President Miklas drives first nail into the 'Soldier of Iron', a huge wooden statue in Vienna, Austria to raise funds for building a monument honoring the country's fallen heroes. People gather in large numbers at the eve.
The American battleship, USS Arkansas (BB-33) underway off the coast of Naples, Italy. She is greeted by the Amerigo Vespucci, a full rigged three-masted sailing vessel used for training by the Italian Navy (Marina Militare). As the ship's pass each other, the crew of cadets aboard the Italian ship can be seen assembled in formations aloft amongst the sails. The crew of the Arkansas stands on her deck. Later, Italian Crown Prince Humbert (Umberto, Prince of Piedmont) boards the Arkansas to welcome her to Naples. An honor guard of U.S. Marines stands in formation. The Prince personally greets the Arkansas's officers.
Explosion in coal mine leads to disaster in Borinage Belgium. Numerous people gathered on road. Rescue team approaches the site. Police men restrict men and women from entering the disaster site. Dead bodies. Men bring out a dead body from the mine. King Leopold II of Belgium personally supervises and instructs the rescue team in relief work. Wounded people sit on the road side while a woman cries. The burial procession accompanying the dead bodies to the grave. Thousands of people stand on the road side as the procession passes.
Dancing girls perform aquatic dance at a night club in Paris France (possibly some part of a dance revue or follies). Ladies remove their gowns and shoes. They jump in a water tank wearing swimsuits. Swim, play, and perform aquatic dance and wrestling under water. Some girls sit on chairs near the tank.
A horned or hammerhead shark caught in Veracruz City, Mexico. Fishermen catch the 2500 pound shark after a struggle of four hours. Fishermen in boat and in water bring the shark ashore. The hammerhead shark trapped in the net. Fishermen observe its eye and sharp teeth. Two fishermen stand near the suspended shark as one holds its tail.
A fascist parade in Rome, Italy. Premier Benito Mussolini along with Fascist officials view thousands of women in a parade to mark the anniversary of the nation's entry into the World War II. Italian fascist women marching along the Via dei Fori Imperiali with the Colosseum in the background.
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