Ives, Wis: Blast of fifty pound packages of dynamite dropped down hole and tamped in with 900 pound drill lifts 50,000 yards of rock. San Francisco: Horse races at track of Panama-Pacific Exposition, attract crowds who eagerly witness ...See moreIves, Wis: Blast of fifty pound packages of dynamite dropped down hole and tamped in with 900 pound drill lifts 50,000 yards of rock. San Francisco: Horse races at track of Panama-Pacific Exposition, attract crowds who eagerly witness feature event. North Wildwood, N.J: Daring life saving feat is performed by Gertrude Palmer, girl aquaplanist, who demonstrates novel aquatic feats on board trailing motorboat. San Francisco: Monster sham battle in which U.S. Army and Navy take part is staged at Panama-Pacific Exposition where biggest crowd yet gathered at fair witness the military spectacle. Wildwood, N.J: Novel open air show on resort promenade shows pedigreed canines being wheeled along five-mile board walk. Culver, Ind: Crew of Culver Military Academy defeats oarsmen from naval militia and navy training station in contests on Lake Maxinkuckee. Also drill with cavalry horses in the lake. New York: Remains of Col. John V. White, formerly in charge of New York coast defense, is taken to Fort Hamilton by military escort where services take place. On the Battle Line in France: Fresh troops from interior march to front to relieve Kaiser's soldiers who have withstood long fighting in the ditches. Wire entanglements used by Allies are utilized by Germans to protect own defenses. Also the arrival of German wagon train. San Francisco: Japanese naval training ship Taisei Maru, drops anchor while Nipponese midshipmen review Panama-Pacific Exposition. Bretton Woods, N.H: Club house of the Appalachian Club, situated at the highest point of Mount Washington, is dedicated. Pictures show novel sights of surroundings and of Patrick Campbell, an officer of the Mt. Washington Railroad, traveling down steep railroad incline at high speed on a slide board. Written by
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