Police destroy gang guns off Sandy Hook in New Jersey, United States. New York Police officials dump thousands of weapons taken from gangsters, into the ocean. The weapons being dumped in the ocean to ensure their removal from the reach of criminals.
Fur fashion show in New York, United States. Models display an array of fur clothing on the ramp. Spectators watch seated around the ramp. Models wear a huge cape collar of silver fox, wrap of Russian Ermine and other designs of winter clothing.
Stratosphere balloon 'Explorer' rips 57,000 feet over Earth in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Stratosphere Balloon with a Pressurized Capsule takes off from ground with its three occupants. The Explorer tears in the air and plunges downwards. A family listens about its launch gathered around radio in their living room. Broadcast on radio. 'Army Air Corps' written on the wrecked pressurized Capsule. Wreckage of the balloon. Officials inspect the capsule wreckage.
A baseball game being played at Navin Field, in Detroit, Michigan. Based on the uniforms, the size of the crowd, and the action seen in the clip, this is very likely the second game of a doubleheader played by the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox May 30, 1916, on the holiday then known as Decoration Day (now Memorial Day). Clip opens with shots of one White Sox player, two Tigers players hitting. Camera pans across packed stands. Tigers outfielder and Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (with split grip on bat) reaches out to get a hit. White Sox catcher Ray Schalk removes mask, gets ready for throw. Detroit player tries to score; Schalk receives the ball, applies the tag. Umpire's call is difficult to discern. Action shifts to an overhead view. Three White Sox players score on a hit, the last one sliding past an attempted tag by Detroit catcher Oscar Stanage. Detroit pitcher Harry Coveleski gets final out of the inning. Detroit player reaches first base on infield error. The next batter pokes a ball over first baseman for a single. Other Tigers players hit. The Tigers would win this game 9-8.
United States Military Academy at West Point in New York, United States. Artillery on a mounted area with buildings in background and view out over the Hudson River. United States Army cadets stand in line with rifles in their hands.
Workmen guide a truck carrying the top half of a wood frame house on a narrow path through woods. The truck in a large clearing in the woods. Next the bottom half of the house is seen with cables wrapped around it and a steel girder above. in the next scene, has been moved to the clearing and men stand atop it, while an 80 ton crane slowly raises the upper half and maneuvers it toward the lower half. The Crane belongs to the C.P. Ward Company, a New York State General Contractor Firm. The crane operator and workmen guide the upper half of the house into place.
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