Pathé News, No. 96 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Buffalo, N.Y: The Lake City gives the Liberty Bell the biggest ovation received by the historic relic on its homeward journey. New York City: U.S. Consul Gaffney, recalled from Munich by President Wilson for his pro-German sympathies, ...See moreBuffalo, N.Y: The Lake City gives the Liberty Bell the biggest ovation received by the historic relic on its homeward journey. New York City: U.S. Consul Gaffney, recalled from Munich by President Wilson for his pro-German sympathies, returns on the Oscar II. Lockport, N.Y: Ships ply at last on the Buffalo-Troy canal after 40 years' talk, 16 years' work and 100,000,000expensestothestatetaxpayers.Subtitles:fifty−sevenlocksand39damslifttheboats525feetornearlyashighastheSingerTower.Canalboatscharge40centsatonforfreightthatusedtocost100,000,000 expenses to the state taxpayers. Subtitles: fifty-seven locks and 39 dams lift the boats 525 feet or nearly as high as the Singer Tower. Canal boats charge 40 cents a ton for freight that used to cost 100,000,000expensestothestatetaxpayers.Subtitles:fifty−sevenlocksand39damslifttheboats525feetornearlyashighastheSingerTower.Canalboatscharge40centsatonforfreightthatusedtocost3.11 by railroad. Watch the cost of living drop. West Point, N.Y: Elmer Oliphant, the Army back, whose brilliant play features the recent struggle between the Cadets and the Midshipmen at the New York Polo Grounds. Chicago, Ill: Thousands of Industrial Workers of the World pay tribute to the memory of Joseph Hillstrom who was executed by a firing squad in Salt Lake City. Subtitle: "Big Bill" Haywood, leader of the I.W.W., addressed the crowd. Montgomery, Ala: The noise of lowing cattle and grunting pigs fills the business quarter as prize animals parade during the Stock Show. Mount Wilson, Cal: An immense casting for the world's largest telescope is hauled six thousand feet above sea level to the Carnegie Observatory. Subtitle: The observatory at the summit of Mount Wilson. Washington, D.C: Henry Ford visits the White House to tell President Wilson of his plan to stop the war. Subtitle: The Oscar II which has been chartered to carry the peacemakers. Collinsville, Ala: Five thousand people scramble for the elusive gobbler at the Turkey Trot Day celebration. Leicester, England: British soldiers are instructed in the working of the old-style Roman catapults adapted for use with modern explosive bombs. Verdun, France: Showing the effects of fifteen months of war, a large batch of German prisoners, captured by the French, are sent to the concentration camp. Questioning a prisoner. London, England: German guns, captured by the British at Loos, are exhibited in Hyde Park. Pathe's Paris Fashions. Subtitles: A smart hat and wrap effect. Some afternoon styles. A rich set of furs. Pasadena, Cal: "Little Miss Bountiful" dispenses typical California products at a novel banquet for the millionaire set. Buffalo, N.Y: Fifteen thousand newsboys march to attack the Thanksgiving turkey at a dinner given by the Rotary Club. Kansas City, Mo: Society girls, in picturesque costumes, collect over $13,000 for the poor of the city. Subtitle: Little Bo Peep and her dog, Billie. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less