Yachts compete in a great international yacht races. The light boat is seen marking the finish line with great struggle. As the American yacht Columbia crosses the line, followed closely by the yacht Shamrock, steam rises from the whistle of the light vessel.
Famous New York politician and Tammany Hall boss Richard “Dick” Croker leaving Tammany Hall on a Sunday morning in New York City. He leaves 14th Street Wigwam or headquarters (141 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003, USA) with a group of prominent New York politicians.
Stage actors perform “Faust”. Faust talks to Marguerite, a young maiden when a demon named Mephistopheles enters the room, offering his sword to Faust, commanding him to murder Marguerite. Mephistopheles slices Marguerite’s head, causing her and Faust to magically switch places. Mephistopheles tries to touch Faust’s head, only for the couple to revert back to their places. Mephistopheles attacks Faust, turning him into a skeleton. Mephistopheles drops his sword and turns to Marguerite, who disappears into thin air. The skeleton also disappears. A priest appears out of nowhere, scaring the demon away. Faust and Marguerite appears back in the room where the priest marries them.
Dramatized scenes: A demon in period costume named Mephisto meets a magician. He shows the demon a vacant swing. The magician conjures a woman sitting in the swing. The demon makes the young woman disappear from the swing, surprising the magician. The magician conjures another young lady in the swing as well as a skeleton. The magician conjures the two young women back on stage. The two women hold the men’s hands and they bow in front of the audience.
A Boer battery firing artillery at approaching Gordon Highlanders infantry. Some of the soldiers shoot at the British troops with rifles. British Army forces successfully overrun and capture the Boer Battery during the Second Boer War.
A Boer battery fire the two large field artillery pieces immediately in the foreground. English lancers advance as urged by their officers at the Modder River during the Second Boer War. The British troops overrun the Boer battery. Some of the Boer soldiers fall dead or wounded in the field. Soldiers wave a flag.
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