Statewide Safety First Campaign Urged by Club
The Automobile Club of Western Washington urges a statewide safety first campaign in 1920 to educate drivers and the public about traffic regulations. It notes rising motor use and population across the state, calls for stricter rule enforcement, and seeks support from state organizations to preserve timber along highways.
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Automobile Club of Washington
Auto Club
Seattle
Tacoma
Automobile Club
Automobile Club of Western Washington
University St. Beatte
New Hour Record Set By Milton In Noncompetitive Test
Milton drove the Constock Dusenburg racer 900 cubic inches across Sheeps Bay finishing in one hour with 113 miles, a world best in noncompetitive trials. He then set two and three hour marks, reaching 323 miles in 180 minutes and surpassing Ralph De Palma’s previous hour record.
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York
Milton
Sheeps Bay
Ralph de Palma
New York National Automobile Show Directory 6th Annual
The sixth annual New York National Automobile Show directory lists 121 firms with 3,500 representatives in New York. It covers 36 hotels with addresses and phone numbers, 31 events for show week, 24 upcoming shows, 34 associations and their officials, 41 daily papers with show reps, and 22 trade publications with full representation.
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New York
F. Md Spooner
Automotive World
Detroit
London Ladies’ Maids Train As Chauffeurs For Pay
Many female servants in London are training to drive for their mistresses, taking on a second role as chauffeurs to earn higher wages and provide private transport services.
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London
Mercer Takes Cleveland Line Show Aboard New 1920 Cleveland
The Mercer Cycle company announces the acquisition of the Cleveland lightweight motorcycle for Northwest Washington distribution. Manager F W Mercer poses with a 1920 model in Seattle. improvements include pressed steel gas tank, new tool box, stronger frame, and larger 26x13 tires. The two stroke 3½ horsepower engine consumes about one gallon per 75 miles and weighs 175 pounds. The model is pitched as economical for light delivery with simple construction and low price.
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Mercer Cycle Company
Cleveland
Washington
F. W. Mercer
Seattle
Beatties Hills
Mercer
Durant enters eighth international 600 mile race at Indianapolis
Clifford Durant son of W C Durant head of General Motors registered the first entry for the eighth international 600 mile sweepstakes at the Indianapolis speedway. Durant wired from California where a 183 cubic inch flight is built to Hoosier specifications. He also won last year’s entry number one and hails from a lineage of famed racing enthusiasts with notable past wins in Tacoma and Santa Monica.
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Indianapolis
Clifford Durant
W. C. Durant
General Motors Company
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Durant
California
Chevrolet
Oakland
Knights of the Wheel
No. 1
Lmch
Caleb Bragg
Erwin Bergdoll
Art Greiner
David Bruce Brown
Spencer Wishart
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Santa Monica
Highways funding debate pits motorists against taxes
Washington Jan 10 The A A A Good Roads board chief George Diehl urges restraint on using auto registration funds for state bond issues. He argues roads should be paid from general taxation or direct investment, with maintenance funded separately to avoid shifting costs onto motorists.
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Washington, D. C
George ©. Diehl
A. A. A. Good Roads Board
Diehl
Thousands Tour Pierce Arrow Factory in Buffalo
Thousands visit the Pierce Arrow plant each year to learn how the cars and trucks are made. Officials say factory inspection convinces owners of Pierce Arrow quality as visitors tour machine shops and labs with courteous guides and see testing, assembly, and inspection processes.
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Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Buffalo
Pierce-Arrow
Pierce Arrow
Small Fraction of U S Roads Improved Globally
New Washington figures show only one eighth of public roads have been improved. Total road length stands at 3,478,562 miles with 299,193 miles surfaced.
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Washington
United States
Local men form Seattle Oakland Garage partnership
M. R. French and E. B. Wade join to operate Seattle Oakland Garage at 618 Westlake North. They will repair and adjust all makes of automobiles with acetylene welding and brazing capabilities. French comes from Kilbourne Clarke and Washington Oakland, Wade from the same company and government service as a lieutenant.
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M. R. French
E. B. Wade
Seattle Oakland
Weetlake North
French
Kilbourne Clarke Co
Washington Oakland Company
Austin-Moseley Company
Wade
Gas Gossip From Global Auto Trends And Local Notes
Global automotive snippets cover theft in Philadelphia 1919 8174 cars and King Alfonso buying U S cars. Tokyo bus lines grow as New York reports 86000 miles of roads while Chile sets city rules. Ohio and Illinois club sizes rise as Ontario Canada notes 120000 cars and 9500 trucks. Newark based oil firm runs 346 vehicles. Japan pushes truck production since 1918.
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Chicago
Clearfield
Philadelphia
Tokyo
Japan
New York
Brooklyn
Chile
United States
Illinois Automobile Club
California
Cuba
Ontario
Canada
New
Newark
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Northwest Distributors
Mo- Pike
Reo
Pine Street
A. F. Hawkinson
Grand Central Palace
Elghth Coast Artillery Armory
W. M. Livengood
Shields Livengood Motor Company
Father Knickerbocker
New National Sextet
The
American Forestry Association
GMC
Motor Organization
USA
Eldridge
Spokane
Yakima
Wallin Walla
Phone East
Shields-Livengood Motor Co
East Pike St
S. Wall St
Traffic Motor Truck Corporation
St. Louis, Mo
King Alfonso
Spain
Lang Manufacturing CO
Elliott Bay Shipbuilding CO
Coast Printing CO
Henry W. Odom
Samuel J. Humes
Beats All Decarbonizing Co
Western Avenue
Frank H. Manogue
Third Avenue
Maxwell
Seattle Automobile
H. P. Grant
East
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