New York to Philadelphia in Record Time (Popular Mechanics, 1910)Pilot Charles Hamilton (1886 – 1914) made the first round-trip flight from Philadelphia to New York and back again flying a Curtis bi-plane in 1910:
"He flew from New York to the Philadelphia in one hour and fifty minutes. His average speed on trips to the Quaker City was 46.92 miles per hour, but returning he averaged 51.36 miles per hour."
The NEW YORK TIMES paid Hamilton $5,000.00 for this achievement.
1910: Gains and Losses in Aviation (The Review of Reviews, 1910)Attached are four short articles from THE REVIEW of REVIEWS concerning what had happened in the world of aviation during the summer months of 1910. Of particular concern was the bloody month of July, which happened to be the month in which a large number of pilots met their end. Among the dead was the Honorable Charles Stewart Rolls (b. 1877), Daniel Kinet (b. 1885) and Charles Wachter (dates?). Also lost that summer was the daring aviatrix, Baroness de la Roche (b. 1886, as Elsie Raymonde Deroche). The third and fourth articles list the advances in altitude and endurance records made by such men as Walter Brookings (1889 - 1953), Jan Olieslegers (1893 - 1942), Clifford B. Harmon (dates?) and Count de Lesseps (1882 - 1916). Rumors of War (Review of Reviews, 1910)This article refers to a "temperate" review of Anglo-German relations as understood by Dr. Theodore Schiemann (1847 - 1921), confidant of Kaiser Wilhelm II and professor at the University of Berlin. Interestingly, the professor predicted some aspects of the forth-coming war correctly but, by enlarge, he believed Germany would be victorious: "A German-English war would be a calamity for the whole world, England included; for it may be regarded as a foregone conclusion that simultaneously with such an event every element in Asia and Africa that is hostile to the English would rise up as unbidden allies of Germany". The Policies of King Edward VII (Review of Reviews, 1910)This is a brief English translation of an article that appeared in "Deutsch Review" by Lord Esher entitled, "King Edward VII and Germany". Published during the last year of Edward's reign, it is plea to prolong that long "Indian summer" before the war and a declaration of his affection for Germany, the German people and his lasting support for all disarmament treaties. The United States and Spanish Speaking Unity (Review of Reviews, 1910) Pio Ballesteros, Proud Spaniard, wrote this editorial in a 1910 issue of Espanña Moderna in which he lamented the long-favored practice of viewing the United States as the "elder sister of the Latin-American republics" and ignoring a strong sensation that all Spanish-speaking people are kin and should be united against the Anglo-Saxons.
The Anglo-Saxon North and the Latin - American South in 1910 (Review of Reviews, 1910)"The United States has always viewed the other American countries...with an invincible disdain - a disdain that could not remain a secret to the Young Latins, since it cannot be readily concealed; or, to speak more exactly it has never regarded the nations of Spanish and Portuguese origin as really it's equal."
The U.S. Army: Plagued by Deserters (Review of Reviews, 1910)As a wise, old sage once remarked: "You don't go to war with the army that you want, you go to war with the army that you have" -no truer words were ever spoken; which brings us to this news piece from a popular American magazine published in 1910. The reader will be interested to know that just seven years prior to the American entry into World War One, the U.S. Army was lousy with deserters and it was a problem they were ill equipped to handle.
Click here to read some statistical data about the American Doughboys of the First World War. 1910 and The Growing Popularity of the ''Flickers'' (Review of Reviews, 1910)An informative and well-illustrated column that makes reference to various "copy cat" crimes that were first seen on movie screens as early as 1908 and duplicated in the real world. The reader will come away with a clear understanding as to just how popular the medium was in the United States and throughout the globe. King Edward VII and Germany (Review of Reviews, 1910)An article that appeared in DEUTSCH REVIEW in 1910 by Lord Esher (1852 – 1930) entitled, "King Edward VII and Germany". Published in the last year of Edward's reign, it is plea to prolong that "Indian summer" before the First World War and a declaration of his affection for Germany and the German people as well as his deep support for all disarmament treaties.
The Yellow Peril in Vancouver (Review of Reviews, 1910)The Canadians of British Columbia were just as uncomfortable with Asian immigration as their American neighbors on the west coast. This article discusses the Canadian Prime Minister, at the time, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and what he planned to do about "Asiatic immigration", such as placing a "head tax" on each Asian who migrated. The growth of the Indian Hindu population along the Canadian West Coast is also mentioned Those Who Inspired Mark Twain (American Review of Reviews, 1910)This is a brief look at the up-bringing of Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835 - 1910), accompanied by two 1910 magazine photographs of the people who inspired the writer to create "Becky Thatcher" and "Huckleberry Finn". Also interviewed was the man who instructed the author in the skills required to pilot the Mississippi River.
The historian Henry Steele Commager chose to rank Mark Twain at number 4 insofar as his impact on the American mind was concerned - click here to understand his reasoning (does this still hold true?)...
Tailoring at Sea (Popular Mechanics, 1910)During the First World War a popular songster in the United States penned a little diddy that ran just so: "-Though the Army is the clover
T'was the Navy brought them over And the Navy will bring them back...".
In anticipation of this roll, the far-seeing Department of the Navy ordered each and every American battleship to have within its arsenal at least one sewing machine, and a tar who was proficient at tailoring in order to make themselves worthy of the task. The Death of Edward VII and the Accession George V (Review of Reviews, 1910)This two and a quarter page article discusses the "probable effect [that] the change of sovereigns will have upon the present so-called constitutional crises." The writer also concentrates on the subject of Edward VII as diplomat, his thoughts on the entente, his popularity and his unique relationship with the French. The character of the incoming George V is examined as it relates to the constitutional controversy of 1910. What Hindu Women Think of American Suffrage (Review of Reviews, 1910)Attached are the opinions of two well-born Hindu women of leisure who chortled openly at the pity poured forth by the Western suffragettes for the women of the East. The Easterners countered that American women are an eternally unhappy lot and likely to always be so.
A Dramatic Growth in the Number of Cars (Review of Reviews, 1910)An informative look at the rising number of cars and the decreasing number of horses that were put to use in Britain, France and the United States.
"In the American confederation it is estimated that there are more than 130,000 automobiles, besides some 35,000 motor trucks, delivery wagons, etc., and 150,000 motor cycles and tricycles. Eight years ago the number of automobiles in the United States did not exceed 6,000." The Death of Edward VII & the Accession George V (Review of Reviews, 1910)This 1910 article from THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS discusses the "probable effect (that) the change of sovereigns will have upon the present so-called constitutional crises [in Britain]." The writer also concentrates on the subject of Edward VII as diplomat, his thoughts concerning Germany and Austria, his general popularity and his unique relationship with the French. The character of the incoming George V is examined as it relates to the constitutional controversy of 1910. John Brown Examined (The North American Review, 1910)A 1910 book review of Oswald Garrison Villard's biography of John Brown (1800 - 1859). Believed to be one of the more honest biographies on Brown, Villard's effort is said to have five chapters dealing only with Brown's activities in "Bloody Kansas", including the slaughter at Pottawatomie.
Theodore Roosevelt on the Subject of Disarmament Treaties
(Review of Reviews, 1910)Before there were diplomatic treaties between super powers on thermo-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, there was the age of the Dreadnought: how many battleships should a country have? This article concerns the views of a Norwegian statesman named Erik Vullum (1850 – 1916) and his admiration for former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and his understanding of armament arbitration agreements between the major European powers prior to the First World War. One Woman's Disenchantment with Feminism (Review of Reviews, 1910)The attached eleven paragraph magazine article clearly illustrated what the writer found so objectionable about the 1910 suffrage movement. American Womanhood Slandered (Review of Reviews, 1910)Attached is a 1910 article that rambles on for two columns and offers the reader nothing but nasty, vile insulting remarks regarding the character and appearance of American women. The article lays bare the low opinions conceived by an assortment of well-traveled, high-born, hot-headed-Hindus from way-down-East-India-way. AND the abuse of American women and their free press wasn't enough for them; they had to drag American men into their tirade as well: "The women of your big, vast, young country, I confess, disappoint me...they are less chic, they are tactless, they are ignorant...I understand that some American women make the proposal of marriage. That I do not doubt after watching them make themselves 'agreeable' to a man at dinner. I am not surprised that American men do not make love well. The women save them the trouble." | 
