Lincoln Highway Dedication Planned Across Nation
Detroit dispatch reports October 1 dedication plans for the Lincoln Highway with Lincoln Way renaming of sections. Local celebrations, markers, parades, sermons, and school tree plantings accompany a $10 million fund goal to complete the route from New York to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Abraham Lincoln
New York
California
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway Association
Lincoln Highway
Clinton
W. F. Coan
Clinton National Bank
Lincoln
Payson W. Spaulding
Evanston
Wyoming
E. P. Brinegar
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
H. O. Smith
Premier Company
Indianapolis
Indiana
F. E. Edwards
Chicago Automobile Club
Illinois
C. L. Newcomb Jr
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Iowa
H. E. Frederickson
Omaha
Nebraska
Motorists' Calendar of Shows and Races Listed
A dense schedule lists motorist events from September through March. Track meets in Bakersfield Trenton Oklahoma City Phoenix and Savannah. road races in Los Angeles Phoenix El Paso Savannah and more. plus conventions shows in Detroit New York Chicago Philadelphia and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Cal
Trenton
N. J
Oklahoma City
Okla
el Paso
Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
Savannah
A. C. Ash
American Road Congress
Detroit
Mich
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Paris
Dallas
Electric Vehicle Association of America
Chicago
Olympia
American Road Builders’ Association
Philadelphia
American Museum of Safety
Hotel Astor
New York
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Newark
Pierce-Arrow Builds Glass Sound-Proof Transmission Test House
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company tests transmission silence in a glass-walled room. An electric motor and rear axle simulate road conditions to ensure absolute quiet before final assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Glass House
Chalmers Motor Co Reports Higher 1918 Earnings
Detroit firm shows net income of 1 273 621 for year ending June 30 1918 up 71 510 over prior year. Gross earnings reach 11 632 951 with assets over 7.5 million and no bonds or notes. Common stock 5 million outstanding pays 16 percent. after preferred deducts, 23.3 percent return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Chalmers’ Motor Co
Oldfield Reinstated World Record At Bakersfield
Barry Oldfield is credited with a world record set last April in Bakersfield California for driving one mile on a circular dirt track in 46 25 seconds. The American Automobile Association contest board initially threw out the record but reversed the decision last week after a telegram from the southern California contest committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Oldfield
Bakersfield
Cal
American Automobile Association
Southern California Contest Committee
Coleman Gas Producer Co. Enters $10,000 Fuel Prize
The Coleman Gas Producer Co. announced its entry in England’s $10,000 fuel prize contest with a coal fueled portable producer plant. Inventor Coleman touts greater mileage at one fifth the cost of gasoline and envisions motorists using coal gas as a standard fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coleman Gas Producer Co
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of
England
Coleman Company
Delco
Coleman
Mr. Coleman
London
Continent
Old Saws to Mark Mount Tacoma Road Signs
Pierce county road engineer M R Thompson plans 50 old steel saws on five foot supports along Mount Tacoma road with white paint and black lettering Mount Tacoma Canyon Road Avoid Ruts. A blue large saw 10 mile post will be placed south of Spanaway lake and 40 mile posts between Tacoma Union Depot and Mount Tacoma National Park gate.
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M. R. Thompson
Pierce County
Washington
Mount Tacoma
Canyon Road
Spanaway Lake
Union Depot
Tacoma
Mount Tacoma National Park
Motor Bus Service Links Indianapolis and Noblesville
J W Ridge of Sheridan plans a new motor bus line between Indianapolis and Noblesville covering several small towns after seven months of successful Noblesville Sheridan service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosiers
Indianapolis
Noblesville
Ind
J. W. Ridge
Sheridan
Detroit Prepares for Roads Congress
Detroit gears up for the third American Road Congress to run September 29 to October 4 with exhibits in Wayne Gardens and a large tent covering Front street. Governor Ferris proclaims Michigan Day on October 8 and invites officials to attend. speakers include State Highway Commissioner Frank Rogers and Senator Townsend on national legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
J. B. Pennybacker
American Highway Association
American Road Congress
American Automobile Association
Michigan State Good Roads Association
Wayne Gardens
Front Street
Wayne Hotel
Congress
Michigan
Ferris
Frank Rogers
William Bryant
Kalamazoo
J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
Senator Townsend
Wilam F. Johnston
Roscommon
Mich
Rockefeller enters automobile field in Cleveland
The Rockefeller Motor Company is chartered in Ohio with a $10,000 common capital to manufacture and sell motors and motor cars. Headquarters will be in Cleveland. Incorporators include Sterling Newell F S Whitman R F Denison Thomas J Fay and Ellis R Diehm. The firm plans a kerosene engine and aims to raise capitalization to about $1,000,000 to develop auto power and fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Rockefeller Motor Company
Com Y
Sterling Newell
F.S. Whitman
R. F. Denison
Thomas J. Fay
Ellis R. Diehm
Fay
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ohio Auto Association backs bill to abolish grade crossings
The Ohio State Automobile Association plans a bill to remove all grade railroad crossings in the state. Officials believe eliminating grade crossings will greatly reduce motor vehicle fatalities in Ohio. The group expects united effort will pass the law within a specified timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Automobile Association
Buckeye
Ohio
United
Rubber Vulcanized to Metals Shocks 1900s Industry
New Orleans Sept 27 A new chemical process vulcanizes rubber to metals including iron steel copper and silver This breakthrough aids automobile tire tread reinforcement and boosts electrical goods production Leslie Dunn a consulting engineer and past Rotary Engineering Company director spearheaded the discovery, with earlier roles in Dunn Water Gas and the Brazilian government project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Leslie Dunn
International Congress of Inventors
Rotary Engineering Company of
England
Dunn Water Gas Company
New York
New Tag System for Quaker State Cars in 1914
Pennsylvania to issue five classes of motor vehicle tags under the 1913 motor license act. Black tags with white letters replace olive, with classes for pleasure cars trucks dealers traction engines and trailers. Tag numbering ranges and special letters X BE T mark subgroups. total tags run into thousands reflecting a large increase since 1908. Also noted is a carbon removal solution invented by J K Brasier and J C Cushman of Portland Oregon for motors, with methods to apply the additive into gasoline or via carburetor air valves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
J. K. Brasier
J. C. Cushman
Portland
Ore
Jones Sets 500 Mile Motorcycle Record Near San Antonio
West Texas Military Academy graduate H. Leslie Jones of El Paso set a motorcycle record by riding over 500 miles in just over four days from his home to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Leslie Jones
West Texas Military Academy
el Paso
San Antonio
Firestone Tire Sets Michigan State Fair Speed Record
At the Michigan State Fair in Detroit on September 21 Barney Oldfield on a Firestone equipped car drove the fastest mile in Michigan history, 48.8 seconds. The event capped a year of Firestone wins including Indianapolis Speedway and Tacoma Monte Carlo Festa races, underscoring tire performance in speed and touring.
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Barney Oldfield
Firestone
Michigan
Tacoma
Corona
California
Oneida
E. Sodenburg
Galva
A. G. Miller
Galesburg
Soderburg
Ilinois
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SH. P
F. C. B. Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Chalmers Company
H. P
Alamo Cycle Company
Alamo
America
Baker Motor Vehicle Company
West Crockett Street
the Hudson CO
Crockett 40
William Travers Jerome
Jerome
Coaticook
Quebec
Law
Quakers
Ford
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Phone Crockett
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