Word: driving
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This little device, the work of the Bijur Motor Appliance Company of Hoboken, N. J., consists of a small 12-volt electric motor operated by a storage battery connected through a geared reduction to a Bijur automatic screw drive. On the end of the screw shaft is cut an 8-tooth pinion which meshes with a larger gear on the propellor shaft. The starter will turn over the engine at 40 to 50 r.p.m. with a consumption of 100 to 110 amperes and a maximum of 1300 foot-pounds is available on the engine crank shaft, for breaking loose...
...order to reach the Stadium from Boston the following route is the best: From Commonwealth avenue or Beacon street drive to Governor's Square, then take Commonwealth avenue and continue straight down Brighton avenue to Everett street, which runs to the Metropoliton Park Speedway back of the Stadium...
Although a complete tabulation of the results of the Phillips Brooks House Clothing Campaign has not yet been made, the general results of the drive have been very satisfactory, and the amount of clothing that has been collected compares favorably with other fall campaigns. The few people who have garments to donate, but were not solicited last week, should bring them to Phillips Brooks House, where they will be added to the original collection...
...clothing collected in this drive will be sent to a number of charitable organizations to be distributed among destitute people. Among these charities are the Associated Charities of Cambridge and Boston, the Red Cross, the Morgan Memorial, the American Memorial Hospital at Rheims, and the Italian War Relief...
...total subscriptions to the drive as turned in last night show an increase of only $98.50. Team B leads with $269, while Team D is a poor second with $163.50. Team A is third with $107, and C last with $31.50, bringing the complete total...