Studebaker Duplex Bodies Saved Lives
Reported failures of road embankments and cliff falls involved a Studebaker Duplex coach. Witnesses credit the steel body with keeping occupants safer as cars plunged down hillsides and embankments, with several drivers and passengers unharmed. The article notes the first coach built by Hudson on a Mesax chassis and ties the Duplex safety to steel railway coach design.
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Biel
Durango
Colo
Patrick Kalely
Chame
Nn.soronds Gon. Mo
Mas Kelley
Bruce
Albuquerque
2. R. Becker
Beott’s Bluff
Nebo
I. Huntington, Jr
Oa. K. Marr
Robert Brown
Cauma
Louisiana
What is a coach in the car age explains coach design
The article defines a coach as an enclosed single compartment body similar to a sedan with two close-coupled cross seats for four passengers. It notes a rear trunk space without glass in the rear quarters and typically two doors, with the forward doors offering a split opening and the right-hand seat tipping forward for access to the rear seat.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Samo Miadcis
How to Determine Buick Value in a Readable Car Guide
Learn Buick value by comparing models and test driving with a Buick dealer. Buick emphasizes engineering discipline with a 300 strong staff and strict built procedures. The Valve-In-Head engine, developed over twenty years, is highly refined and automatically lubricated and sealed against dust. The engine plant spans seven acres with machines designed for economical, accurate manufacture.
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Buick
Liat
Oldsmobile Tops Last Year's Auto Sales Record
Factory figures show Oldsmobile outpacing 1923 gains while the industry overall falls short. Ten months of 1924 production lag by about 6 percent from 1923, yet Oldsmobile's output and sales rise 62 percent due to the new six cylinder model and the fall introduction of the Oldsmobile coach at a new low price. Production plans call for 5 090 cars of the new body type in November and December.
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Olds Motor Works
N. A. Co
Oldsmobile
Juvenile newsboys on Columbus streetcar noted for courtesy
Daily life items from Columbus report two youth newsies riding a streetcar and selling papers with cheer, while a few passengers misinterpret a tossed gesture and a minor incident ends with a warning. Also included is a December notice about rabbits and a prank and an Ohio road program approval.
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Columbus
Russians in Paris face loss of church under Soviet rule
Daily News Letter reports in Paris that Bolshevik authorities seek to nationalize the Russian church on Rue Daru and its property, possibly turning it into the Soviet embassy or an exhibit site for 1925 decorative arts exposition, provoking fear among exiled Russians. The piece also notes other cultural notes and a film scene depicting the fricassee dance in Madame Sans Gene.
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Rue Daru
Moscow
Nicholas IV
Vienna
Rome
Berlin
Copenhagen
Saint-Serge
Madame Sans- Gene
Joinville Studio
Madame Sans-Gene
Sergeant Lefebbre
Vauxhall
Musee Carnavalet
New Spring Gardens
London
Memorial resolution honors denial of rumors of U S Japan strife
In Washington on December 27 President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes received a memorial resolution from the federal council of churches thanking them for denying sensational rumors of conflict between the United States and Japan. In Glens Falls New York Robert Brindell former labor leader was released on bail after perjury and tax indictments and a prior five year term for extortion. Washington reports say the U S is not a signatory to the Treaty of Versailles and will act on the Cologne withdrawal decision as of January 10.
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Coolider
State Hughes
Gay
Federal Council of Churches
United States
Japan
Glens Falls
N. Y
Dee
Robert (. Brindell
New York
Great Meadow
Comstock
Brindell
Dec
Rovernments
Cologne
Ata
Christmas and family visits in Ridgeville area
Local residents exchange Christmas greetings and host gatherings. Somber notes include several illnesses, with Florence Stacey and others visiting Cleveland relatives, and Mr. and Mrs. Moon and Mr. and Mrs. Bassett Rave hosting dinners. The Grange held an open meeting and Christmas tree event last Tuesday.
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Ridgeville
Sarah Gerlach
Chicago
Chas. Simmons
Moon
Matt Diedrieck
Cleveland Street
Chas. Dietrick
Cleveland
Amrs
Bo Miller
Fidith Jobing
Wellsville
Judson Smith
N. Salsbury
Buckingham
Florence Stacey
Z. A. Shaw
Stanley
Elyria
Bassett
Ed Paufindaur
Marion
Toledo
L. Schaber
Stacey
Lorence
Nick Smith
Wate
MP. Smith
Geo. Bryden
Avon
Mary Lett
J. Lafrinier
Nre Wrank Brown
Alyria
Polk
Scott Lakewood
Jos2yn Haas
Grange
Albert Maddoc
J. Lafringer
Parkkin Villa
Cleveland Strat
Persons
Meron Macon
Miners Die in November Coal Accidents Nationwide
Washington report states accidents in U S coal mines killed 155 men in November. Of these 114 died in bituminous mines nationwide and 41 in Pennsylvania anthracite mines. Industry fatality rate was 2.296 per million tons versus 4.45 in November 1923.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania
Deed Filed for Coal Mines in Eastern Ohio
A deed filed in St Clairsville covers sale of Creat Lakes Coal Mining Company's mines and coal acreages in Helmont Morrison Jefferson and Meigs counties. It names about 13 mines in the Eastern Ohio and Pomeroy fields and lists W K Field as president. In Bhellaire Belmont County officers also discuss liquor seized during Prohibition and potential court action.
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ST. Clairsville
Creat Lakes
Helmont
Morrison
Jefferson
Meigs Counties
W. K. Field
Ohio
Pomeroy Fields
Oil Well Drills Inside Athens City Limits
Reports from Athens indicate an oil well near the union station began at five barrels daily, the first city drilling in years with a nearby big gas strike two weeks earlier suggesting more wells to come. Other items note state lawmakers considering a constitutional child labor referendum, hospital superintendent resignations, a coal company president dead, a Columbus criminal insanity defense, a race for tax auditor, and divorce petitions in Athens county.
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Athens
Union Station
Belmont County Christmas Mercy for Father With Large Family
A man spared punishment by Belmont County court due to his large family. After a trial in St. Clairsville before Mayor M. M. Dargies, he was not allowed to go home for Christmas but donated 2.50 dollars to a orphans’ fund. About 106 children in Belmont County homes lacked their parents for the holiday.
Quarantine Hits West Philadelphia Over Suspected Smallpox
The health department reports nearly 1000 families under smallpox quarantine after Mrs. John Malthan developed what doctors believe to be smallpox. Police say the restriction will end once physicians finish exams in the restricted area.
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Philadelphia
John Malthan
Immigrant passage ban and ancient Chinese punishment note
The text records a London passage ban for Russians Poles and other immigrants entering America via England. It recalls an old Chinese punishment for minor theft beheading. It also states a linguistic note about taste using tongue tips for sweet foods and bitter items with the back.
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América
England
London
High Street, the Main Thoroughfare of English Towns
The phrase refers to the central street common across many English towns where shops, offices, and historic features define the town center. It underscores a shared urban pattern reflecting local commerce and community life across regions.
Desert and population scale comparisons
The Sahara Desert covers an area equal to two thirds of Europe. China’s population roughly matches the total population of the British Empire.
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Sahara Desert
Europe
China
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Rosemary Coal Company
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Erie Railroad
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