Portland, Ore: Tenth Annual Rose Festival is like dream of Fairyland. Pageant is glorious mass of color and fragrance. San Francisco, Cal: Off for the Philippines U.S. transport "Sherman" sails with troops. Washington, D.C: Charles E. ...See morePortland, Ore: Tenth Annual Rose Festival is like dream of Fairyland. Pageant is glorious mass of color and fragrance. San Francisco, Cal: Off for the Philippines U.S. transport "Sherman" sails with troops. Washington, D.C: Charles E. Hughes, Republican Presidential nominee, and his daughter, Helen. New York City: Fatal crash on "L" kills one, injures thirty. Wooden cars crumple like eggshells. Steel cars would have saved life and injury. Baltimore, Md: Forty-five killed, hundreds injured in $4,000,000 grain elevator fire. Two steamships and piers also destroyed. West Point, N.Y: Class of 1916 graduates at U.S. Military Academy. President Wilson addresses the cadets and awards diplomas. Norfolk, Va: The battleship "Pennsylvania," Uncle Sam's newest dreadnought, is placed in commission here. San Francisco, Cal: Twelve firemen overcome in $150,000 fire. Guests flee from nearby hotel. Subtitles: These exhausted firemen are called to subdue night fire which destroys pier and merchandise valued at $2,000,000. The next morning. Washington, D.C: President Wilson afoot leads Preparedness Parade. 65,000 marchers in line. Atlanta, Ga: Four killed and ten injured when roof on skating rink collapses. Venice, Cal: High heel conceals dainty puff, powder and mirror for milady's hasty toilet. Written by
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