Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 6, No 11

Articles in this issue

• Newton Bicycle Club's 194th Banquet

  A report on the Newton Bicycle Club's 194th regular meeting and banquet, with details of the officers elected and the evening's entertainments.

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• Boston Runaway Cow Meets Bicycle and Automobile

  A comic account of a runaway cow that careened through Boston streets, narrowly missing a cyclist and an automobile before being caught.

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• Bicycle Clubs Founded in 1879: The Thirtieth Anniversary Approaches

  A look ahead to the thirtieth anniversary of the first wave of American bicycle clubs, founded in 1879, with reflections on the changes in cycling since then.

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• The Lobster Club Banquet

  A report on the annual dinner of the Press Cycle Club, also known as the Lobster Club, with a description of the menu and after-dinner speeches.

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• William Eldred, Age 82, Still Riding

  A tribute to octogenarian cyclist William Eldred, who continues to ride regularly despite his advanced years and serves as an inspiration to younger wheelmen.

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• The Wright Brothers Were L.A.W. Members

  A revelation that Orville and Wilbur Wright were members of the League of American Wheelmen, operating their famous bicycle shop in Dayton before turning to aviation.

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• The Coslett Unrustable Bicycle Process

  A report on a new treatment process called the Coslett method that claims to make bicycle frames permanently resistant to rust.

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