YESTERDAYS NEWSREEL - 20TH CENTURY THEODORE ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS CUBA HARRY HOUDINI

[Music] television highlights of the news of yesteryear Victoria listen tation of a power-packed President Theodore Roosevelt 26 chief executive of the United States yes love of country proved a boon to industry enterprise and safety years after his historic capture of San Juan Hills the Rough Riders he organized and captained paid homage to their leader but the Theodore Roosevelt story embraces more than just one battle more than just a single accomplishment the spanish-american conflict which saw his Cavalry Regiment make history was preceded by his resigning as assistant secretary of the Navy in order to take active part in the fighting in 1895 he headed the police Board of New York City his program educated him from corrupt politicians but won him public esteem in 1897 Roosevelt in federal office under McKinley campaign to put our Navy on a wartime basis where he foresaw the struggle with Spain his birthday October 27th is now known as Navy day and he is the father of our modern Navy an intensive training program for naval recruits was a Roosevelt idea supremacy of the American Navy was his objective one that was attained right away then in 1901 following our success in the spanish-american war he was elected vice president and the next year after McKinley's assassination he became president in 1904 elected president by tremendous majority his Rough Riders proudly escorted their leader to the inaugural ceremony violence and criticism of corporations he termed malefactors of great wealth Roosevelt found time and inclination to set aside bird reserve mingled with his trust-busting activities the humanity of the man dictated a nod to nature forest preserves were created under his direction and responsibility for the irrigation act which saw hundreds of miles of desert area converted into fertile soils belong to the multi-faceted Theodore Roosevelt [Music] in 1903 he sent the first cable around the world but among his greatest accomplishments was the Panama Canal the vital waterway length between two oceans it was ironic that his Caribbean policy which stemmed from the opening of the peace waste canal should have inspired his famous speak softly and carry a big stick watchword World War one found Teddy Roosevelt pleading for active duty here in Springfield Illinois his request refused when one son killed and two wounded he urged the speeding of the war to a peace of overwhelming victory this is the tribute of yesterday's newsreel to a great American Theodore Roosevelt it's the early nineteen twenties in Harry Houdini master of magic is about to fly one of his most difficult stunts security held in a straitjacket and suspended upside down from an office building the man who amazed the world will attempt to free himself you are watching pictures of the greatest magician the world has ever known a man who thrilled baffled and amazed the public and scientists with equally the name Houdini mint startling but well during impossible feats similar to this Houdini died in 1926 taking with him to the grave the secrets of his mastery of magic [Music] it's 1931 and Aimee Semple McPherson marries a third time the famous evangelist with the latest bridegroom David L Hutton I was thinking this morning about that scripture the first words that God ever spoke concerning man where it is not good for man to be alone I think this old bachelor mr. happy you just decided to take that literally if it's not good for a man to be alone how much more is it not good for willingness to be alone this is Amy as thousands remember her in the pulpit 1935 and she returns from Europe and his ascension from the Mount of Olives then returning it up through Europe and catching the boat for home my trip was primarily one for health and recuperation following my nervous breakdown some three years ago I'm very grateful for this beautiful dress I'm so happy to be back in America back to our church into the evangelistic work when trouble our shadows cross our sky it's a marvelous thing to be able to turn to the Rock of Ages and the Lord's own work thank I guess movie fans who is it she was the first of the great scream siren star in 1915 of the vampire then the serpent Cleopatra and other films give up she was Peterborough [Music] it's 1948 and Sahara Motor arrives in America on another of his farewell tour the famous singing son of Scotland who popularized songs like it's great to get up in the morning is greeted on his arrival by the English sportsman Sir Thomas Lipton [Music] most widely discussed trial of the twenties the Darwin case July 24 1925 counsel representing defendant John T Scopes in the center included Duffy field Malone and Clarence Darrow scopes state and Tennessee high school teacher is to be tried for teaching evolution of man for monkeys despite a Tennessee law forbidding instruction in this doctrine threatened issue according to defense attorneys was the right to teach what science had found factual for the prosecution insisted it was the Bible that was on trial [Music] listeners here Clarence Darrow for the defense declare that if today you make teaching evolution a crime tomorrow you may ban books and newspapers this impassioned statement was refuted for the prosecution's William Jennings Bryan who stated I am more interested in the Rock of Ages than the age of rocks found guilty for the court John T Scopes was fined $100 in costs but it was the last public appearance for William Jennings Bryan who died two days later New York Fashion Show in 1928 so the ladies latest frills and furs like this mink wraparound on the right with stand-up collar and ermine lapel the door Thurman trim too this gals all wrapped up in herself and and Fitch the code is fastened at the hip fish you probably noticed this features flowered embroidery on the lining with ermine again used as trimming this time complementing black caracal now let's look at 1928 hat attraction black straw with lace veil push with a great decoration friends at hat [Music] [Applause] Johnstown Pennsylvania seen in 1889 of the worst flood ever recorded this diverged again March 18 1936 as floodwaters engulfed the city and spread to Pittsburgh and other Keystone state cities heavy rains caused the column all river to overflow and an all-encompassing rush of water in undated the countryside now what [ __ ] Tara such as you've never seen before rumors of a dam break drive thousands of people who are mad rush for higher ground purposeless is this panic as the dam holds and the flood subside loveliest lady of the air Ruth elder in September 1927 and miss elder was to set out for Paris four months after Lindbergh's flight ruth and pilot george Halderman already last pictures made before the plane took off only to plunge into the sea near let's go the following month in a new plane michelle dorr arrives at the börje field on the worse for the failure of her non-stop tribe term the most beautiful of America's flying ladies miss elders reception in France as a testimonial to her courage and previous flying accomplishments and road back home abort the Aquitania one month later new laurels away truth elder but first there's a reunion with husband Lyle warmer Elliot with theatrical offers this elder signs with ei Schiller for a vaudeville tour thatthat share $1,000 a day for a hundred days it's June 1930 recognized this young lady well she's I don't know home about traveller record in the backstroke at Scarborough New York that's the girl who later made the Olympics and married Billy rose in the center lane and she's out to win backstroke record holder Eleanor Holm the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles the scene is the Coliseum and the world's outstanding athletes are here Mildred babe dietrichson making a javelin do some travelin 143 feet plus a new worlds record for Bay classic Disqus team with Lillian Copeland doing the tossing another record 133 feet 2 inches good going gal now it's ed Gordon of the University of Iowa and a 25 foot 3/4 inch leap that's Gordon now let's watch his vo Sexton former Georgetown star makes his bid in the shot foot sections competing from New York Athletic Club at his winning toss measure 62 feet plus for another new elliptic market it's the hammer throw now with Ireland dr. Patrick O'Callahan when they put the tape to this one they'll find it traveled 176 feet 11 and 1/8 inches that's fantast the finals in the hundred meter sprint when the runners bunched at the start it had told him to fish again in the foreground edging in front of Metcalfe of Marquette and holding his lead to win by a whisker and 10 and 3/10 second a new Olympic record for Tolin [Music]