Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 66 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Plattsburg, N.Y: Army training camp for businessmen at Plattsburg is attended by prominent citizens of New York, including Mayor Mitchell. The men receive military instruction from officers of the U.S. Army. New York: Seventy-five tons of ...See morePlattsburg, N.Y: Army training camp for businessmen at Plattsburg is attended by prominent citizens of New York, including Mayor Mitchell. The men receive military instruction from officers of the U.S. Army. New York: Seventy-five tons of gold, amounting to $52,000,000 is received by a special train from Halifax, and sent by England to pay for war supplies. San Francisco: Aviator Niles escapes death when aeroplane falls into San Francisco Bay. He is saved by J.B. Crooxton in his speed boat. The wrecked aeroplane is towed ashore. New York: Children cultivate crop of vegetables at Betsy Head Playground, Brooklyn, and present Park Commisioner Ingersoll with heaping basketful. Medals are awarded. Philadelphia: U.S. Marines stow equipment and munitions of war on big battleship, U.S.S. Tennessee, and leave for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to reinforce jackies who occupy that city. New York: New York policemen receive special instruction in wig wag signal system from Brooklyn Navy Yard instructors. They also are taught how to handle rapid fire guns. San Francisco: Soldiers of the United States Army are given a lecture on the operation of Panama Canal in reproduction of engineering marvel at the Exposition. Rome, Italy: Lottery tickets are sold to aid Red Cross in relief fund for soldiers. The crowds await arrival of the Queen and Princess Jolanda. Chicago: The Eastland is lifted by monster cranes to an upright position after holes are sealed up and water pumped out. It took several hours to right the boat which cost a thousand lives. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less