Speed Wagon Surpasses 410000 Miles in Service History
The 1915 Speed Wagon, once owned by Prudden Wheel and Motor Wheel, logged over 410000 miles by 1925. It served in local freight, then Lansing to Detroit overland runs, and finally as a service truck before sale to Vern DeHart. It tested every wheel type produced by the two firms and remained in near continuous use.
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Lansing
Mich
Motor Wheel Corporation
Prudden Wheel Company
Ila Reo Motor Car Company
Detroit
Tuares
Pruaden Wheel Company
Motor Wheel
Reo Michigan Sales, Inc
Lanesing
Vern DeHart
Rikerd Lumber Company
Auto death rate climbs signaling need for caution
New York reports the automobile as a major childhood scourge over the past decade. In 1925 40 percent of auto fatalities were children under 15, with deaths from motor accidents rising sharply since 1915 and surpassing several infectious diseases in the Metropolitan Life study.
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New York
Metropolitan Life-- Insurance Company
Life Insurance Company
Mud Pie Roads Keep Car Washers Busy in Thaw
Car wash crews report peak activity as thawed roads turn into muddy patches. Vehicles arriving from rural areas show heavy mud and wear, but modern cars endure the rough conditions with few major failures beyond occasional broken springs and minor damages.
Harter Hull Expands Automotive News Presence
Harter B. Hull, formerly in Waterloo with Dodge Brothers cars and Graham trucks, is reported thriving in Memphis, Tennessee, operating as The Harter B. Hull Company. M. Collord, In., oversees the Collord-Hull operation in Waterloo handling the same line of vehicles.
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Harter B. Hull
Waterloo
Dodge Brothers
Graham Trucks
Colcord- Hull Company
Memphia
Tenn
Harter B. Hull Company
Daily News
M. Collord
Collord-Hull Company
Waterios
American tractor shipments double in 1925 exports
Washington February 3. Shipments of American tractors to foreign countries nearly doubled from 1924 levels. The agricultural implements division of the commerce department reported 1925 totals at 44 976 wheel tractors valued at 26 127 449 dollars out of 77 536 911 dollars in all agricultural exports.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Chevrolet Dealers Plan Record Sales Over 560000
Detroit February 3. Chevrolet dealers in 560000 sales goal for the year. Convention of 700 dealers in Detroit led by R H Grant vice president and general sales manager. Series of meetings in 25 headquarters cities. W S Knudsen attended. Grant pledged continued quality of Chevrolet products.
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Chevrolet
Detroit
Mich
R.H. Grant
United States
Flint
Cleveland
W. S. Kmudsen
Hotel Statler
Grant
Knudsen
Automobiles Cost Per Pound Estimates Stated
General Motors statisticians estimate cars are cheaper by weight than nearly all manufactured goods except farm implements. Coach models of six lines average about 46 cents per pound, ranging from 30 to 73.54 cents per pound, less than a pound of butter.
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General Motors
Four Cars Shown by Waterloo Dealers at Chicago Salon
Four Waterloo dealers display local makes at the eleventh annual automobile salon in the Drake hotel Chicago. The Morris Motor Co shows Cadillac, Conny Mofoy Sales Co handles Franklin in Waterloo, Repass Automobile Co distributes Lincoln, and DuMond Motor Co local dealer for Packard.
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Waterloo
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Middle West
Cadillac
Morris Motor Company
Franklin
Conny Mofoy
Lincoln
Repass Automobile Company
Packard
DuMond Motor Company
Locomobile
Marmon
Pierce-Arrow
Wills Sainte Claire
Bentley
Cunningham
Duesenberg
Isotta Fraschini
Minerva
Rolls- Royce
Te Baintmaker
Pedestrian Must Obey Traffic Rules Say Chrysler
Chrysler President Walter P. Chrysler urges the public to treat traffic laws as guidance for pedestrians and motorists alike. He argues pedestrians must follow regulations to prevent accidents, noting many incidents arise from failure to observe rules.
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Chrysler
Walter VP
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit priced disc wheels and brakes offer
A catalog note lists $995 disc wheels as optional with hydraulic four wheel brakes at a slight extra cost. Prices are F.O. B. Detroit and subject to current Federal excise tax.
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F.O. B
Detroit
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Nedes‘trian
Harter Hull
Automotive News
TCG
Charles City
Rinehart Krueger
Mrr
Krueger
M. & St. P. Railroad
Salon
Chrysler Sales Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
Chrysler Corporation OF Canada, Ltd
Windsor, Ontario
Waterloo Motor Sales Co
Franklin Phone
Fisher
el Paso
Oakland
Fifth Street
Gcarer
Reo
Sutcliffe Reo Sales Co
West Fifth St
Lansing, Michigan
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