YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - 103 FRENCH FLEET NEW YORK BUILDING COLLAPSE

[Music] television highlights are the news of yesteryear Faith's and the fleet of France newly elected president Wong Kar a of France watches French flag being hoisted over ship keyboards in waters off too long it's 1913 and with whispers of war in Europe drawing gradually into more loudly spoken words head of French government reviews his nation's fleet soon to be locked in ocean warfare against few boats and merchant ships of the kaisers armadas here's battleship of the gigantic the Jean Bart class twenty-three thousand five hundred tons of fighting fortress with Monsieur Boden Nations Minister of Navy president Poincare a gets satisfying look at French answer to threat of u-boats submarines of France and here's fast French destroyer fully prepared to guard Atlantic sea lanes and interests of Tribble anton captain of flagship joins Monsieur clunker a and bull down as from battleships to barges French fleet of 1914 proves its readiness for anything future might bring and what it brings his war in 1914 for long for years of conflict but after the armistice peace then another war this time with Germans now called Nazis here at too long in 1942 the fleet of France is again on review scuttled blast guard just so much twisted scrap capital ships which once flew tricolor are now half buried in the mud and water in the harbor of too long in danger of certain capture by Nazi legions which have overrun the land French sailors sink their ships leaving only ruins two invading Germans taken in 1944 when the Nazis had been repulsed by invaders from America these films show fabulous French fleet as it was handed to Hitler thus destroyed they turned defeat into a tragic sort of victory [Music] [Applause] dr. Marston and emotions its 18th of July 1930 and dr. William Marston demonstrates complicated device whereby he claims he can determine and compute comparative emotions of blondes brunettes and redheads says Marston this is the sphygmomanometer an instrument which measures the subjects blood pressure the arm this is the kind of graph drum which Accords the breathing the breathing is taken with an uma graph around the subjects chest we are now going to test the girls reactions to gambling ticking in inventive doctors tests are blonde brunette and redhead try their hand and luck and show their emotions at Roulette the Wheel of Fortune spins and all wrapped up in dr. Martens paraphernalia girls have their various reactions recorded ears kymograph with the indicator showing one girl's reaction to game of chance needle is moved by subjects breathing here we see how redhead reacts to gambling and as she wins Marsten's emotion finder indicates that redheads show most emotion when gambling now girls are taking reaction tests in matters pertaining to love watching love scene all girls show some signs of emotional response to a romantic scene but not all show a similar reaction pantograph shows it's the brunette who wants to be loved now here's test to show which of three is most susceptible to shock or fright taking a look at the kinda graph as we go through that again dr. Marston and science show blondes are easiest to scare [ __ ] Queens last journey in nation's capital it's 1923 and gypsies from over all America are in Washington to attend last rites and funeral of Empress Eleonora their beloved Queen bereaved King John heads procession of 2,000 American gypsies as wandering followers of Empress Eleonora see their Queens safely on her last earthbound journey and prayers send the beloved Queen to [ __ ] heaven [Music] here a lord and lady Mountbatten October 2nd 1922 as they arrived in New York Harbor aboard White Star liner majestic just 22 years old on this visit to America popular Englishman says he and lady Mountbatten are on second half of honeymoon and will have a wonderful time arriving from European jaunt on steamship America here's famed American sports woman Eleanor a Sears of Boston it's 1920 and Miss Sears is here being admired by a British publisher Lord Northcliffe as well she might be for Eleanor Oh was world's best woman athlete in teens and twenties champion of women's rights here in 1922 is already aging Carter glass of Virginia congressman - 19 - until 1918 glass was Secretary of Treasury under Wilson and here at 62 begins 26 years as Senator [Music] it's 2nd of December 1920 and here are ruins of Strathmore 9 story apartment building at corner of New York's Broadway and West 52nd Street while being remodeled building collapsed injuring scores of workers and passers-by and killing estimated six persons rest of structure is so shaken it must be torn down before the dead can be removed fair show with Chicago's famed Stevens Hotel in background and shining waters of Lake Michigan not far away 600 artists show their genius in part bordering Michigan Boulevard with Chicago's big World's Fair not many barks distant artists old century of progress all their own with hope that sales will average thousand dollars daily some modest would-be Rembrandt's trade paintings for food or clothing at 2nd of July 1933 and with Chicago's fair drawing millions from all parts of the world thousands come to outdoor art display to have a look and hundreds of people buy oils watercolors portraits still-life interiors and landscapes are here it's art of America done displayed and sold by artists of America 600 strong in dark days of depression there's colorful display of talent along Michigan Boulevard in the first year of Chicago's famous Fair [Music] tribute to teddy its 25th of October 1922 and here's first sheet of new 5 cent stamp bearing portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt's first stamp will be presented to widow of late president coming Friday when issue goes on sale at Oyster Bay Long Island Teddy's home and checked for two sheets has been received from Roosevelt Memorial Society army-navy game 1919 version its 27th of September 1919 and just 11 months after end of hostilities in France men of Victorious United States Army and Navy have peacetime battle with famed lieutenant Lansdowne left Army and Navy brass look over army crews who sailed balloons out of st. Louis air base against balloonists in Navy uniforms preparations over they're all ready to fly armie competitor gets into basket under balloon destination distance this Navy man's all ready to be lifted into the wild blue yonder and then ground crews give signal balloons are ready to fly looks as if this balloon is going to sail right out of the atmosphere but wait this basket isn't as anxious to get out of this world one after another balloons hit the sky in Army and Navy maneuvers in year between the wars [Music] here's the height of fashions at high old times of 1929 hair is worn in tight curls and close to the head Shingleton back this hairdos for short bangs in front and noticed spit curl here here's all over wave that's tight and all over curls again the Parisienne is popular for a combination exotic and boyish look this off the face fashion calls black ring and lots of jewelry around the head and for the younger or those who want to look younger the co-ed was considered very cute miles and marathon it's April 20th 1926 and here's Fame Boston Marathon in early stages with all 88 starters still in the race but as time in the arts go by many of the early pacemakers drop out and into lead in Boston streets goes John miles crossing Lyon a winner 18 years old Myles wins first marathon he enters second behind young miles is Alvin Sten Rose of Finland who won grueling race year before making time in Mineola it's 1935 and it's fair time at Mineola Long Island and what's a fair without harness racing trotters and Pacers have been biggest thrill at Mineola fair since 1842 in heyday of Hamiltonian Stan Pat's Billy direct and Rosalind greatest Pacers and province of the game Minneola fair was meh coupla Manhattanites who had to see harness racing at least once a year for 108 years best trotters and Pacers on America's tracks I bawled I wheelers at the Mineola fair then came 1942 the track closed and never opened [Music]