Pathé News, No. 89
Mare Island, Cal: Thousands arrive on the U.S.S. Oregon from San Francisco to witness the laying of the keel of the mighty super-dreadnought California at the navy yard. Subtitles: The first rivets are hammered by Mayor Roney of Vallejo and Mayor Drussel of Napa, and United States Senator J.D. Phelan inspects the work of the amateur mechanics. The dry-dock in which thirty-two thousand ton warship will be built. Toledo, Ohio: Another step in civilization's effort to master the deep is made with the invention of a diving armor in which man can stroll along the bottom at a depth of four hundred feet. Subtitles: The diver has a telephone to communicate with the people above. The suit weighs 370 pounds and resembles the armor of the knights of yore. New York City: Three ambulances for use in transporting victims of the recent epidemic of infantile paralysis to hospitals for treatment are put in commission by the Militia of Mercy. Subtitle: Little Ellen Anderson, herself a sufferer from the mysterious disease, christens the ambulance with a bottle of milk. Chicago, Ill: Victor Carlstrom, the noted long-distance aviator, stars on an aerial journey to New York in an attempt to break the world's non-stop flight record. Subtitles: He arrives at Governor's Island, New York, having made one stop at Erie, Pa., where he established the American record of 452 miles, and the completing the trip. Describing his experience to Major-General A. Wood. The Pen is Mightier than the Sword (Magazine section) Animated cartoon by L.M. Glackens. Process patented by J.R. Bray. New York City: The President, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, comes from his private yacht Mayflower to wind up his campaign for reelection in the largest city of the Union. Subtitle: Cosmopolitan New York displays great enthusiasm for the Nation's chief executive. Washington, D.C: Thousands of exceptionally fine blooms are exhibited at the Annual Chrysanthemum Show of the United States Department of Agriculture. Subtitle: "Queen Mary," one of the year's finest. is the prize bloom of the show. New London, Conn: The German merchant submarine Deutschland, which arrives in America for the second time in four months, marking a sensational epoch in maritime affairs. Subtitles: The submarine is hidden by the interned liner Willehad and high pontoon fences in the berth that had been prepared for the Bremen. Bags of mail for the German Ambassador are taken for shipment to Washington. Captain Paul Koenig, who piloted the submarine on both trips across the Atlantic, with his lieutenants and Paul Kilken, American agent of the undersea line. The heroic crew of the Deutschland.
- Released
- 1916
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Release year: 1916
Storyline
Mare Island, Cal: Thousands arrive on the U.S.S. Oregon from San Francisco to witness the laying of the keel of the mighty super-dreadnought California at the navy yard. Subtitles: The first rivets are hammered by Mayor Roney of Vallejo and Mayor Drussel of Napa, and United States Senator J.D. Phelan inspects the work of the amateur mechanics. The dry-dock in which thirty-two thousand ton warship will be built. Toledo, Ohio: Another step in civilization's effort to master the deep is made with the invention of a diving armor in which man can stroll along the bottom at a depth of four hundred feet. Subtitles: The diver has a telephone to communicate with the people above. The suit weighs 370 pounds and resembles the armor of the knights of yore. New York City: Three ambulances for use in transporting victims of the recent epidemic of infantile paralysis to hospitals for treatment are put in commission by the Militia of Mercy. Subtitle: Little Ellen Anderson, herself a sufferer from the mysterious disease, christens the ambulance with a bottle of milk. Chicago, Ill: Victor Carlstrom, the noted long-distance aviator, stars on an aerial journey to New York in an attempt to break the world's non-stop flight record. Subtitles: He arrives at Governor's Island, New York, having made one stop at Erie, Pa., where he established the American record of 452 miles, and the completing the trip. Describing his experience to Major-General A. Wood. The Pen is Mightier than the Sword (Magazine section) Animated cartoon by L.M. Glackens. Process patented by J.R. Bray. New York City: The President, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, comes from his private yacht Mayflower to wind up his campaign for reelection in the largest city of the Union. Subtitle: Cosmopolitan New York displays great enthusiasm for the Nation's chief executive. Washington, D.C: Thousands of exceptionally fine blooms are exhibited at the Annual Chrysanthemum Show of the United States Department of Agriculture. Subtitle: "Queen Mary," one of the year's finest. is the prize bloom of the show. New London, Conn: The German merchant submarine Deutschland, which arrives in America for the second time in four months, marking a sensational epoch in maritime affairs. Subtitles: The submarine is hidden by the interned liner Willehad and high pontoon fences in the berth that had been prepared for the Bremen. Bags of mail for the German Ambassador are taken for shipment to Washington. Captain Paul Koenig, who piloted the submarine on both trips across the Atlantic, with his lieutenants and Paul Kilken, American agent of the undersea line. The heroic crew of the Deutschland.
Top credits
- Ellen Anderson — Self
- Victor Carlstrom — Self
- E.J. Drussel — Self, Mayor of Napa, California
- Paul Kilken — Self