Theatrical Stars and their Motor Cars
Hartford report notes many actors own cars and use them on tours. It cites George Cohen and Wallace Eddinger as motor owners, mentions Leslie Carter Billie Burke Elsie Janis Anna Held and Geraldine Farrar, plus Bernhardt contracts for daily motors. The piece highlights prosperity, social status, and driving habits among stage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
George M. Cohen
Riverside Drive
Leslie Carter
du Barry
Eddie Foy
Mount Vernon
Elsie Janis
Eisie
Elsie
Oisie
Barney Oldfield
Frank Tinney
Billie Burke
Hastings-on-the- Hudson
Yonkers
New York
Robert Edeson
Edeson
Great Neck
L. I
Julia Marlowe
Manhattan Opera House
Geraldine Farrar
Knickerbocker
Jim Brady
Gramercy Park
Augustus Thomas
Clyde Fitch
Europe
Edward Simonds
Harry Lauder
Lauder
Lillian Russell
Mmousine
Wallace Eddinger
Mr. Cohen
William H. Crane
Sarah Bernhardt
America
el Paso
Minneapolis
Divine
Madame Bernhardt
Finish to a gasolined tale ends series
The piece presents a playful newspaper-style notice for a short story sequence titled A GASOLINE NOVED with six chapters ending in a final word Finis. It mimics a serialized gag or humorous mock advertisement. The entry notes McGinnis as a recurring call to fill up and concludes with The End.
Tire Company Eyes Vancouver Factory Expansion
Negotiations continue for Kelly Springfield Tire Company to establish a factory on the north arm of the Fraser River near Main Street in Vancouver B C The facility is expected to operate with a payroll of about 20000 dollars per month and will support efforts to invade Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vancouver
B. C
Kelly- Springfield Tire Company
Fraser River
Main Street
Henry Ford’s Rise From Dime to Fortune
A profile notes Henry Ford’s vast wealth and banking power while detailing his humble start with a dinner pail and wage envelope. It recalls his rapid ascent from engineer to founder, the Ford Motor Company’s growth, and Ford’s forecast that car prices may drop to 200 to 300 dollars in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
United States
John D. Rockefeller
Detroit
Who's Who
Edison Lighting
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mart. P
Continental Motor Plant Tests 25,000 Motors Yearly
A Detroit plant operates a fireproof 250 by 60 foot motor testing room with 70 stands, space for 55 more, and a single 60 000 cfm exhaust system. Motors are tested in stages from run-in to final silent chamber checks, using a dedicated ECK generator and automated fire doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Motor Manufacturing Company of
Detroit
Jefferson Avenue
Automobile
Muskegon, Mich
General
Continental Motor Company
Auto Laundry Opens In Milwaukee Motoring Laundry Idea
Walter F. Fleischer opens Masco Garage at Seventh and Chestnut with a motor vehicle laundry service. Cars are washed and polished while you wait using vacuum cleaners for cushions and seat covers, a popular, up-to-date amenity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Walter F. Fleischer
Masco
Seventh and
Chestnut Streets
Soward Named Manager of Vehicle Vehicle Company
E G Soward of Kenosha Wisconsin appointed manager of the business department at the Vehicle Vehicle Company in Moline. Alexander M Inderbitzin returns to New York after an eight thousand mile motorcycle tour of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soward
Velic
E. G. Soward
Kenosha, Wis
Rambler
The
Vehicle Vehicle Company
Moline
Alexander M. Inderbitzin
New York
England
Cleveland Firms Plan Large Assembly Plants
Cleveland, Oct. 18. Major Michigan carmakers Cadillac and Ford announce Cleveland assembly plants to reduce first costs. Ford bets $600000 on Euclid avenue site. eight story building to support 12000 to 16000 cars yearly. Cleveland supplies much of the steel underframes rims and small parts for national car production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Michigan
Cadillac
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Car Company
Euclid Avenue
Eddy Road
Lakeview Avenue
Ford Company
Royal Tourist Motor Car Company
Standard Welding Company
United States
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Bernhart
Anna Held
Madame Anna Held
Elbert Hubbard
John Drew
Enrico Caruso
Madame Held
San Antonio
William Steinhardt
Dan Hudson
Mission San Jose
McGinnis
Commerce Street
Dallas
1509
Herff-Brooks Corporation
Indianapolis, Ind
F. E. Wilson
Tri-State Sales CO
North Texas
Commerce St
Rockefeller
Continental Motor Manufacturing Company
Chalmers
Aeeine
Bethlen Clase
Patel Tae Panes Eae
Ive von Sannaves
Bald
T. O. B. Detroit
Gialimere
Alamo, Auto Sales Co
Bedell
Bosch
Dallas Fair
A. Holmes
South Texas
Southern Distributers
Ft. Worth, Tex
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