Speed Veterans Ready to Break Records July 4
Kansas City waits as practice for the national championship speed races on July 4 tightens. Two drivers and one car remain unaccounted for as Ralph DePalma joins Wade Special, Tommy Milton and Earl Cooper push lap speeds toward 126 mph. Other entrants include Murphy, Hearne, Hartz, Duray and more, while mystery surrounds Palma’s car and Duesenbergs arriving.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Speedway
Jimmy Murphy
Los Angeles
Mercedes
Ralph DePalma
Wade
Speedway
Tommy Milton
Earl Cooper
H.C. Si
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Murphy
Hartz
Hearns
Insurance Burden By LYNN AL SHY ASSIStATE General Manager A D Association
Automobile owners faced weeks of anxiety in 1923 as 21 states debated compulsory liability insurance. The National Automobile Dealers Association found broad charges that insurance agents pushed the move, reporting a heavy owner burden and possible price rises for cars. By June 15 no state had enacted universal compulsory insurance. several defeated the measure, while Indiana and Vermont limited it to common carriers.
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National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Automobile Clubs
N. A. D. A. Meyer
Arkansas
Colorado
Maine
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
Indiana
Vermont
Connecticut
Mlinois
Massachusetts
Insurance bill would require vehicle owners to carry liability insurance
A summary of bills across states shows Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin proposing broad auto coverage. New York and Pennsylvania consider multiple bills for all cars. New York also for taxicabs and other vehicles. A June Pennsylvania measure targets owner liability for negligent acts by drivers with permission, previously immune in most states without direct agency proof.
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Rhode
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Wiesconsin
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World Beaters
Lynn AL Shy
A. D. Association
Ford
Clay Auto Repair Shop
Jefferson St
Wright
Alko
W. Gilt St
Sewett
Jewett
Hileman Motor Car CO
West Fifth Street
Standard Battery & Electric CO
West 5Th St
Willard
Oldfield
Wichita
Kansas
Cord
Repass Automobile Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Northland
Bartles-Shepherd Oil Co
Sth and
Jefferson Sts
Waterloo
Bartles-Shepherd Oi Co
Sth and Mulberry Sts
Sth
Main Sts
Cedar Falls
Wagner Willing
Eleventh and Sycamore Sts
Feast
Fifth St
Bartles-Shepherd
Tome
Burd Auto & Supply Co
Burit
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