Dario Resta Sets New Chicago Speedway 100 Mile Record
Dario Resta, driving a French car, won the Chicago speedway 100 mile race at 102.85 mph, breaking the world distance record. American Cooper led at times, but tire changes and car trouble kept him from victory as Burman and Oldfield faded. The epic duel saw rapid pace bursts and pit stops shaping the final order with Resta maintaining lead late to triumph.
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Chicago
Dario Resta
Chicago Speedway
Porporate
Resta. Cooper
Resta
Cooper
Burman
Oldfield
Burmen
Olifeld
Esta
Restat
Slaven
Reete
Reata
Italan
Washington Boy Claims Water Fuel Scheme
George Moriarty, a Washington youth, says water can fuel an internal combustion engine with slight changes costing under 1.78 cents per gallon. He claims water’s gases explode quickly when separated and ignited by compression and a spark, promising an automobile run on ordinary water by month’s end.
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George Moriarty
Washington
Moriarty
Washington Poat
SHIM Automobile World bulletin notes toll cut on Shenandoah Turnpike
Bulletin from 1123 Twenty-first Street states tolls on the Shenandoah Valley Turnpike between Winchester and Staunton will be reduced to 14 cents a gate starting September 1. News also covers automotive sales, new dealership activity, and travel plans of local car enthusiasts.
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Tho, Automobile Club. of Marylandy
Twenty-first Street
Shenandoah Valley Turnpike
Winchester
Staunton
Detroit Automobiles Top $300 Million In Last Year
Detroit officials report the auto industry in brimming with about 300 million dollars in business for the year ending June 30. A government census official notes the figure is conservative at 800 million for the period and five times the prior year. The surge helps explain Detroit’s shift from a quiet village to a bustling city of about 760,000 thriving on strong business conditions.
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Detroit
Mich
Washington
United States
Grant Six Agency Opens New Salesroom in Washington
The Grant Six agency moves to Washington under C L Burrows & Co at 1612 Fourteenth Street NW with J A Gibson as manager. Models on display include roadster and touring, both six cylinder engines. Owners of light cars warned that vibration loosens fasteners more easily in small cars, so secure nuts with rock washers and split pins.
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Washington Agency
Fourteenth Street
N. W
Washington
C. L Burrows & Co
Fourteenth Street Northwest
C L Burrows
J A Gibson
W J McKean
Rams Often Inspect Bolts For Safety Near Rim Rims
Heavy strain on bolts of demountable rims requires frequent inspections to ensure nuts stay tight. If bolt threads wear, replace with new bolts to prevent accidents.
Ford Branch Opened in Washington DC Area
Ford Motor Company opens a Washington DC branch with salesroom and service on two Union Garage floors until construction completes at Pennsylvania Avenue and John Marshall Place NW. R. P. Jones named assistant manager as the new district branch serves DC and nearby counties. Meanwhile Willy-Overland shipments reach 9,010 cars, a 163 percent rise from June 1914, with six months output nearly matching all of 1914. Licenses show 73,200 automobiles and about 10,000 motorcycles in Minnesota.
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R P Jones
Washington
Wrehington
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Pennsylvania Avenue
John Marshall Place
Mammoth Union Garage
G Street
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Warren G Hynon
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Automo counts in Glassboro on Atlantic City run
Two men counted cars from Philadelphia to Atlantic City starting at 6 AM on August 1. By 2 PM, 8,041 motor vehicles had passed Glassboro toward the resort. Cars from Wilmington entering the boulevard east of town were not counted.
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John Wineman
Toa! Club
Mra
Wineman
Washington
Mr Wineman
Pittsburgh
Niagara Falls
Syracuse
Albany
New York City
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Glassboro
New
Brotherly Love
America
Wilmington
Atlantic City Boulevard
Special number quotas drive car license plate wishes in DC
In the District of Columbia many applicants seek low figure license plates while two and three digit numbers are scarce. Older four and five figure plates remain the property of original owners until voluntarily returned, making popular numbers like 16000 17000 and 19000 especially coveted. Some first time applicants learn to contact current owners for a chance to obtain a coveted plate under department rules.
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Stewart
Automobile Department of the
District of Columbia
Department
Bone
Automobile Department
Possia
Lincoln Highway Figure Pardington Dies Last Week in July
Nor AR Fardington, vice president of the Lincoln Highway Association and a renowned automobile man, died in the last week of July. He had steered many major auto races over the past decade and was instrumental in identifying tags for motorists. Bad driving is warned as costly, with reckless cornering and sudden starts harming tires and road safety.
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AR Fardington
Lincoln Highway Association
Mr Pardington
Route directions with landmarks and turns to Westminster
Travel directions list street names and landmarks from Silver Spring to Westminster. Include bridges, mills, churches, depots, railroads, schools, car barns, cemeteries, and crossings with notes like keep straight or turn sharp left or right.
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Washingtoo Westminster
Cooksville
Washington Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Trofier
Colorado Avenue
Brightwood Bear
Streight
Tastria Tine
Silver Spring
Crosyrafirend
iSceppee
Wheaton
Norbhce
Old Mill
Cromronda
Rexbury Mill
Cross Bridge
Church
Glenwood
Nto National
West Friendsetp
Syersville Cross
Raiiread
Westminster
Crose Railroad
White Car Barn
Keen
Sohoo
Pees Church
Asmeer
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Pollock Car Corporation
Conn
Ave. N.W
Washington Waverley Representatives
DORT
Mitchell
Flint
Miller Bros.’ Automobile & Supply House
H St. N. W
Pierce St. N. E
Wonder Car
F. O. B. Detroit
H.b.leary,jr
14Th St. N.W. Tel
ARGO
Smith Motor Sales Co
14Th St. N.W
O. B
C. L. Burrows & Co
Telephone North 208
Chiscago
Bazi Cooper
Bob Burman
Barney Oldfield
Frenso County
California
Ngs
Orme
R. Bruce Emersone
Emerton & Orme
Histric
H. B. Leary, Jr
Maxwell
T. C. Cooke
Misa Helen
Fields
Richard M.pearce
D J Richardson
James Anderson
John M. Gets
James BE. Plummer
Ralph A Hamilton
BH. L. Edelen
Charles M. Andrews
Frank
Laura 8. Sommers
Stepp J. Burrows
EB. M Ulle
P. W. Harvey
Floyt E Davis
Albert Seldell
William ¥. Rost
LL. Hancock
Charles Mangum
Miller Brow
Union
Union Garage
Chalmers
T. A. Geddes
John T
Pollock
Car Corporation
Oldsmobile
Robert Allen
Wiliam” H. Warner
Clinton ¥. Browne
Samuel F. Adams
B. C.anderton
Earl Eb, Stacey
Charles R. Kengla
Bernard Harding
Peter J. Clarke
CG. A. Fulks
Donald L. Weema
Louis Greene
Mead Mecore
A. B. Daniels
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Winton
Spunkey
Daniele
Shenandoah Valley
Smith-Trew Motor Company
Oakland
Horace Ward
J B Thompson
J. L. Shipley
B OB Stickney
Reo
Martin Donelson
J E Falk
M J Bowman
T. A. Cannon
G H. Gore
Allen Johnston
M. Waugh
BD. L. Culver
Dr. Moors
W. R Graham
J H. Windsor
Electrical Vehicle Association
Oisler Brox
Dart
Wales
Auto Industry
New Concern
FORD
Minnesota
Pontiac
Smith -Trew Motor Co
Tel. M
Record Auto Supply and Service Co
Mass. Avs.n.w. Tel
Auto
Atlas
Miller Bros. Auto & Supply House
14Th
Pierce
Donohoe
Jesco
Pramstiy
Ae Donohoe
Ath & IN
W. Tel
Colombia
The
Cook & Stoddard Co
Tel. North
Automobile Departments
R. Perdington
Motor Exchange
Colorado
C. C. Frost
Mgr
Mia Ricea
Berryville
Automobile Route Book
New York
Baltimore
Leonardtown
la Plata
Benedict
Gettysburg
Annapolis
Upper Marlboro
Harpers Ferry
Harrisburg
Hanover
Mt. Vernon
Richmond
Post
Pathfinders
New York Ave
W. Howard French & CO
Ninth &J. N. W
LEW Willard
Adams’ Bywa
Foster
Fourteenth St
OLL
Pennsylvania
E. Leroy Livingston
Barber & Bons
Record Auto and Service Co
Masa
Automobile
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