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F.E. Yates in his custom motorcycle, ca. 1900s.

Over 2,000 motorcycles from different parts of Illinois and Indiana met in Chicago for a jubilee. Every kind of a cycle was there from scooters and motor wheels, to side-cars. The motorcycle police led the way for the tourists to see Chicago.

Captain F.E. Yates, of Chicago, and his especially constructed motorcycle of own design. Being unable to saddle the cycle, Captain Yates has invented a collapsible extension handle bar which lets him control the cycle from the side car.