Buddhist High Priest Buys A Devil's Wagon In Mongolia
Detroit August report details Ethan LeMunyon's National Geographic story about a Ford Model T gifted to the Tasha Lama in Urga Mongolia. Fuel scarcity dictated bullock transport and tire removal but the car covered 700 miles through the Gobi, proving fool proof and nearly unique among desert vehicles.
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Detroit
Mich
Ethan
LeMunyon
National Geographic Magazine
Gobi Desert
Mongolia
Tasha Lama
Thibet
Urga
Tein Tsin
China
Ford
Gobi
Peking Railway
Kalgan
Paris-Peking
Desert
Quick tire service cuts delay on lumber haul
A Grant's Pass lumber truck owner phoned the Portland branch of B F Goodrich for two rear tires after heavy rains damaged his tires on a mountain grade. The Portland team expressed the tires overnight and the owner found them on hand next morning, allowing the truck to resume four daily trips to Grant's Pass. The lumber crew praised the rapid, reliable service.
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Portland
Ore
Goodrich
8S. V. Norton
B. F. Goodrich Company
Grant's Pass
Grant’s Pass
Express
Galveston Cyclist A. J. Preussner Wins Races
With one hand A. J. Preussner of Galveston Texas rides a four motor cycle. He is among the best riders in Galveston taking part in races and long runs of the club and often wins. He uses his motorcycle in work as collector and does his own repairs.
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A. J. Preussner
Galveston
Tex
Preussner
Record Run Beats Old Road Time In Reo Travel
A four man team led by T. A. Goll and others cut the St. Louis to Kansas City route to 12 hours 65 minutes official, 11 25 running, despite six punctures and detours. The feat follows the Lake Erie nonstop Reo run and enhances R E Olds line of fall models.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
T. A. Goll
Harry A. Steiner
L. F. Jalageas
H. K. Bell
Columbia
Wellington
W. P. M. Stevens
Kansas City Automobile Club
Reo
Southwest Motor Company
Henry J. Adams
Lake Erie
R. E. Olds
Oldfield Sets One Mile Dirt Track World Record
Barney Oldfield is named holder of the world record for one mile on a dirt track with a 46 2-5 time on the Bakersfield course aboard his Christy. The announcement comes from Stanley Mitchell of the Auto Club of Southern California via a telegram from the AAA contest board.
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Barney Oldfield
Stanley Mitchell
Auto Club of Southern California
Oldfield
Bakersfield
Christie
Corona
Cooper
Auto Club
A’s
Gold In Grass Valley Garage Mine
A Grass Valley garage owner, A. Snyder, reports a gold quartz ledge found while excavating a gasoline tank. Workmen tunneled 100 feet beneath the floor but faced bad air, with plans to force fresh air using the shop’s compressor. Ore valued at hundreds of dollars per ton. a nontoxic gelatine dynamite has been developed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
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A. . Snyder
Grass Valley
Cal
Automobile News From San Antonio Area
Motorists in San Antonio amid road woes and new advertising. Furlong returns from Springfield with a car, stranded in Houston. Hudson’s snappy poster proclaims Chug Chug Purrr-r-r to illustrate four and six cylinder differences. Coppenger tour in Colorado yields 4400 miles on a Hop 32. Cadillac parts value rises to 15000. Staacke Brothers report 700 to 800 dollars monthly ship volume. Lowry to push Reo cars across 35 Southwest Texas dealers. Guarantee Motor Car sells a Cole 50 touring to E V Pickering of Victoria.
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W. H. Furlong Jr
The
San Antonio Automobile Club
Springfield
Mass
Mr. Furlong
New York
Galveston
Houston
Hudson Company
Crockett Street
William Steinhardt
Hudson
Steinhardt
Cr. H. Coppenger
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Cadillac
Staacke Brothers Company
A. E. Staacke
el Paso
Ford agent Lovell visits Ban dera sales rooms
Ford agent W. T. Lovell of Ban dera visited the Ford Auto Sales Company showroom yesterday afternoon. Dr. Fred H. Albee, noted orthopedic surgeon, rose from a Maine farm to Bowdoin and Harvard Education and now serves on several New York hospital staffs. A new invention, a gas shutoff lock, cuts off gasoline and disconnects the battery and magneto when the key is turned to stop auto thieves.
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W. T. Lovell
Ford
Bandera
Ford Auto Sales Company
Fred H. Albee
International Medical Congress
London
Maine
Bowdoin
Harvard Medical School
New York
Burman Sets Fast Mile Time At Wisconsin State Fair
Bob Burman drove the Blitzen Benz No 2 to a 48:50 mile at State Fair Park on September 13, cutting 3:50 from his 1901 record. A 49 flat trial followed. Times were watch-based and unofficial. The meet featured the last day of the Wisconsin state fair and a motor polo match.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bob Burman
State Fair Park
Burman
Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture
Speedways Near Philadelphia Gain Land Options
A plan to build a two mile motor speedway adjacent to Philadelphia progresses with options on over 600 acres along Old York road above Willow Grove. Prominent city and suburban motorists back the project as a campaign to recruit members for the Philadelphia Automobile Speedway to ensure success. Plans call for a two mile track 60 feet wide on straights and 75 feet wide on turns.
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Philadelphia
Old York Road
Willow Grove
United States Rubber to Benefit From 2 Percent Dividend
The United States Rubber Company owns $16.87 million of common stock and is set to gain its largest income from a 2 percent dividend on Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company stock. Tire sales for the first eight months show a 30 percent rise, hinting at full year 1913 sales well above $32 million. A new motorcycle is employed by News Publishing Company of Baraboo, Wisconsin to solicit collections.
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New York City
Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company
United States Rubber Company
Tire
Cravath Targets Freeman NL Home-Run Record
Gavvy Cravath of the Phillies eyes the National League home run record set by Bucky Freeman in 1899 as he launches power blasts against multiple clubs. He belts eight grand slams at home and adds several in the road games, while the Giants forecast Joe Jackson for the American League MVP. The Dutch plan to reclaim 100,000 acres from the Zuyder Zee as the first dam begins.
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Gavvy Cravath
Phillies
Bucky Freeman
Brooklyn
Deoin
Gavvy
Cardinals
Pirates
Giants
Reds
Braves
Cubs
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Cravath
Doom
Bill Killifer
Christy Mathewson
Mordecai Brown
New York Giants
Chalmers
Joe Jackson
Exposition Plans Major 1915 Sport Events in San Francisco
James E. Sullivan announces a grand Panama Pacific Exposition sports program for 1915 with teams from 27 nations. The event includes international championships in February April and October to December, college rowing and amateur oarsman championships, yacht and motor boat races, and an international golf championship with English and German entrants.
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San Francisco
Cal
James E. Sullivan
International Federation of the
Berlin
America
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Esplanside
Exposition
Sullivan
England
Ernie Hjortberg
Germany
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Quicky
Ieee
Orld
Nap Rucker
Kansas
United States Bureau of Mines
San Antonio
W. E. Lowry
Citizens’ Auto Company
Lowry
Texas
Guarantee Motor Car Company
E. V. Pickering
Victoria
Peerless
San Antonio, Texas
Frank A. Winerich
Crockett
NEW
U. S&s
News Publishing Company of
Baraboo
Freeman
Buster
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Duffy Lewis
Red Sox
Duff
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