent driven partly by an aggressive advertising campaign.
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Invader Oil Company
Cairo man completes 2800 mile motorcycle trip eastward
L. W. Luder of Cairo Michigan returned from a 2800 mile motorcycle journey through the east. He was accompanied by his wife and a small child who rode in a car.
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L. W. Luder
Cairo
Mich
Luder
Wif
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Omaha Commercial Club
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Ind
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Joliet
Nevada
Churchill County
E. M. Ammons
Colorado
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Ralston
Brand Whitlock
Citizens Auto Co
Travis St
Lac
Stracke Bros
Sanantoni
San Antonio
S. X. Callahan
Main Ave
GAS Company
Wild Bill
Alavi
Amo Auto Sales Company
Howard
California Truck Club
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Continental
Warner
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