Lottery winners in New York City. People on the street. The winner of the sweeps ($ 150,000) with her husband. An old lady talks to her grandchildren. A dog on the lap of a boy. People crowd outside the shops. A man and a woman hold roses in their hands at a crockery shop. View of a motion picture camera as pictures are taken of a winning family. A family looks out from a window of their house. A winning bartender draws a draft beer from tap for himself and drinks in front of the cameras. An African American woman speaks after winning $ 150,000 in sweepstakes, declaring herself to be "the happiest girl in Harlem."
The unseasonal blizzard in New York. A freighter 'Falmouth' is blown aground on Long Island. People on streets of snow covered New York City. Snow and sleet on either side of the road. Traffic on roads due to the storm. Men removing snow from streets with shovels. A man cleans a car covered with snow. People on the streets of the city. Buildings in the background. The storm. Birds on tree limbs. People enjoy the snow and sleet. They play and ski.
Rescue operations after explosion at the three-story Horton Pilsener Brewing Company in Harlem, New York City. Fire men spray water on the brewery building. Damaged building due to the blast. Firemen remove a dead body from the rubble. An injured in a hospital. Doctors at the hospital treat him.
An amateur boxing match between Chicago and Gotham boxers for the Golden Glove tournament in New York City. Both the boxers in the boxing ring along with a referee. They fight against each other. Spectators seated in the stands watch the match. The Chicago boxer wins by 9-7 against the Gotham boxer.
Joy Hodge taking out hats known as 'Tippy Tippy' from a case and see herself, wearing one in the mirror in New York City. She takes out the first and wears another. She poses wearing Tippy Tippy hat. Joy Hodge meets with navy cadets and shows hat which is identical to the cadets. Hodge walking with a group of cadets.
Newsreel titled 'Opera Stars Sing Xmas Music for Settlement Kids.' Metropolitan Opera stars Lauritz Melchior and Elizabeth Rethberg, Amy Ellerman and Enzio Pinza stage a performance on Christmas for the small poor children of Henry Street Settlement in New York. Pianist accompanies the opera stars as they sing "Oh Come All Ye Faithful." Children enjoy and clap as the singers finish.