Sudden increase in sugar prices causes renewed activity in cane sugar industry of south. Interesting scenes on sugar plantations near Braithwaite, La., show how boom has affected the industry. Thomas Mott Osborne, millionaire ...See moreSudden increase in sugar prices causes renewed activity in cane sugar industry of south. Interesting scenes on sugar plantations near Braithwaite, La., show how boom has affected the industry. Thomas Mott Osborne, millionaire philanthropist, becomes warden of Sing Sing. N.Y., prison, and poses for the Hearst-Selig News Pictorial. Freshmen at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., defeat Sophomores in annual scrap. Perched on fortress in middle of Watervliet reservoir they repel the Sophomores, who come to the attack in boats and endeavor to scale the fortress with ladders. Pueblo Indian village replica and reproduction of the homes of cliff dwellers are part of the exhibits at the San Diego exposition illustrating the old South West. They are shown with other scenes in motion pictures. Leaders in sport, some wealthy and titled, form special battalion in London, and march away to war. Walter Maranville and his bride visit George Tyler, his team mate on the World Champion Braves at the Tyler farm. Rabbit chops down a tree and the whole party starts to market with a load of hay. Interesting side lights on how big league stars spend the winter months. How woodsmen invade the northern hills for firs and evergreens; how the greenery is shipped to market; how Cincinnati children made toys for poor children and other Christmas scenes are shown in a timely motion picture feature. Written by
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