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Article Index: 1909 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: January · February · March · April · June · July · September · October · November · December |
| January | Title | Details |
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| Sunday, 3 January 1909 | ||
| 3 January 1909 | HOW FRICTION DRIVE WAS DEVELOPED The history of the improvement of every mechanical invention or device is the history of its simplification. From crude beginnings with many parts they have been brought to common things that every one can understand with little difficulty. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Byline: R.A. Palmer Topic: Cartercar |
| Sunday, 31 January 1909 | ||
| 31 January 1909 | A. A. A. TOURING BOARD BUSY The Touring and Information Board of the American Automobile Association has opened headquarters in Philadelphia, under the direction of Powell Evans, President of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Touring Board of the A.A.A. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: AAA |
| 31 January 1909 | AMERICAN CARS SURPASS FOREIGN In the early days of the automobile industry in the United States little or nothing was known of the properties required in the materials of construction. In Europe, on the other hand, the requirements of foreign gunmakers, engine builders, and others had created a demand for special steels and bronzes. | News Article (text) Author: E.T. Birdsall Publication: The New York Times |
| 31 January 1909 | GLIDDEN ROUTE YET UNNAMED The route of the Glidden tour, which starts next July, is still undetermined, or if not undetermined, at least unannounced. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| 31 January 1909 | HOVERS TO CONTINUE TRIP. Undaunted by their experiences on the ill-fated White Star liner Republic, on which they had set sail for Algiers, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hover of Spokane, Wash., will shortly resume their automobile trip around the world by sailing for Algiers later in the Winter. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: Maxwell |
| 31 January 1909 | NO LARGE PROFIT IN AUTO-MAKING Benjamin Briscoe, President of the Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company and Chairman of the American Motorcar Manufacturers' Association, who, with President H. B. Joy of the Packard Company, placed before the Committee on Ways and Means in Congress a brief prepared by the American Motorcar Manufacturers' Association on the matter of tariff on motorcars. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: American Motorcar Manufacturers' Association |
| 31 January 1909 | Packard and Franklin Exhibit Attractive Inside-Driven Cars—The Knox Fire Truck. The Packard company has been responsible for many innovations in respect to body building, but it has never departed from its regular mechanical practice. In the case of its newest car the foundation is the standard Packard chassis construction. | News Article (text &  photos)Publication: The New York Times Topics: Packard, Franklin, Knox |
| 31 January 1909 | WOMAN MAKES HARD AUTO RUN The run from Boston to New York, even in Summertime, is a good long jaunt for a motorcar to accomplish in one day. Yet a woman did it the other day. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| February | Title | Details |
| Thursday, 4 February 1909 | ||
| 4 February 1909 | Two Women Enter for Auto Race. | The New York Times |
| Monday, 8 February 1909 | ||
| 8 February 1909 | INDIANA'S AUTO SPEEDWAY | The New York Times |
| Monday, 22 February 1909 | ||
| 22 February 1909 | BUICK CAR MAKES 100-MILE RECORD | The New York Times |
| March | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 7 March 1909 | March 7, 1909 | Auto News from Various Centres. | The New York Times |
| April | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 4 April 1909 | ||
| 4 April 1909 | Auto News from Many Centres. | The New York Times |
| Tuesday, 6 April 1909 | ||
| 6 April 1909 | FOR 24-HOUR AUTO RACES. Steps looking into the promotion of several twenty-four-hour automobile track races in this vicinity the coming racing season were taken yesterday, when the Motor Racing Association held a meeting in the Automobile Club of America. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| Sunday, 11 April 1909 | ||
| 11 April 1909 | Auto News From Near and Far. | The New York Times |
| June | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 6 June 1909 | ||
| 6 June 1909 | The Automobile as a Civilizer. | John North Willys |
| July | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 18 July 1909 | ||
| 18 July 1909 | 1910 AUTO TO BE STANDARD TYPE. | The New York Times |
| 18 July 1909 | Use of the Motor Car by the Army. | H.E. Walton |
| September | Title | Details |
| Thursday, 16 September 1909 | ||
| 16 September 1909 | MOTOR CAR PATENTS UPHELD BY COURT | The New York Times |
| 16 September 1909 | SUIT OVER SPARK PLUGS | The New York Times |
| October | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 3 October 1909 | ||
| 3 October 1909 | Cars to Rent in Big Demand. | The New York Times |
| 3 October 1909 | STUDEBAKER PLANT VISITED BY AGENTS | The New York Times |
| Saturday, 30 October 1909 | ||
| 30 October 1909 | Pays Big Stock Dividend. | The New York Times |
| Sunday, 31 October 1909 | ||
| 31 October 1909 | DRESS AND THE MOTOR CAR. English tailors complain that the motor car has made men careless in their dress. We had fancied that motoring had greatly increased the revenues of the tailors, as the pastime demands special clothes. But it seems that the influence of motoring has inclined men toward comfort in dress rather than style. | Commentary (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| November | Title | Details |
| Sunday, 21 November 1909 | ||
| 21 November 1909 | AUTO TOURISTS IN FRANCE. | The New York Times |
| 21 November 1909 | ELGIN WANTS COBE CUP RACE. | The New York Times |
| December | Title | Details |
| Wednesday, 1 December 1909 | ||
| 1 December 1909 | DIED CHASING HIS TRUCK. | The New York Times |
| 1 December 1909 | How One Motor Car Was Driven. | The New York Times |
| 1 December 1909 | JAIL PENALTY FOR RECKLESS DRIVING | The New York Times |
| 1 December 1909 | KILLED IN AUTO WRECK | The New York Times |
| Thursday, 2 December 1909 | ||
| 2 December 1909 | MOB BURNS NEGRO PREACHER. | The New York Times |
| 2 December 1909 | SPEARE TO LEAD AUTO ASSOCIATION | The New York Times |
| Friday, 3 December 1909 | ||
| 3 December 1909 | HILL-CLIMB ENTRIES CLOSE | The New York Times |
| Saturday, 4 December 1909 | ||
| 4 December 1909 | RECORD HILL-CLIMB ENTRY | The New York Times |
| Sunday, 5 December 1909 | ||
| 5 December 1909 | AGAINST RECKLESS DRIVING | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | ATLANTA TROPHY HERE | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | AUTO ASSOCIATION DID REAL BUSINESS | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 5, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | COMMERCIAL CARS AT PALACE SHOW | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | DUTIES OF A CHAUFFEUR | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | ENO FAVORS TESTS FOR CHAUFFEURS | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | HANDLING PARIS CROWDS. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | HIGHER PRICES FOR AUTOS. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | MILE A MINUTE DOWN HILL. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | MOTOR SPEEDWAY INTERESTS CHICAGO. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | Ohio Car Arrives To-morrow. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | PRIZE FOR ROAD DRAGS | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | Scarrett Talks on the Auto. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | SPECTATORS STOP HILL-CLIMB CONTEST | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | TO CHANGE RULE OF ROAD | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | WANT BETTER ROADS. | The New York Times |
| 5 December 1909 | WORCESTER ENDURANCE RUN. | The New York Times |
| Monday, 6 December 1909 | ||
| 6 December 1909 | AUTO ENGINE FLIES TO FIRE. | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | AUTO MISHAPS YESTERDAY. | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 6, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | FOR UNIFORM AUTO LAWS. | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | MAN KILLED BY AN AUTO. | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | NEW ROCKEFELLER SPORT. | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1909 | SPEEDWAY NEARLY READY. | The New York Times |
| Tuesday, 7 December 1909 | ||
| 7 December 1909 | American Rule of the Road. | The New York Times |
| 7 December 1909 | AUTO EXHIBITORS DINE. | The New York Times |
| 7 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 7, 1909 | The New York Times |
| Wednesday, 8 December 1909 | ||
| 8 December 1909 | Keeping to the Right. | The New York Times |
| Thurday, 9 December 1909 | ||
| 9 December 1909 | AUTO CATCHES FUGITIVE AUTO. | The New York Times |
| 9 December 1909 | NEW RECORD FOR OLDFIELD. | The New York Times |
| Friday, 10 December 1909 | ||
| 10 December 1909 | TRAIN KILLS AN AUTOIST. | The New York Times |
| Saturday, 11 December 1909 | ||
| 11 December 1909 | AUTOS CLIMB STEEP HILL IN FAST TIME | The New York Times |
| 11 December 1909 | WM. COLLIER IN NEW PLAY. | The New York Times |
| Sunday, 12 December 1909 | ||
| 12 December 1909 | $10,500 BILL IS HELD UP. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | AFTER SPEED RECORDS. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | AUTO LEGISLATION TO BE ADVOCATED | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 12, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | GERMANY ON OUR LEVEL. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | GRAND PRIX DOUBTFUL. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | HARTFORD SHOW DATES. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | LOWELL MOTOR RACE. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | MANY AUTO MEETINGS. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | MORE SPACE NEEDED AT THE GARDEN SHOW | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | NOVEL DECORATIVE SCHEME FOR GRAND CENTRAL PALACE AUTO SHOW | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | PITTSBURG AUTO SHOW. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | SHOT IN AUTO HOLD-UP. | The New York Times |
| 12 December 1909 | WANT GOOD ROADS. | The New York Times |
| Monday, 13 December 1909 | ||
| 13 December 1909 | $650,000 FIRE AT RACINE. | The New York Times |
| Tuesday, 14 December 1909 | ||
| 14 December 1909 | 15-YEAR-OLD CHAUFFEUR HELD. | The New York Times |
| 14 December 1909 | DOCTOR, HIT BY AUTO, DIES. | The New York Times |
| 14 December 1909 | WON'T PAY ON FEDERAL AUTO. | The New York Times |
| Wednesday, 15 December 1909 | ||
| 15 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 15, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 15 December 1909 | CHAUFFEUR'S EMPLOYER., THE | The New York Times |
| 15 December 1909 | PHOTO ON LICENSE CARDS. | The New York Times |
| Thursday, 16 December 1909 | ||
| 16 December 1909 | AUTO'S PLUNGE KILLS GIRL. | The New York Times |
| Friday, 17 December 1909 | ||
| 17 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 17, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 17 December 1909 | KAISER'S SON IN AUTO CRASH. | The New York Times |
| 17 December 1909 | MISS ASQUITH'S FIANCE DEAD | The New York Times |
| 17 December 1909 | MOTOR SPEEDWAY RACES. | The New York Times |
| Saturday, 18 December 1909 | ||
| 18 December 1909 | JOHN H. TYSON DIVORCED | The New York Times |
| 18 December 1909 | NEW SPEED RECORDS FOR NATIONAL CARS | The New York Times |
| Sunday, 19 December 1909 | ||
| 19 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 19, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | CAR SHORTAGE IN BOSTON. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | Famous Racing Trophies to be Displayed at Garden Auto Show | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | FAVOR NEW BOULEVARD. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | FOR THE MOTORIST | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | Gossip of the Automobilists and Trade Notes | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | HIGH-PRICED CARS FOR COMING YEAR | Charles Duryea |
| 19 December 1909 | MOTOR SPEEDWAY EVENTS. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | NATIONAL ENDURANCE TOUR. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | NO RACES AT FLORIDA. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | PLANNING GOOD ROADS. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | ROADS WORTH MORE THAN PANAMA CANAL | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | RUNAWAY ACCIDENT FATAL. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | SHOW EXHIBITORS TO HAVE BUSY WEEK | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | SIGN POSTS NEAR CHICAGO. | The New York Times |
| 19 December 1909 | STRANG BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD | The New York Times |
| Monday, 20 December 1909 | ||
| 20 December 1909 | AUTOS CRASH IN NEWARK | The New York Times |
| 20 December 1909 | CARMAN'S CAR KILLS CHILD; OWNER DRIVES | The New York Times |
| 20 December 1909 | DASHED TO DEATH IN AUTO. | The New York Times |
| 20 December 1909 | IMPORTERS AT AUTO SHOW. | The New York Times |
| Thursday, 23 December 1909 | ||
| 23 December 1909 | KILLS CHAUFFEUR IN HIS WAY. | The New York Times |
| 23 December 1909 | YOUNG RAINIER IN AUTO SMASH | The New York Times |
| Friday, 24 December 1909 | ||
| 24 December 1909 | FARMERS BUY AUTOS. | The New York Times |
| 24 December 1909 | PISTOL SHOTS AT AUTOISTS. | The New York Times |
| Saturday, 25 December 1909 | ||
| 25 December 1909 | AUTOS CRASH IN PITTSBURG. | The New York Times |
| Sunday, 26 December 1909 | ||
| 26 December 1909 | AUTO ENGINEERS TO MEET. | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | CHAUFFEURS' STRIKE., A | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | CHICAGO WANTS SPEEDWAY. | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | DECORATIVE EFFECTS AT THE GARDEN SHOW | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | LIVELY CRUSADE FOR BETTER ROADS | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | MANY AUTO LICENSES. | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS IN 1909 | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | OLDFIELD BREAKS RECORD. | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | PALACE AUTO SHOW OPENS THIS WEEK | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | TROPHIES AT PALACE SHOW | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | VALUABLE HINTS TO AUTO PURCHASERS | The New York Times |
| 26 December 1909 | WINTER TRIPS PLEASANT. | The New York Times |
| Monday, 27 December 1909 | ||
| 27 December 1909 | AUTO UPSET; SIX HURT. | The New York Times |
| 27 December 1909 | Automotive News Briefs: December 27, 1909 | The New York Times |
| 27 December 1909 | MAROONED IN AUTO ON FLOODED CAUSEWAY | The New York Times |
| Tuesday, 28 December 1909 | ||
| 28 December 1909 | PALACE AUTO SHOW NEAR ITS OPENING | The New York Times |
| Wednesday, 29 December 1909 | ||
| 29 December 1909 | AUTO CARS BURNED IN A STORE FIRE. | The New York Times |
| Thursday, 30 December 1909 | ||
| 30 December 1909 | M'GOWAN WILL OPEN PALACE AUTO SHOW | The New York Times |
| 30 December 1909 | RUNAWAY CHAUFFEUR KNOWN. | The New York Times |
| 30 December 1909 | WOMEN IN TAXICAB THAT KILLED A GIRL | The New York Times |
| Friday, 31 December 1909 | ||
| 31 December 1909 | PALACE AUTO SHOW WILL OPEN TO-NIGHT | The New York Times |
| 31 December 1909 | PEARY TAXICAB DASH IS HALTED BY DRIFTS | The New York Times |
| 31 December 1909 | SCANNELL SHUT OUT OF HIGHWAYS OFFICE | The New York Times |