Constantinople, Turkey: The sultan, attended by his personal guard, makes one of his infrequent trips from his palace to open the parliament. St. Cloud, France: Twenty balloons start in the Distance Race, organized by the Aero Club of ...See moreConstantinople, Turkey: The sultan, attended by his personal guard, makes one of his infrequent trips from his palace to open the parliament. St. Cloud, France: Twenty balloons start in the Distance Race, organized by the Aero Club of France. Plainfield, N.J: On the last lap of the campaign, Theodore Roosevelt makes this town sit up and take notice with a vivid political speech. Paris, France: The new fashions in hair dressing and summer millinery are voted as excellent by the society women of the French capital. Brooklyn, N.Y: Twenty-five thousand people attend the Annual Field Mass in front of the barracks in the Navy Yard. Frohnau, Germany: The first trials for the Olympic Games bring out many likely candidates for the honor of representing Germany at the Copenhagen Stadium. Portland, Ore: The summer resort near this city, known as Sea Side, is completely destroyed by fire. Rehoboth, Del: New and alleged authentic information as to the hiding place of Captain Kidd's buried treasure leads a group of men into the Indian River Inlet country on a search. They are using scientific methods and blasting out all the stumps in their efforts. New York, N.Y: Ten thousand soldiers, national guardsmen and veterans, march through the city in honor of those who fought in the War of the Rebellion. New York, N.Y: The U.S. Grant Post of the G.A.R. hold ceremonies at the tomb of their former general. Anderson, Indiana: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks hold their annual state reunion in this city. Written by
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