Milwaukee researchers offer kerosene and alcohol fuels as gasoline substitutes
Milwaukee professors Raeth Froedtert and Biesmann unveil two fuels using kerosene and denatured alcohol as bases. Tests show kerosene fuel most economical, alcohol fuel cheaper per work unit but requires greater volume. European demand and inexhaustible raw material supply boost prospects for denatured alcohol as a motor fuel.
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International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs
Milwaukee
Wis
Frederick C. Raeth
Kurtis KR. Froedtert
William A. Biesmann
Raeth
Europe
America
United States
Detroit Electric Adopts Imported Worm Gear Axle
Anderson Electric Car company declares three year use of Daimler Lanchester worm-gear in Detroit Electric models. 1914 cars feature improved mounting for constant oil lubrication, claimed to be silent, smooth, efficient and longer lasting than other gears.
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Anderson Electric Car Company
Detroit Electric
Europe
America
Pope Memorial Fountain at Pope Park Hartford
The Pope memorial fountain in Hartford Connecticut is completed with dedication planned soon. It honors late Col Albert L Pope for advocating good roads. The sixteen foot high granite platform supports a round pillar bearing a Pope portrait and a horse trough carved from stone. Water flows from an antique lion head into a shallow basin.
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Pope
Pope Park
Hartford
Conn
Albert L. Pope
Ood
Capitol Avenue
Colonel
Mitoogs
Studebaker Founder Praises New Six Cylinder Model
J M Studebaker, aged executive of the Studebaker Corp, travels between Sunny side in South Bend and the works to inspect a sample of the six cylinder automobile. He lauds Jim Heaslet’s design and credits Detroit engineers for a low price relative to power, calling it the best Studebaker in sixty years.
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J. M. Studebaker
Automobile
Sunnyside
South Bend
Studebaker
Studebaker Automobile
Detroit
Low-Priced New Car Launched With Under $600 Price
Detroit report states H T W Mackaye has formed a new auto company with a capital of 1.5 million dollars to market a low priced car under 600 dollars. A test car is on the road and plans include a three passenger roadster and a four passenger touring car. The chassis wheel base is 100 inches and the engine is a four cylinder. The car is designed for the demand in the low priced small car field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
H. T. W. Mackaye
Keeton Moto Car Company
Good Service Buoys Woodward Carriage's 1913 Sales Outlook
T A Tirade of the Woodward Carriage Company credits strong after sale service for selling over 600 autos in San Antonio and Southwest Texas. He notes $15 000 in spare parts on hand to guarantee immediate repairs and predicts a banner 1914 15 with sales doubling.
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San Antonio
Texas
T. A. Tirade
Woodward Carriage Company
Tirado
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The Motorists' Calendar Contests and Events
A compilation of upcoming automotive events and shows sanctioned by major associations. Listings include races from September through February across cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Savannah, and New York, plus a sequence of automobile shows and conventions in multiple venues.
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Chicago Motor Club
Lake Michigan
Corona
Cal
Canfield
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Mich
Covington
Seattle
Wash
Asheville
Boulogne
Isle of Man
Great Britain
White Plains
N. Y
Bakersfield
Trenton
N. J
Oklahoma City
Okla
Phoenix
Ariz
Vanderbilt
Savannah
American Road Congress
Detroit
St. Louis
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Paris
Electric Vehicle Association of America
Chicago
Olympia
American Road Builders’ Association
Philadelphia
American Museum of Safety
New York
Scranton
Minneapolis
Newark
Cincinnati
Firestone Returns From Europe Aboard Imperator
Firestone Tire president H. Firestone arrived in New York on August 27 with his family after a two month Europe trip aboard the Imperator. A wireless message to the Akron factory announced the homecoming just hours before the ship caught fire and sparks a major blaze been checked by the New York fire department. Firestone predicts the business year ahead will be larger than ever as factory additions broaden output by 50 to 60 percent, with winter completion planned.
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Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
New York
Imperator
Europe
New York Fire Department
Handley Company hires E H Hand to supervise Marion car sales
E H Hand, longtime automobile executive with roles at EB R Thomas and Abbott-Detroit, joins the J I Handley company of Indianapolis. He will supervise Marion car sales across a district including Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
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Handley Company
E. H. Hand
EB. R. Thomas Company
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Abbott-Detroit Motor Company
J. I. Handley Company
Indianapolis
Marion
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Army lieutenant gets a motorcycle for overseas service
Lieutenant Leland Devore of the Seventeenth Infantry United States Army has received a new motorcycle. He plans to depart soon for service in Panama China and the Philippines and will take the motorcycle with him on the trip.
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Leland Devore
Seventeenth Infantry
United States Army
Devore
Panama
China
Philippines
Motocycle Club Run to Venice Gains 2500 Riders
More than 2500 Los Angeles moto cyclists joined the Los Angeles Motocycle Club outing to Venice Beach for its annual event. Two San Francisco riders began a cross state and cross border crusade through California Oregon and Mexico in support of the Portola festival planned for September.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Mexico
Advances in 1914 Cars Favor Six Cylinders and Electric Start
Wayne Hearne of the Hudson Company notes a market shift to six cylinder models with many makers adopting them exclusively. He highlights the move to electric ignition and lighting, dimming devices for headlights, lighter high tensile steel parts, improved carburetion, enclosed speedometer gears, and the emergence of gear shifting options, cautioning that power and proper gearing must match wheel size and motor strength.
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Wayne A. Hearne
Hudson Company
Writer on tour by Waco woman to circle world
Miss Della Crewe of Waco Texas plans a motorcycle world tour to record impressions for a magazine. She expects to file travel notes from each stop and publish a series of articles.
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Della Crewe
Waco, Tex
Miss Crewe
New Elastic Wheel Patent Hailed By Indiana Investors
Capitalists in Connersville plan to form the American Motor Wheel company with 550000 authorized capital. Henry G. Coates proposes an elastic wheel using a solid rubber rim and six inside pneumatics linked to the axle to avoid dishing. The invention aims at a novel wheel design. Spokane car census shows rapid growth with 1272 cars in city and 1542 in county, driven by better roads and farm prosperity. The first motocycle wedding occurs in Santa Rosa as Miss Ida Goldman and Walter Eames wed after a license is secured.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Connersville
American Motor Wheel Company
Henry G. Coates
Veedersboro
Spokane
Wash
Spokane County
Santa Rosa
Cal
Ida Goldman
Walter Eames
San Francisco
Justice Atchinson
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Waco
D. E. Colp
Sec’y
The
Bexar County Highway League
James R. Davis
Mr. Colp
Alamo Plaza
Colp
Crockett
Fraser Auto Supply Co
Avenue C Company
Clevelan
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