Cooperation of Motorists Is Necessary To Traffic Reforms
The article argues that reform needs coordinated citizen action to improve Washington street safety for children. It notes more cars than horses, scarce safe play spaces, and skaters and riders risking lives by clinging to moving vehicles. It cites the President's bicycle accident as highlighting danger and calls for a formal investigation committee to drive changes.
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Washington
Wilson
Chicago
Playground Plan to Shield Children From Street Dangers
A newspaper piece argues for a Washington committee to study child safety and urges creating playgrounds to replace street play. It proposes building concrete roller skating rinks in parks to attract children and reduce traffic risks, calling for motorist cooperation and strong parental support to drive a lasting safety movement.
Gasoline Gossip From Firestone Meeting in Akron
Report from the Firestone convention in Akron Ohio notes rapid factory growth with a new tire plant addition and two construction projects. Washington dealers Miller Bross plan to sell cars across Virginia Maryland and DC totaling over 2100 cars next year, worth more than a million dollars. Practical automotive tips include hood insulation, asbestos shields, horsepower estimates, and rubber preservation formulas.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Wiliam Raitter
Washington
Miller-Bros
Ford Car
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Ford
Claude Miller
Ditter
Vermont Garage Change Brings New Management and Upgrades
The Vermont Garage is sold to the Vermont Garage Company, with T. D. Whyte named general in charge and W. F. Redman retained to manage electrical work. New features include a turntable, uniformed attendants, an elevator, and changes to accommodate 260 cars. The piece also covers car care tips, tire storage, spark gap adjustments, tar removal on paint, and updates on local dealers and parts guidance.
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Vermont
C M. Schooley
W. F. Redman
Vermont,Garage Company
T. D. Whyte
Woods Electric Car Promises Value and Ease of Use
The Woods electric car, distributed in Washington by Potomac Motor Car Company under manager Arthur Foraker, is billed as attractive, economical, and durable with a focus on service capacity. Its chassis design uses channel steel beams with heat-treated alloys for high strength and efficiency, appealing especially to families and women drivers for suburban use.
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The
Woods
Washington
Potomac Motor Car Company
Arthur Foraker
the Woods
Woods Electrics
Foraker
Who
Automobile Dealers Host Oyster Roast Aboard River Houseboat
Le Roy Mark defends an oyster roast for the automobile and accessory dealers of Washington aboard the Mary Ann with a 40 mile river run. Invitations extend to a large party leaving from Fourteenth and G streets in the morning. H D Armstrong now represents the American Automobile Association in Washington.
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le Roy Mark
Washington
Convict Confesses in Texas Typographer Murder
An Indianapolis confession ties a State reformatory inmate to the July 28 murder of Florence Brown, a Dallas typographer, whose body was found with her throat cut. The Jeffersonville inmate admitted the crime and provided details from the Jeffersonville reform school.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jeffersonvike
Florence Brown
Dallas
Reformatory prisoner linked to Dallas crime suspect
A paroled murderer confessed to involvement in a Dallas real estate office robbery and throat-cutting. He said the killer, previously sentenced in Indiana, was in Dallas the day of the crime and that others may have aided the act. The confession led to an investigation as authorities seek more implicated individuals. The Albany remained overdue, last sighted at Yokohama and Honolulu reports noting delays.
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Dallas
Peyton
Indiana
Texas
Migs Brown
Dullas
Reformatory
Ls D. C. Peyton
Poison bullets shown as humane execution method in exhibit
Pittsburgh report notes exhibition in Car Negia Museum of lead jackets and small steel missiles claimed to be the deadliest yet. Inventor Alexander Humphrey from the North Side says the poison in the blood paralyzes the heart within a second, causing instant death from a skin abrasion. He asserts the bullet could kill large game without tainting flesh and uses Kombo poison from Central Africa.
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Pittsburgh
Car Negia Museum
Alexander F. Humphrey
North Side
Central Africa
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American Automobile Association
England
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Pierce-Arrow
Federation of American Motorcyclists
United States
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S M Frazier
Anacostia
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Pierce- Arrows
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H. G. Kneessi
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