Automobiles Sparked New Industries Since 1900
A 1909 column chronicles early automobile dealers in Clinton, detailing Walter Shralt and Shaw as pivotal Buick entrants. It notes Shaw’s later operations, the shift from Rambler to Chandler and Oldsmobile lines, and mentions Melville Kerr, William Deane, and Pat Keating as key figures in the local Dealers Association era.
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Walter Shralt
John Cronin
Shaw
Clinton
Stralt
Janes At
Cox Billing
Clintonet
Strut
Melville W. Kerr
William Deane
Melville Kerr
Auto Dealers’ Association
Chandler Cam
Dealers’ Association
Aold Butcks
Strait and Shaw
Fa Ross
Buick
Dealer’ Association
Harry T. Conde
Syracuse
Daredevils of the Open Highway highlight early motor age
Fragmented prose surveys early motor vehicles and dealers shaping urban growth. It cites Thomas, Cartercar, Brush models, Clinton Street showrooms, and figures like J. B. Rost erholtz. The piece links automotive commerce to regional prosperity, noting taxicab origins, banking shifts, and vast payrolls tied to transport expansion.
Syracuse of 1820 Would Make Owl Weep editor says
Coronel Stone of the New York Commercial Advertical visited Syracuse in 1820 and mocked the village as a barren sight with wooden houses amid stumps. He joked an owl would cry flying over it while tracing early local auto dealer history and business moves along W Genesee Street amid notes on Ford, Chevrolet, Packard, and other brands.
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Syracuse
Coronel Stone
New York Commercial Advertical
W. Genesee
EL Barcrott White
Harry Stowell
Benjamin's
Packart Agency
W. Onoondaga SL
Jones & Pym
Fonda's
Stowell
Dodge
Hiis
George Fonda
Packard
Judge Dan Bradley Named Onondaga County First Judge
The Hon. Dan Bradley of Mar whus formerly minister at Whitestown was appointed a judge of Onondaga County courts in 149 and became first judge in 1808. He was succeeded by Judge Joshua Forman five years later.
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Dan Bradley
Mar Whus
Whitestown
Onondaga
Joshua Forman
Onondaga Clan Elects Chief Amid Matrilineal Rules
Historical notes describe Onondaga succession where the eldest female or maternal relatives influence the choosing of a chief. If no elders or female kin are available, lines of succession pass through sisters, nieces, and other maternal relatives, with factions vying for leadership and councils determining the next head of the Sit Nationa.
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Hietenin
Joshua
Bishe
Harteebury
Ea Jones
Xen
Christian
Hin Alsters
Sit Nationa
Polnt Ag
George
Thomas
Onondags
Auctioneers Flourished in Clinton Square City Era
Evelrement loving Stracten favored the auction method of retail merchandising as Clinton village grew into a city. In 145, Clinton Square’s business district boomed with flourishing auctioneers shops and lively trade.
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Clinton Square
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Kerr
Clinton St
Warner
Grove Warner
Thomas Cara
Nealing
Julian Brown
Cliiton St
MacMillan
Alte
Charles F. Gilmour
Warren St
America
Leas
Onondaga County
J. B. Rosterholtz
State Automobile Dealers’ Association
New York
Buffalo
Carl’s
Erie Blvd
Nic
DIAL
Dodge, Sa
Bill Slocum
Chalmers
Aing
Charles F. Kettering
Eet
Franklin Cars
Charles J ¥. Bull
Ted Young
Young’ Dk Lawton
Genesee
Laroy Caxper
Lincoln
Frank Rerolr
Cenlere’ Association
Hudson and Eevex
Munro Germ
G. Walter Twillis
Studebaker
Avtomobile Rovwn
Amastiii
Automobile
Ganéate
Hubert Wright
Silverman
Grodyng
Ford
State and Laure
E. Genesee St
Harold DeWitt
Peerless
la Salles
LaSalle
Cadillac
Cadillac Engineering
Spector Genesee Motor Sales, Inc
Genesee Street
Syracuse, W
Kessler Sales and Service Jr
Sixth St
Creeps, N.Y
Detroit
Treneportersen
Frank Casper
Leroy Casper
Cornell University
Uctioneers
Chryslers
Jess
Scientific
Dsipa
Seperiin
Parcs
Chrysler Imperial
Rusterholtz & Rossell. Inc
W. Genesee St
Syracuse, N. Y
Charles Te Witern
Fallan ML
Pepecmes
Byreenes
Tan RL. Downes
Artier Sstieter
AWD
Fertineham
Maben
Jordan Meter Cup
Htm
Cotes Coan Terres
Cae
Ses
Dasplay
Pela
Neta
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