Izzy Santarsieri & John Torres

THE OPINION 1870-1920 Issue No. Thirty-two 25 cents

Headline Stories
THE GREAT SHAKE

At around 5:15 am on this Wednesday

morning of April 18. 1906 San Francisco
hills were shaken by a strong 7.8 magnitude
earthquake. The quake was felt all the way to
Oregon and down to parts of Los Angeles. So
far 376 deaths have been confirmed but there
is a possibility there is more. PAGE SEVEN.
Continued on back page

ALL ABOARD, ANCHORS UP

The new steam ship, S.S Titanic is the
largest in the world it sets sail April 10th
captained by Edward J. Smith. PAGE EIGHT

Continued on page 3
Introducing a revolution to air flight, the
ZEPPELIN. Just newly patented and unveiled on
Even one of Gatsby’s notable parties March 14, 1899, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s
was interrupted by the quake. The invention will make its way along American airs.
shake was felt at his summer home in Currently being implemented into America’s
the Walnut Creek Area just east of the
bay. Guests attending his gathering armed forces, the Zeppelin will soon be well known
reported books coming off the shelves, among American citizens.
lights swinging and the water in the
pools and fountains moving around.
The shaking went on for a few moments
and stopped and nothing else was felt for
the rest of the night.

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