The Butte Board Saucer Track and Early Races
The article traces the evolution of board saucer bicycle tracks from crude high‑wheel layouts to the modern steeply banked boards. It highlights Captain T. O. Angell's development in Salt Lake City and Butte, with tracks at eight and nine laps, seating for thousands, and costs around ten thousand dollars. Local riders from Butte and East Coast cities are described as entering upcoming races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Prince
Tom Eck
William Bordman
Omaha
Capt
T. O. Angell
Captain Angell
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Salt Palace Company
Angell
Los Angeles
Cal
Butte
H. J. Day
M. O. P. Company
L. W. Royce
W. O. Ferguson
Lee Hawley
Hoffman
Sam Martin
Motor cycle race heats up for July 10 clash
Interest grows in the July 10 motorcycle race between J. M. Chapman and Turville brothers of Philadelphia. Chapman's machine beat the eastern motor at Salt Lake June 25 in a 10 mile race, breaking the eight-lap record and averaging a mile in 1 42. Ivor Lawson holds the mile handicap world record of 1 58 2 5 set last week on the Butte saucer. Numerous amateurs have entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Chapman
Turville Brothers
Philadelphia
Chapman
Salt Lake
Ivor Lawson
The Letting of Superseded Speech
The London Globe notes Huxley’s remark that unnecessary talk leads to blunder. It argues most people often err by saying more than needed, and warns that in serious matters irrelevance or redundancy can ruin a case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Globe
Professor Huxley
Keeping to the Point in Speech and Writing
The passage argues that difficulty in staying concise stems from either unclear thinking or weak word use. It notes Huxley may have avoided fault, and that both causes explain why uneducated writers drift from the main point. It adds that speakers often forget that personal interests matter little to their audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxley
Shirt Cashed in Poker Game Worth Seven Hundred
In Chicago during the World's Fair year a gambler recounts a private poker night at the Saratoga hotel bar where seven players, led by a managing editor known to readers, mark his shirt with IOUs totaling 700. He collects debts through a safety deposit box vault and preserves the shirt as a souvenir before a domestic window-cleaning mishap ends its tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dame Fortune
Washington Park
Sixty-Third Street
Granger
Saratoga Hotel
Dearborn Street
Mr. Carter
J. K. Sebree
Ed Redpath
Ole Redpath
Charles Whaley
The
Evening Journal
Fred Ashley
Boston
Harold Wynne
Ike Fleming
Boye
Reckleaely
Fleming
Evrybody
Carter
First National Bank
Snap Shots From State Sportsmen Tournament in Great Falls
The State Sportsmen association tournament in Great Falls produced about a thousand exposures of the gun range and shooters. D. M. Newbro owns a fine collection of Frank Klepetko’s views. Klepetko is praised for his vigor as a shooter and amateur photographer. Newbro recently traveled to Anaconda to collect more of Klepetko’s negatives which are on display in his store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Sportsmen's Association
Great Falls
D. M. Newbro
Frank Klepetko
Ers
Association
Electric City
Newbro
Anaconda
Klepetko
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Iver Lawser
Artie
Spokane
Kane
Washington
Royal Italian Band
H. Bolster
Idaho
Spokane County
National Trotting Association
California Jockey Club
Wash
Conley O
Rene Smith
Griggs, Cooper & Co., Mfrs
St. Paul
Evans Chemica Co
Cincinmato v
Nene Geauline
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Butte, Trent
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