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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1914
Page
7
A historical piece credits the automobile with boosting employment for over 500000 workers and linking Americans to their country. It notes rising production and touring, lower costs, improved road service, and a shift in official attitudes toward motorists, predicting 1916 as a peak year for car manufacture and sales.
The article notes Albert 3, King of Balzlum, and the Prince of Wales showing interest in motorcycles. It describes U S Army experiments in Honolulu with a two speed “Low-Wheeler” for maneuvers, civilian use in Korea, and extensive deployment by Bell Telephone and Canadian delivery services. It highlights long motorcycle deliveries, cross continental trips, and various clubs adopting motorbikes for postal, police, and sport roles.
Detroit imposes strict crossing rules and parking limits as police enforce new safety measures. Officers threaten to arrest pedestrians who diagonally cross streets and will compel offenders to return to their starting point. Milwaukee also reports a traffic protection division with 150 motorists enforcing laws to curb violations.
A vigorous campaign against a bill to create a special automobile license tax to fund road building and maintenance in Washington District outside city limits has begun. A public hearing is set for next Thursday as motorist groups, led by W Duvall of the Washington Motorists' Association, prepare a brief and mobilize protests. The measure would impose graduated taxes based on horsepower, from 21 horsepower or less at 52 dollars annually to over 41 horsepower at 10 dollars, with temporary residents taxed similarly and current perpetual licenses ending if ownership changes.
Buick introduces refinements in the 1915 touring car and four model, focusing on wider seats, refined backs, and enhanced driver convenience. Features include instrument-board controls for starting and lighting, flush air feeds, visible speedometer, and uniform use of the solid plate radiator across models. Demonstrators of the big six and roadster will follow the new four.
Miller Iron aygmomie and Supply lists weekly sales of Pord cars to numerous buyers including Charles B. Chroniger T. Sumphrien John Appich Leo C. Brooks and others. Runabouts were delivered to GC A. Jones H H Hawlett F H Smith Company and more while deliveries also went to John Kolb and Charles W. Smaigh.
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