Motor Truck Starts Tomorrow On 500 Mile Exhibition
The Board Motor Truck Company plans a 500 mile demonstration leaving The Washington Post building at 1 PM and reaching Boston Globe by Friday evening. A 3 ton capacity truck, carrying 6,000 pounds of vinegar freight, will travel at about 10 miles per day to prove faster delivery than horse power.
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Hob Burman
Neconsia
Burman
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Pogt
Acro
United States
Washington
Baltimore
Capitol Dome
BF Board Motor Truck Company
Alexandaria
Post Building
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Boston Mass
Board Motor Truck Company
Boston
Board-Armstrong Co
Alexandria
Foston
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Post 4
Philadelphia
New York
Springfield
Mass
Laurel
Belair
Hikton
Wilmington
Bustleton
Trenton
New Brunswick
Jersey City
New Rochelle
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Worcester
Contes
Susquehanna River
Birdman A Daring Driver Demonstrates Truck Superiority
The Washington Post reports a trial run to prove motor trucks outperform horse drawn vehicles. Bassett drives with observers detailing daily results from Baltimore to Boston, with a 5 day schedule and convoy including executives from Sheldon Axle, Diamond Rubber, and others.
Cadillac's electric start lights 1912 cars for women drivers
Cadillac Motor Car Company introduces an electrical generating system that starts the engine and lights lamps without leaving the seat. A button starts the motor, the generator acts as motor until self powered, then lights are switched on at a touch. The system eliminates cranking and lighting in rain or wind, enabling women to start and drive easily.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Sadillac
Auto Trail Blazers Witness Fraser River Gold Strike
Striking news reaches Ashcroft as the Flanders 20 motor party coincides with a Fraser River gold discovery. Prospector D. B. Perkins reports a rich surface ledge 40 miles up the Chalaka Forks with gold values up to 5 ounces per ton and silver 25 to 50 per ton. Stampede ensues as crowds race toward the site aboard Caribou trail exploration.
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Caribou
British Columbia
Fraser River
Ashcroft
P. E. Sands
Beattie
Hazleton
New “Diggings
D. B. Perkins
Chalaka Forks
Butte Inlet
Easaye
W. F. Pedestine
Peckalia
Bonant
Perking
Sanda
HUDSON 33 Self Starter Shown By Coffin Engineers
The HUDSON 33 debuts with a proven self starter tested by Howard E Coffin and his Board of Engineers. In thousands of tests it started the motor 98 percent of the time and remains reliable in freezing storage. The feature promises easier operation, lower maintenance, and higher resale value, with four Demountable rims and a 34x4 tire setup across models.
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Howard E. Coffin
Board of Engineers
Detroit
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G. Powler
Contigood
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Observer
E. K Callahan
Pierce-Arrow
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J A Young
Sheldon Axle Company
W L Shaffner
Diamond Rubber Company
J. Davis, Jr
Sheldon
Miles
Cadillac Care
Sega
Sart
Robert G Fowler
Golden Gate
Pacific Coast
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Tony Nichola
Los Angeles
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Pacific Coset
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Lowe
Franklin
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Gilroy
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Syracuse
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Prades
Pradem
Praden
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the Metal Shelter Company
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Coffin
H. B. Leary, Jr
Fourteenth Street N. W
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