Baseball Championship: Philadelphia Nationals, winners of the Pennant of the National League. Subtitle: Boston Red Sox, the American League winners. Salem, N.H: Visitors of the Rockingham Fair witness the thrilling spectacle of a "dog dive...See moreBaseball Championship: Philadelphia Nationals, winners of the Pennant of the National League. Subtitle: Boston Red Sox, the American League winners. Salem, N.H: Visitors of the Rockingham Fair witness the thrilling spectacle of a "dog dive" into a wooden chute. New Orleans, La: One of the worst hurricanes in the history of the South strikes this city, causing the loss of scores of lives, and damage estimated at $10,000,000. Subtitles: Such was the force of the 120-mile-an-hour gale that large vessels were hurled completely on shore. The efforts of the people to clear away the damage seem puny compared with the immensity of Nature's havoc. The rush of water floods the streets several feet, but the inhabitants quickly adapt themselves to the novel conditions. Washington, D.C: Mrs. Norman Galt, who is to be the new mistress of the White House, shown arriving with President at a baseball game last April. Washington, D.C: The first meeting of the Naval Advisory Board, containing the cream of the Nation's genius, is held at the Navy Department. Subtitle: Thomas A. Edison shakes hands with Secretary Daniels. Mr. Hudson Maxim on left. Cartoon: Cartoon by Bray. Dumba's departure. The Eye-witness at the Front: Authentic scenes of actual war officially taken by the French Government. Subtitles: 1. More portable than the bigger guns and as effective in its destructiveness, is the famous French "75" or three-inch gun. The men take great pride in keeping it in perfect condition; 2. In a sheltered spot not far distant, the shells just received from the ammunition factories are loaded into supply wagons; 3. The time fuses are set by means of a hand machine, so that the shell will explode at the desired range; 4. The great feature of the 75 is the quickness of its fire. It can easily consume 25 shells a minute; 5. What war really looks like. A most remarkable photograph showing the explosion of the French shells in the zigzagging line of German trenches. Written by
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