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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
8
Letter describes travel by Pope Hartford touring car from Omaha to Seattle in July. Angelique writes of camping, moonlit plains, and delaying baggage to switch to a five passenger body. She invites updates via enclosed route card and sends love to all.
The Motor Car Agency Inc provides a temporary phone listing at Main 6806 and Indiana 548 for customer reach.
The article notes doctors and businessmen in Seattle purchasing Cadillacs and other cars, with Dr. Le Shanklin, Dr. Lorens, Judge W. Hogle, and J. Lyons among new buyers. It highlights rapid growth in auto use for medical rounds and daily travel amid improving speeds and long trips from Monroe to Seattle.
A West Seattle bridge plan aims to cost an even one million dollars. Rainier Avenue Bridge and Vinduct club members held a meeting in Allen Dale cafeteria to discuss a double deck bridge on Railroad Avenue over the tides. Officers elected include Charles W. Latham as president and John J. Bherett as first vice president among others.
A 12 year old boy named Harry Marnes piloted his self built aeroplane to a height of one foot on the Tierras school grounds. He single handedly constructed the craft and guided it around the yard as it rose each second. In Tacoma authorities reports T BR Grow jeup L K Mefireen and A M Jarland were arrested for automobile King Gromsoup was fined $16 with other cases continued to Monday.
A humorous poem extols the motor car as a superior, trouble free companion compared with horses. It notes the vehicle’s steadiness, cleanliness, and reliability during daily use and public events, concluding that modern travel requires a motor car over horse drawn wagons.
B W Wee and his wife returned from a 260 mile state tour. Mr. Rigga traveled from Seattle to Puyallup then east and back to Seattle. Roads were fair and the journey pleasant with no car troubles. The Auburn car, bought from Idanha, performed smoothly.
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