Shows an apartment building collapsed due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall and melting snow in Lyons France. Police and firemen work to dig out the buried causalities. 40 people were buried alive.
Blue ribbon event of the college rowing crew competition being held at Poughkeepsie in New York. Eight collegiate crew teams participate in the competition. The teams include Cornell Shell, Pacific Coast Boat, Krum Elbow, The Bears from the University of California, Big Red Boat, Western Giants, and the Husky crew team from the University of Washington. Spectators at the shore cheer for their favorites. The teams cross under a railroad bridge.
Shows workers at the U.S. Mint factory in Philadelphia melting down old and worn out silver coins into ingots. The recycled metal strips are pressed, rolled and punched to produce new quarter coins that bear the head of President George Washington.
World's largest bomber (of its day) on first public demonstration flight at airfield in Dayton,Ohio. A Boeing Y1B-9 bomber taxis on ramp at Wright Field. The all-metal aircraft has open cockpits. Pilot in center of aircraft and crew member visible in nose gunner position. Change of scene shows a man standing behind the empennage of the parked bomber and moving its huge metal rudder slightly. The bomber taking off towards the camera over a grassy field, and later, in flight, .being observed and photographed from accompanying airplanes (partially visible).
Shows disabled war veterans (soldiers) being assisted by nurses at the White House lawn festival in Washington DC. War veterans from various U.S. campaigns including World War I, the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, and the U.S. Civil War wait in line to shake hands with President Herbert Hoover in the traditional White House reception. The First Lady and members of President Hoover's cabinet are also on hand to greet the well-wishers. The oldest soldiers present include both confederate and union soldiers from the American Civil War.
Shows press, public and photographers gathered outside a house in London,England. They await the arrival of Dominion Secretary, J.H. Thomas and the Irish President.