Glimpse of automobiles parked outside the Hotel Statler in Detroit, Michigan. Camera pans up to the top of the hotel. Then the scene fades to a busy street outside Ford Motor Company plant during shift change.
View of the funeral procession of President Theodore Roosevelt, following his death two days earlier on January 6, 1919. Point of view shot from moving car in procession looking backward toward other cars in the procession. Funeral procession and crowd gathered outside Christ Church Episcopal Parish (61 E Main St, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, United States) in Oyster Bay New York. The Reverend Doctor George E. Talmage seen briefly at door beside hearse automobile, and then President Roosevelt's casket draped with an American flag is seen being placed in the hearse. A uniformed Boy Scout stands by in the foreground. William H Taft, Charles E Hughes, and General Leonard Wood walk in the funeral procession exiting the church. President Roosevelt is buried in Oyster Bay, New York.
World War 2 era newsreel clip notes that each of the two major leagues in baseball have more than 260 men in the armed forces serving in the war. View of NY Giants pitcher Bill Voiselle (#17), Boston Braves pitcher Al Javery (#18) and others who continued playing during the war. Announcer poses trivia question -- who is the all-time National League leader in home runs, walks, runs, and three other categories? Viewers given five choices to consider while clock ticks. The answer? Not Ty Cobb -- it's the New York Giants' player-manager Mel Ott, seen hitting with his distinctive kick swing and running to first base.
Women swimmers compete in Women's AAU Swimming and Diving Championship at Zach Bay. Woman diver dives from a diving platform in Jones Beach. Woman diver poses after the dive. Women competitors break several World records in the National Championship.
Wiley Post touches down at Edmonton for refueling his airplane. Wiley Post arrives at Floyd Bennett Field Municipal airport after his record breaking globe circling solo flight in 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes. 75,000 people come to greet the famous aviator.
Jack Dempsey, the former boxing heavyweight champion, is presented with a cow. Jack Dempsey with the cow on the streets of New York. The cow boards a taxi in humorous scene. Jack Dempsey takes the cow out from the truck and leads it into a residence or restaurant with name "Jack Dempsey" on sign beside the door. A chef in full cooking uniform follows behind, as if to imply it will be eaten.
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