Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 10, No 5
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A seasonal reflection comparing the L.A.W.'s own presidential election with the national presidential race of 1912, noting the League's result is predictable while the national contest is chaotic.
- p. 4
An obituary for Wilbur Wright, who died 30 May 1912, tracing how his love of bicycles and the bicycle agency he ran with Orville in Dayton led to the development of the first practical aeroplane.
- p. 3
A report that Dr. J. P. Thornley of the F.A.M. competition committee offered Will Pitman the position of honorary referee at the national motorcycle meet at Columbus, Ohio, in recognition of his long service to cycle racing.
- p. 6
A lengthy comic letter from the anonymous Irish Cyclist columnist 'The Scorcher' describing his delight at receiving an invitation from the Boston Bicycle Club and musing on the universal brotherhood of cycling.
- p. 4
An observation that automobile manufacturers are returning to wire wheels after a period of promoting wooden ones, recalling the debate in cycling circles when Elliott proposed dropping bicycles from Bunker Hill Monument to test the two designs.
- p. 8
An English court case in which a baker was found liable under cart and carriage laws for selling bread from a basket fitted to a bicycle, despite his plea that a bicycle was not a vehicle.
- p. 2
Short news items covering the L.A.W. presidential campaign, the rise of the automobile at Auto shows, and the upcoming national Olympic cycling course in New Jersey.