Omaha's auto history boasts 2-cylinder, 2-horsepower motorized carriage that topped out at 15 mph Stu Pospisil World-Herald Staff Writer Oct 9, 2021 Oct 9, 2021 Updated Dec 7, 2021 0 Amy Lawrie entered the Omaha Daily News auto endurance contest in 1909, finishing in fifth place with a near perfect score. LOUIS BOSTWICK, COURTESY ELIZABETH ENCELL Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Stu Pospisil World-Herald Staff Writer kAm~?6 $2EFC52J 27E6C?@@? @? E96 @FED<:CED @7 ~>292[ E96 2FE@>@3:=6 H2D 96C6 E@ DE2J]k^AmkAm&A F?A2G65 |:=:E2CJ pG6?F6[ A2DE zCF8 !2C< 2?5 :?E@ E96 42CC:286 =@E @7 E96 7:CDE ~>292 r@F?ECJ r=F3 :E 42>6[ 2 ?@:DJ >249:?6]k^AmkAm“WxEX >256 6G6CJ 8@=76C A2FD6 :? 9:D ‘5C:G6’ 2?5 DE2C6[” 3682? E96 244@F?E :? E96 ~>292 tI46=D:@C @7 yF=J a`[ `h__] “WxEX H2D E96 2AA62C2?46 @7 2 C62= 2FE@>@3:=6 4@>:?8 5@H? 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