Joe Tracy Provides a Ride for “Sob Sister” Ada Patterson
Prior to the 1906 American Elimination Trial, driver Joe Tracy gave Hearst journalist Ada Patterson a ride in the 90-hp Locomobile entry. Patterson was one of the original “sob sister” reporters known for investigative exposes that led to reform of public institutions.
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