Wireless Telephone Aids Hartford Fire Fighting Effort
Hartford chief John C. Moran equips a Marmon touring car with a portable wireless telephone linked to C. D. Tuska's central station. Tests show clear communication across the city while driving up to 25 miles per hour and even hear Victrola records. Arrangements planned for a sending unit on the automobile to relay messages to fire headquarters.
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Hartford
Conn
John C. Moran
Hartford Fire Department
Moran
C.D. Tuska
Tuska
Acme Trucks Haul Boilers for Seattle Plant Expansion
Acme trucks carried twenty four heavy tubular boilers for a Seattle light plant addition on Eastlake Ave. Each boiler measured 16 ft long and 1 1/4 in thick plate, with loads handled by McConaghy and Lamar owners. The fleet also moved steel for Pacific Telephone building on Third Ave and works for road projects near Walla Walla.
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Acme
McConaghy and Lamar
Seattle
Eastlake Ave
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Walla Walla, Wash
Concrete roads make up nearly four percent of U S surfaces
A historical note reports that about four percent of surfaced roads in the United States are constructed from concrete, indicating a small portion of the nation’s road network.
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United States
66 000 Miles Were Covered by This Tire
An official record from I. D. Adams & Company notes a U S Royal Cord tire on a Buick exceeding 66 000 miles with no repairs. The tire, used from 1918 in Missouri and later in Kansas City, is presented for inspection. The accompanying letter mentions a mate tire performing similarly and a warning to keep engines tuned and monitored for wear.
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U. 8. Tire Co
Kansas City
I. D. Adama & Company
Indianapolis
U. S
Missouri
Autos cheaper than railroads claim thinned transport costs
Walter C. Davis of the Davis Motor Car Co argues cars beat rail by cost per mile. He notes last year U S autos logged 63 billion miles for eight billion dollars, 3.24 cents a mile, while rail costs run 3.88 cents including tax. He rejects a saturation point and appeals to cars as national economic transport.
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Motor Cars of
America
Walter C. Davis
Davis Motor Car Company
Davis Motor Car Co
Number of Motor Cars In Use Reaches 9 200 000
The report states there are 9 200 000 motor cars currently in use in the country, indicating growing automobile adoption and reliance on personal vehicles across regions.
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Yakima
O. K
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E. J. Buxal
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Johnston
Ford
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Winningham & Paysse
Pike Street
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Madison Street
Warner Auto CO
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Northwest
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Toledo
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Oakland
H. P
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