Chicago’s “Black Wednesday.” The city weeps as cortege of trucks and wagons bear coffins of the “Eastland” disaster victims to their graves. Subtitle: Secretary Wm. C. Redfield, who is conducting the government investigation. 500,000 barrels of oil go up in smoke when tank is struck by lightning near Tulsa, Okla. The “Finland” sails from New York with Harvard Alumni, bound for the San Francisco Exposition. Theodore Roosevelt arrives at San Francisco to deliver his famous “Chinafy America” speech. Jack Ness, champion Coast Leaguer, beats Ty Cobb’s record for safe hits in 49 consecutive games. Beautiful horses win blue ribbons at the Long Branch, N.J., horse show. Children of Rochester, N.Y., hold a fairy pageant. Ruben Brown and his rooster companion arrive at Washington, D.C. on globe circling trip. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing call Pan-American conference to pacify Mexico. A trans-continental relay race starts from Washington, D.C. and ends at San Francisco, Cal., demonstrating the utility of the motorcycle for quick messenger service in war times. Subtitles: Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge delivers the message to first relay team at Washington. The riders arrive in New York and a fresh team takes up the grind. 14th relay team, Sterling, Ill., to Chicago, at Chicago. The riders arrive in San Francisco and deliver the message to transportation chief, B.H. Henderson. 117 motorcycles in 39 relays completed the journey in 119 hours, total distance, 3,584 miles. Latest War Pictures: Arrival of a squad of German prisoners. In passing before the French generals, the Germans instinctively fall into the “goose step.” Their examination. Photographs of their wives and children are returned to them. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | August 12, 1915 | |
Genres: | Short News | |
Cast: | Robert Lansing Ruben Brown Henry Breckinridge B.H. Henderson | |
NoelCoyotebleu : yeah. Not a good sign me thinks, don't trust him.