Just after the New Year in 1909, January 3 to be exact, the Indianapolis Star published the attached article concerning gun control. While there were no assault weapons aside from Gatling guns the focus was on the ready availability of easily concealed pistols. The logic of this argument was that if such lethal weapons were not so readily available many of the murders of the time would not have been commited. Specific examples of such crimes that had occurred recently are cited.
 

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake is a legendary disaster that provided a major test - and opportunity - for the automobile to prove it's usefulness to society. Imagine the wonder over the power of 30, 40, 50 horses or more in a world that had previously thought of what a single horse could do. While teams of horses or mules stilled played crucial roles, the cars and trucks demonstrated their ability to consolidate horsepower into a compact vehicle that haul debris, dislodge great masses and transport the wounded. A landmark event for the automobile.

Ken Block created quite the stir with his Gymkhana You Tube videos. Check out the attached article about Chicago's Gymkhana on August 28, 1908.