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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1914
Page
7
The article urges owners to inspect automotive batteries every ten days during touring, test each cell for proper liquid levels, and add distilled water as needed. It compares battery maintenance to checking gasoline and tires, and advises using a hydrometer and syringe. If distilled water isn’t available, rainwater or distilled table waters can be used.
Trade notes from Tlint Michigan and local agencies list several car sales including Buick 105 models sought for early shipment. Oakland cars sold to William Beall Francis O Day and Carolyn Hulburt while Henderson Rowe reports Chevrolet sales to Hopkins Mertens Jr Heatwale. Studebaker agents report sales to Joseph B E Townley Melee and Frank Casey. Cartercar sales delivered to Franklin Long and J D Kehoe with Sebastian Amen delivery of a Cadillac roadster.
A public notice admonishes motorists for muffler openings and unnecessary noise. It argues such actions disturb city peace, anger fellow drivers, hinder honest legislation, and impair fair play for motorists seeking welfare benefits.
Lenox B Chew outlines a two day motor trip from Washington to Cumberland Maryland. The route covers Harpers Ferry Winchester and several towns with scenic mountain vistas good roads and ample hotel options in Harpers Ferry and Winchester. The article lists driving directions along major corridors noting landmarks trolley lines bridges creeks and towns to guide readers toward a coastal Maryland end at Cumberland 141 miles from the capital.
New Jersey and other states enacted measures affecting motorists during early 1914 sessions. Massachusetts Rhode Island and New York passed universal lighting laws while Kentucky Ohio and Mississippi added graded auto license fees. Maryland restricted truck weights and speed. Virginia banned motor trucks with cleats. New Jersey allowed park boards to limit or exclude vehicles in parks. Overall motoring laws advanced though some measures were deemed harmful.
Maj Sylvester will address the Washington section of the Electric Vehicle Association at a roof garden gathering of the Potomac Electric Power Company on Fourteenth and C streets NW. The police superintendent will outline proposed traffic regulations while Walter Metz will discuss Electric Truck Operation. A movie feature will follow the business meeting. A social hour and buffet luncheon will complete the event.
May output by 24 Detroit car makers reached 41092 gasoline cars with many plants on reduced May schedules. Executives anticipate stronger June production. emphasis remains on U S and Canada sales, with limited foreign shipments until domestic demand is fully met.
Dr. H A Fowler and Leonard Mitchell, local motor enthusiasts, left yesterday in Fowler's Paige-Detroit for New York to sail next week for Liverpool. They plan a two month tour of England France Germany and Spain with Fowler driving and Mitchell as relief. They expect to cover more than 5000 miles before returning.
A party from Washington including EB S Marlow B W Woodruff Joseph M Stoddard George Mills Louis Weaver and George Weaver left in Marlows Cadillac touring car on a two day trip to the Blue Ridge Red and Gin Club near Harpers Ferry West Virginia They will return today via Haltimers.
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