American Almanac 1910

By Norman J. Schmetlick

Monday, March 7, 1910

On Sunday, as I was reading through the newspapers from this last week, I found several interesting stories about earthquakes, aero planes, and photos.

It occurred to me that when we hear of an earthquake causing damage somewhere in our great world, we frequently hear of another earthquake shortly thereafter. This last week I read of three times the ground shook and people lost their lives.

The U.S. military has begun to study the use of the aero plane. A pilot down south took four short flights and set a record for having his first solo take off, first solo landing, and first solo crash, all in the same day.

And the City of Janesville has been photographed with a new panoramic camera. It can take a picture of a city and show 180-degrees all in one photo...