Pathé's Weekly, No. 12 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Texas City, Texas: Eight thousand American troops guarding the Mexican border pass in farewell review before their commander, Major-General Carter, just prior to his departure for Honolulu. Richmond, Va: Henry C. Stuart is inaugurated ...See moreTexas City, Texas: Eight thousand American troops guarding the Mexican border pass in farewell review before their commander, Major-General Carter, just prior to his departure for Honolulu. Richmond, Va: Henry C. Stuart is inaugurated Governor of Virginia. A host parades before him and a multitude witness the ceremony. Los Angeles, Cal: Which is the faster, auto or Aeroplane? Lincoln Beachey, birdman, and Barney Oldfield, auto speed king, run a race to decide. Oldfield wins. Kansas City, Mo: When it comes to raising cats, Missouri shows how. The bluebloods of catland exchange meows at the Sphinx Cat Club show. Here they are with their owners. New York, N.Y: A run on a solid old New York bank is started without cause and for three days frightened depositors brave wind and rain to withdraw their money. The bank was entirely sound. Braunsdorf, Germany: Thousands of tons of earth and rock, loosened by recent rains, sweep down a mountainside, destroying everything in the pathway and burying a passing train at the mountain's base. Many killed. Washington, D.C: Suffragists from many states visit the White House to urge President Wilson to help them in their battle for the ballot. Norfolk, Va: The steamer Nantucket sinks the Old Dominion (by United Press) liner Monroe during a heavy fog off the Virginia coast. Nearly fifty persons aboard the Monroe lost their lives. Stockholm, Sweden: The funeral of Sophie, dowager Queen of Sweden, who died after an illness lasting twenty-five years, is held with great pomp in a blinding snowstorm. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less