Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1918 — “REDDY” ROBINSON HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM INJURIES [ARTICLE]

“REDDY” ROBINSON HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM INJURIES

“Reddy” Robinson, while celebrating with the crowd this afternoon, die not notice the approach of a Ford driven by Mrs. W. S. Parks, and started to cross the street on his bicycle directly in front of the automobile. It struck the wheel, and “Reddy,” who is not much larger than a 10-cent piece, doubled up int oa ball and the car passed over him without touching him, and he escaped injury. The wheel,, however, was badly damaged, and “Reddy” set up a howl when he found that he could not use it. The council should issue an order forbidding the use of Washington street to bicycles, as it is only a question of 'time until some boy is killed. It has frequently happened during the busiest hours of traffic on this street that five or six boys have made a practice of parading the street on their wheels and it is a mighty hard matter for the driver of an automobile to miss hitting them, as they have no way of knowing the intentions of the riders.