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J. B. Bartholomew started with the Avery Company in Galesburg, Illinois on December 8, 1879 driving a team to haul lumber for a US$1.10 per day. In 1882 the Avery company purchased 18 acres (73,000 m 2) in Peoria, Illinois and moved the business there to North Adams and North Jefferson Streets. In 1892, Robert Avery, the president of the Avery ...
The two-cylinder opposed engine was continued as a junior model into1907 [1] [2] In 1907 the village of East Moline was incorporated as the city of East Moline and became part of the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. By this year annual production had grown to more than 500 cars and the 4-cylinder engine was rated at 20-hp, priced at ...
In 1915 Cleveland introduced a 221 cc (13.5 cu in) [3] displacement two-stroke single-cylinder engine with a longitudinal crankshaft orientation, necessitating a worm drive to turn the axis of rotation of the drive to the transmission by 90°. [1] The transmission was a two speed with a sprocket turning a chain final drive.
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A gathering was held in Chicago in 1911 and an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of emancipation was proposed. [2] It was originally planned for 1913 as the "Illinois (National) Half-Century Anniversary of Negro Freedom". [1] Chicago Coliseum at 1513 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois . Atlas Printing Co. published the official program ...
11 South LaSalle Street Building or Eleven South LaSalle Street Building (formerly Roanoke Building and Tower and originally Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition or simply the Roanoke Building and Lumber Exchange Building) is a Chicago Landmark building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and that is located at 11 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of ...
The Model 43 had a wheelbase of 121 in (3,084 mm) and was offered as a touring car for 1915 and a 2-door roadster, with very little change for 1916. One advancement that was introduced on all Oldsmobiles for 1915 was the relocation of the steering wheel to the left side of the passenger compartment and the handbrake and gearshift now centrally ...