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Universal Newsreels, Release 86, October 23, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 86 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about homeless life, charity and government aid.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 86 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 9 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about homeless life, charity and government aid.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 86
WOODS BEGINS RELIEF WORK; GOVERNMENT TO AID UNEMPLOYED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Former New York Police commissioner, called by President to lead work of rehabilitating man power of nation, agrees to tackle big job without pay and starts in by proposing stagger, or alternating labor p...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about homeless life, charity and government aid.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 86
WOODS BEGINS RELIEF WORK; GOVERNMENT TO AID UNEMPLOYED
(151)
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Former New York Police commissioner, called by President to lead work of rehabilitating man power of nation, agrees to tackle big job without pay and starts in by proposing stagger, or alternating labor plan for national and private industry.
IN NEW YORK
Franciscan Friars dole nickels to homeless and hungry for bed or bread.
CROWDS HAIL FIRST FLIGHT OF WORLD'S LARGEST LAND PLANE
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VIENNA, Austria -- President Miklas and Foreign Minister Seipel, after aerial excursion over capital in the G-38, greatest of passenger craft in lighter-than-air class, descend amid enthusiastic cheers of vast crowd gathered at airport.
100,000 ATTEND RITES AT DIAMOND JUBILEE OF ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE
(100)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. -- With Cardinal Hayes of New York as principal guest, Catholics gather to participate in celebration of 75th anniversary of famous educational institution, a feature being a mammoth open-air religious service in honor of the church head in America.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
DIETRAMSZELL, Germany -- Hindenburg celebrates 83rd birthday! -- Children honor anniversary of aged warrior-statesman.
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Healthy babies compete for title! -- 11-months-old physical marvel runs away with first honors.
(47)
COLOGNE, Germany -- Hoch der Flivver! -- Ford sails for home after laying cornerstone of new European plant.
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ROYALTY PRESENT AT BAPTISM CEREMONY OF HEIR PRESUMPTIVE
(104)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Tiny Prince Heritier Baudouin, son of Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid of Sweden is hailed with joy by populace and regal relatives at ostentatious ritual, despite a heavy downpour of rain which falls upon rich and poor alike at brilliant event.
PRIZE LIQUORS AND 11 PRISONERS NABBED IN RUMBOAT CAPTURE
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Schooner "Thorndyke," with an alleged record of ten years as booze transport, operating between this port, Canada and Bahamas, is finally brought up short by Coast Guard after chase at sea close to Absecon, N. J. Vessel, 1,500 cases of intoxicants and prisoners towed to port under seizure.
REMOVE MARITIME MENACE BY BLASTING HULK OF FT. VICTORIA
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SANDY HOOK, N. J. -- When "ghost" of wrecked Bermuda liner rises from watery grave in Ambrose Channel, outside New York harbor, pointing scrawny masthead above surface, divers and dynamiters rush to lay it low again with charge of two-and-a-half tons of explosive.
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1930-10-23, 1930
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Charity, Government aid, Homelessness, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 97, December 1, 1930
in Universal Newsreels, Release 97 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 97 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1930, originally published 1930), 7 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 97
NEW CONGRESS OPENS; FAVORS JOBLESS AID; RED RIOTERS QUELLED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- With unemployment, prohibition, farm relief and tax problems as major problems, short session of Seventy-First national legislature is one of most vital in generations. Democr...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies, national government and political dissidents.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME II NUMBER 97
NEW CONGRESS OPENS; FAVORS JOBLESS AID; RED RIOTERS QUELLED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. -- With unemployment, prohibition, farm relief and tax problems as major problems, short session of Seventy-First national legislature is one of most vital in generations. Democrats pledge help to Hoover as malcontents engage police in battle at Capitol.
PRIZE SPRINTS STIR JADED APPETITES OF 6-DAY BIKE RACE FANS
(75)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Dizzy season opens with fifteen teams of human squirrels whirling round-and-round Madison Square Garden cage, going nowhere but determined to get there in a week of fast travel. Sometimes they spill and fracture wheels and funny bones, but spinning goes on.
LEVIATHAN RECEIVES WINTER OVERHAULING; GIVES WORK TO 500
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BOSTON, Mass. -- Giant of the seas and queen of America's merchant fleet, sails majestically into Navy drydock and is immediately taken in hand by throng of mechanics. Repairs include straightening dents in one of the propellers, which is 16 feet long and weighs 19,000 pounds.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Sinclair Lewis sails! -- Famed author en route to receive Nobel Prize awarded for outstanding literary achievements.
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NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Artists create Holiday beasts! -- Show unique animals intended for store displays.
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BERLIN, Germany -- Labor strike ends! -- 140,000 workers joyously resume interrupted tasks.
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BERLIN, Germany -- Monk musicians make merry! -- But discord threatens disruption of Jungle Jazz Jugglers.
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"SWEEP ALL" WINS LAST BIG FEATURE OF 1930 RACING SEASON
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BOWIE, Md. -- Sonny Workman, midget master horseman, captures Endurance Handicap, worth $10,000, with Dixiana Stable's flashy two-year-old, while his running mate, Admiral Cary Grayson's Happy Scot, is second, less than a length behind. Victor expected to be championship contender next season.
GALES AND FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE AS RIVERS OVERFLOW
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COBLENZ, Germany -- First pictures of terrific torrents that swept through southern part of Reich, carrying ruin to homes and death to livestock, give a vivid impression of what has happened in many parts of Europe as result of ceaseless rains and windstorms.
THOUSANDS GASP AT PERILOUS AUTO SKID IN FURIOUS CONTEST
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LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Horrified thousands lifted to their toes as one of the speed demons, rounding turn at hair-raising pace, throws a wheel and rolls to disaster even as runaway part shoots along track for hundreds of feet. Struggle won by Ernie Triplett after veteran Ralph De Palma puts up game fight.
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1930-12-01, 1930
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Government policy, National government, Political dissidents, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 104, December 22, 1932
in Universal Newsreels, Release 104 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 7 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about prohibition laws.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 104 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 7 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about prohibition laws.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume 4 Number 104
HOUSE PASSES BEER BILL BY BIG MARGIN AFTER 12-YEAR WAIT
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Representatives stage an unprecedented celebration in halls of Congress after record 230 to 165 vote indicates the early come-back of 3.2 percent beverage.
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1932
A graphic presentation of outstanding world...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about prohibition laws.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume 4 Number 104
HOUSE PASSES BEER BILL BY BIG MARGIN AFTER 12-YEAR WAIT
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Representatives stage an unprecedented celebration in halls of Congress after record 230 to 165 vote indicates the early come-back of 3.2 percent beverage.
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1932
A graphic presentation of outstanding world news events of the past twelve months.
CRIME--
Lindbergh baby kidnapped from crib--Found dead in woods near-by, after nation-wide search.
SPORTS --
The Tenth Olympiad is held in Los Angeles -- U. S. athletes roll up a mighty total to win victory for this country.
POLITICS --
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York is elected to the Presidency in an overwhelming Democratic landslide.
FLYING --
J. A. Mollison of England makes first East-West solo ocean flight -- Amelia Earhart, U.S., is first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone.
NATURAL PHENOMENA --
Scientists and tourists from all over the globe, assemble in Maine, and millions of Americans drop everything to watch the total Eclipse of the Sun.
FIRE --
$6,000,000 in property, including thousands of cattle and huge grain supplies, destroyed in monster Chicago waterfront blaze.
FLOOD --
Thousands of persons are lost and hundreds of square miles inundated for days in Manchuria's worst deluge.
RIOT --
Bonus Army routed by Regular soldiers with bayonets and tear-gas, and their shack encampment in Washington, D. C., destroyed by fire.
AIR DISASTER --
Two U. S. Navy men fall thousands of feet to death from the Airship Akron at San Diego, Cal., in "freak" accident.
WAR --
Japanese and Chinese forces battle for weeks in suburbs of Shanghai in "unofficial" hostilities.
WEST CRUSHES EAST AS GUS SONNENBERG BEATS CHINESE STAR
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Former world's wrestling champion pins Wong Bock Cheung, Oriental title holder, to the mat after a hectic bout filled with thrills.
SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP RACE BRINGS RECORD FOR AUTO SMASH-UPS
LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Sensational crashes and skid-arounds mark the 125-mile battle which closes the season at the Legion Ascot Speedway. Ernie Triplett, Pacific Coast "champ," is the winner.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1932-12-22, 1932
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
National government, Prohibition laws, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 395, October 7, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
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This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAK...
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAKLAND, CALIF.--The former President makes his first strictly political speech since leaving the White House before a large gathering of Young Republicans, stating that the country is on a "joyride" to bankruptcy.
UTILITY WAR VICTIM BURIED
SCOTCH PLAINS, N. J.--Hundreds of sympathetic neighbors attend last rites for Mrs. Sophie Crempa, shot down and killed by a deputy attempting to arrest her husband as the climax of a long dispute between the Crempas and an electric light company.
MAX BAER BACK ON THE FARM
FAIR OAKS, CALIF.--The former heavyweight champion nurses the bruises he received from Joe Louis as he drives a tractor and milks cows on a ranch owned by his manager.
ORIENTALS SEE TIDAL BORE
HANGCHOW, CHINA.--A great wall of water makes its annual, inspiring trip up the narrow estuary, a huge foaming wave travelling at high speed over the surface and tossing moored vessels about like chips of wood.
PRESIDENT ASSERTS NATION INTENDS TO STAY AT PEACE
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.--The Chief Executive warns a huge throng at the California Pacific International Exposition that threats of war abroad are increasing in gravity and announces his policy of keeping the United States, "unentangled and free" of any conflict.
20 DIE IN PAINT EXPLOSION
CHICAGO, ILL.--A terrific blast of mysterious origin wrecks a paint-manufacturing plant, killing twenty persons and causing injuries to forty others. A falling wall crushes an automobile flat against the pavement.
ITALIAN TROOPS OPEN DRIVE
ERITREA.--Aided by shouting black allies from Italy's colonies, Il Duce's war machine moves into Ethiopia without a formal declaration of hostilities. The advancing soldiers cross the wilderness stretching along Haile Selassie's frontiers.
PRINCETON NOSES OUT PENN
PRINCETON, N. J. -- A fighting Tiger eleven marches down the gridiron in an brilliant last-quarter drive to snatch victory from a Red and Blue team by the score of 7 to 6, rousing 49,000 football fans to wild excitement.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-07, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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