Galveston, Texas: The Walter B. Colquitt memorial hospital for tubercular children, costing $40,000, raised entirely through the sale of Red Cross stamps, will afford much needed relief to victims of the White Plague. Buc, France: The ...See moreGalveston, Texas: The Walter B. Colquitt memorial hospital for tubercular children, costing $40,000, raised entirely through the sale of Red Cross stamps, will afford much needed relief to victims of the White Plague. Buc, France: The intrepid English airman, B.C. Hucks, gives a marvelous exhibition of looping the loop and flying upside down. Chicago, Ill: Roller skate mail and parcel post delivery, a proposed new method for expediting delivery of mail matter in this city, is severely tested. Southampton, England: The steamship "Scotsdyke," of Glasgow, suddenly catches fire while homeward bound in the English Channel. Her passengers and crew are rescued by an English warship. Luneburg, Germany: The King of Belgium reviews the Sixteenth Regiment of Dragoons, of which he is honorary colonel. Rambouillet, France: M. Poincaré, president of France, organizes a hunting party of prominent officials in honor of his guest, King Alfonso of Spain. Texarkana, Ark: Prominent citizens and organizations unite in commemorating their city's progress, on its fortieth anniversary, by a three-day carnival. Bromberg, Germany: An accident to his aeroplane, while Aviator Stiefvater carries an army officer as passenger, results in the wreck of the machine and serious injuries to its occupants. Galveston, Texas: The 10th Regiment of colored United States Cavalry, en route to the Mexican border, arrives on the United States Army Transport, "Kilpatrick." Written by
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