Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 9, No 5
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
An advance notice of the 21st annual Wheel About the Hub, with the original September 11 date restored and starting orders to be distributed in August.
- p. 2
An announcement that the L.A.W. National Assembly will meet at Hendrie's the evening before the Wheel About the Hub, with elections and a dinner to follow.
- p. 2
A nostalgic note that the legendary champion bicycle racer Arthur Zimmerman now rides a motorcycle, though he insists a bicycle cannot be improved upon.
- p. 1
A trade report claiming that American bicycle manufacturers are selling more wheels in 1911 than at any time since the great bicycle craze of the mid-1890s.
- p. 2
A note that Massachusetts Governor Eugene Foss has signed a bill requiring all bicycles to carry a white lamp visible from the front between sunset and sunrise.
- p. 2
A report on the bicycle race held as part of the Century Road Club's Bermuda tour, with local Bermudian riders mixing it with the American visitors.
- p. 7
A report on legal challenges surrounding the will of Colonel Albert Pope, whose family disputes have produced considerable public attention.