Lyons eyes bid to host French grand prix next year
Lyons plans to host the French grand prix for 1915 amid an international exhibition in 1914. The city offers a $20,000 subsidy and a proposed 24 mile course near Lyons with high speed segments. The Automobile Club of France will decide, weighing Amiens’ competing bid and race rules.
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Paris
Lyons
Silk City
Automobile Club of France
France
Berliet
Cotton-Desgouttes
Rochet-Schneider
Pilain
Andre Sautin
Lyons Committee
Fe Club
Amiens
Grand Prix faces tire abandonments over technical issues
The club plans to address the problem by either introducing a fuel limitation rule or setting a maximum weight limit for the upcoming grand prix, amid ongoing technical difficulties that threaten tire usage.
Packard Motor Car Company Increases Capital Stock
The Packard Motor Car Company boosted total capital from 10 million to 16 million dollars at its annual stockholders meeting held last Thursday. The plan adds 3 million dollars of 7 percent cumulative preferred stock and 3 million dollars of common stock, with 2 million dollars of the new common stock issued as a stock dividend to current common shareholders. Existing common stockholders waive subscriptions to the remaining 1 million dollars in common stock and 3 million dollars in preferred stock, which will be kept as treasury stock for general needs.
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Packard Motor Car Company
Treasury
Standard Motor Plans Big Minneapolis Plant and Absorption
Standard Motor Company of Minneapolis to erect an eight million dollar plant with six million in capital stock and absorb Colby Motor Company of Mason City Iowa and the Minneapolis Motor Company. Several factory sites are under consideration and output may include every type of pleasure car light delivery vehicle and motocycle. Backers include F. E. Kenaston president of Minneapolis Threshing Machine and M J Scanlon H Bowman and P M Starnes lumbermen of national reputation.
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Standard Motor Company
Colby
Minneapolis
Colby Motor Company
Mason City
Iowa
Minneapolis Motor Company
F. E. Kenaston
Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company
M. J. Scanlon
H. Bowman
P. M. Starnes
Charles M Beer Joins Franklin Automobile Publicity
Charles M Beer formerly advertising manager for Drs Hess and Clark in Ashland Ohio is now connected with the publicity department of the Franklin Automobile Company.
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Franklin
Charles M. Beer
Drs. Hess & Clark
Ashland, C
Franklin Automobile Company
Quaker City Motor Club Announces Fuel Economy Run
Entry blanks issued for a two day fuel economy run to Wilkes Barre, sanctioned by AAA and endorsed by the Philadelphia Automobile Trade Association. Cars judged by lowest gasoline consumption per weight. start 8 am from Hotel Walton. pre check and tank filling by the technical committee. In Milwaukee, H M Thompson funds a private garage and residence project with a ten car garage costing 17 500 dollars as part of a 250 000 dollar Lake Drive home.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City Motor Club
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia Automobile Trade Association
Hotel Walton
Milwaukee
H. M. Thompson
Lake Drive
Officer Quits Pony For Motocycle In Helena
Constable Cap Adamson of Helena Montana trades his horse for a motorcycle saying the change keeps him current. He recently rode fourteen miles to the country to make an arrest and returned to the office in two hours, noting the faster trip compared with a horse and buggy.
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Cap" Adamson
Helena, Mont
Adamson
New Man for Packard
Henry W. Nuckols resigns as manager of the Columbia Motor Car Company to become general assistant to Milton J. Budlong, president of Packard Motor Company. Nuckols has long been known in the auto industry and previously served as secretary and treasurer of the Electric Vehicle Company.
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Henry W. Nuckols
Agena
Columbia Motor Car Company
Milton J. Budlong
Packard Motor Mepenee
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Nuckols
Mr. Budlong
Electric Vehicle Company
Columbia Motor Car Comp
Columbia Company
Packard Company
Market Easier in World Rubber Markets
The market showed an easier tone with Para up river crude rubber at 77 to 78 cents. New York dull demand limited to small lots, while English demand also small and both Brazilian and plantation grades trending downward.
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New York
Para
Automobiles and shows calendar listing major events
The Motorists Calendar outlines numerous automotive events from November through February including road races in Los Angeles, Phoenix, El Paso, and San Antonio, track meets in Phoenix, gasoline economy run by the Quaker City Motor Club in Philadelphia, and multiple car shows in Dallas, St. Louis, New York, and Chicago among others. It notes sanctions by the AAA and lists dates and venues such as Indianapolis 500 mile race and various expositions and conventions across major cities.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
el Paso
Tex
Arizona
Quaker City Motor Club
Philadelphia
San Antonio
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Paris
Dallas
Wichita
Kan
Electric Vehicle Association of America
Chicago
Olympia
Atlanta
American Road Builders’ Association
American Museum of Safety
Hotel Astor
New York
Rochester
N. Y
Scranton Pa
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Memphis Man Sets an Enviable Record
The United States Tire Company of New York issued a booklet detailing Thomas Newsum of Memphis and his rise from a few hundred dollars to a vast tire business, reputedly the largest in America. The story highlights his impact on the auto industry and sales strategy.
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United States Tire Company
New York
Thomas Newsum
Memphis
Coun
Zip Cyclecar Tested On Muddy Iowa Road
On Sunday October 5, the Zip cyclecar was tested for road adaptability by carrying two passengers over a muddy Iowa country road at an average speed of 25 mph. Frank W. Skinner, secretary and gates manager of the Zip cyclecar Com-
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Zip
Iowa
Frank W. Skinner
Gates
Zip Cyclecar
Zip roadster handles mud with new 40 inch tread
The Zip roadster driven by an unnamed man and passenger H A Hue botter, engineer, travels through drizzly, muddy Iowa roads for hours. The 40 inch tread proved capable on rutted and slippery surfaces, maintaining up to 25 mph with no belt trouble and outperforming a 400 horsepower chained touring car.
Orchid species count climbs from three hundred to ten thousand
A hundred years ago only about three hundred orchid species were known and imperfectly described. The latest authority places the number of known species at ten thousand, reflecting vast expansion in cataloged diversity.
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Marion
Westinghouse
Continental
Truffault-Harford
Stewart
Westinghouse Electric
Telephone Crockett
Fraser Auto Supply Company
Marion Motor Car CO
Indianapolis, Ind
Avenue C
San Antonio, Tex
Packard Haises
Montana
Constable
Packard
Ford
Ford Merit
Ford Simplicity
Detroit
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Phone Crockett
Texas
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