Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 7
Articles in this issue
- A news write-up of how W. W. Stall, a former cyclist turned motorist, was seriously injured (broken collar bone and internal injuries) when his auto, also carrying Mrs. Stall and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Pratt, collided near Grafton with a car driven by a Mr. Rixford of Providence.
- A poem celebrating riding the wheel on a quiet moonlit spin after a busy day, closing on the riders' dislike of the honk of the auto behind.
- A set of light verses, including an epitaph for a cyclist who rode many a 'Century' and took a fatal header.
- Obituary of Colonel Albert Augustus Pope, who died at Cohasset, Mass., Aug. 10, 1909, tracing his Civil War service with the 35th Massachusetts, his founding of American bicycle manufacturing in 1876, his good-roads advocacy and benefactions, and his decline after entering the bicycle trust.
- Obituary of Charles W. Pierce of Brighton, a life member of the L.A.W. and longtime worker for cycling and good roads, who died at age 66.
- An appeal listing L.A.W. life members of years ago whose addresses have been lost, asking friends to help locate them.
- A roster of those who joined the League of American Wheelmen in 1891 and are still in good standing, giving member numbers, names, towns and join dates.