The Bearings, Vol 9, No 13
Articles in this issue
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Boston's Patriot's Day on April 19 draws an estimated 5,000 cyclists to Lexington and Concord as the Massachusetts Bicycle Club rides the British route to Concord, escorts the governor to church in Lexington, and returns home by moonlight — described as the greatest cycling turnout ever seen.
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The Dedham Cycle Club holds road races watched by over 5,000 people: James P. Clark wins the two-mile open in 6:47, Tommy Clark wins the boys' mile in 3:31 4/5, and dark horse Nat Butler of Cambridgeport wins the ten-mile handicap from a 2:20 start in 33:17.
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Bliss and Dirnberger leave Chicago with manager Atkins and trainers Schaefer and Lyman for San Francisco, where they will train and may compete at the Midwinter Fair races before jumping to Waltham for the Decoration Day meet.
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Seven hundred unemployed miners from Ironwood Michigan march on Bessemer to pressure county supervisors to adopt a road-improvement bond scheme of $75,000; the supervisors vote sixteen to two in favour amid loud cheering, providing road-building work for the unemployed.
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The 1894 cycling season opens with high activity across Wisconsin — Milwaukee is as lively as the peak of 1893, new clubs are forming in small cities, and local drama over the appointment of the Oshkosh LAW consul reveals that a mail thief stole more than 3,000 letters in the city last year.
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Paris riders Corre and Bonhours set a new twelve-hour tandem record of 241-and-a-quarter miles at Paris.