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Universal Newsreels, Release 104, December 28, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 104 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a fire in White House offices.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a fire in White House offices.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 104 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929 NUMBER 104
FIRE SWEEPS WHITE HOUSE OFFICES -- SAVE PRICELESS RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(128)
President's study wrecked in $75,000 blaze -- Only walls remain
1. Firemen bail water from the flooded rooms
2. "By the dawn's early light"
$45,000,000 WARSHIP HAS ANNUAL SCRUBBING...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a fire in White House offices.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 104 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929 NUMBER 104
FIRE SWEEPS WHITE HOUSE OFFICES -- SAVE PRICELESS RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(128)
President's study wrecked in $75,000 blaze -- Only walls remain
1. Firemen bail water from the flooded rooms
2. "By the dawn's early light"
$45,000,000 WARSHIP HAS ANNUAL SCRUBBING
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(101)
Giant airplane carrier, Saratoga, goes to dry dock for New Year bath
1. Battling the barnacles
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
ABERDEEN, WASH.
(58)
Forest giant, 1,000 years old, is victim of lumberman's axe
SAVE STARVING BIRDS
BUFFALO, N.Y.
(79)
Thousands of pheasants, cut off from food supply by deep snows, fed by humane sportsmen
"SKYSKATING" IS NEW FAD
CHICAGO, ILL.
(55)
Hotel manager opens rink on top of thirty-five story building
HOOVER GREETS RUBIO AS GUEST OF NATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(78)
Mexico's President-elect is accorded unusual honors in Capital
1. In the center are Ortiz Rubio, the President, Mrs. Rubio, and Mrs. Hoover
SEA-ELEPHANTS BEWAIL WATER RIGHTS INVASION
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
(63)
Monsters roar protest as pert penguins plunge into pool
1. "Auk! Auk!" -- (Get-outa-here)
HELEN WILLS GOES TO ALTAR FOR "LIFE DOUBLES"
BERKELEY, CAL.
(110)
World's champion tennis star is bride of Frederick S. Moody, Jr.
1. Five years ago -- How our Helen looked after winning 1924 Olympics
2. Off on the honeymoon -- A love set on the blue Pacific
PARIS DENIES STYLE EXTREMES, SAYS WORTH
NEW YORK CITY
(105)
Noted French designer blames American modistes for exaggerated "longies"
Exclusive Pictures
1. He warns our girls against drifting back to fashions of 25 years ago, something like this --
RESCUERS RISK DEATH IN MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD
ON THE ZUGSPITZE, GERMANY
(92)
Merciless gale foils hunt for lost climbers on towering peak
Exclusive Pictures
Part of the dangerous descent is by torchlight
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-28, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Wildfires, Government buildings, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 103, December 25, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 103 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 4 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about boats and ships.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about boats and ships.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 103 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1929 NUMBER 103
SWEDEN'S KING PRESENTS $277,794 IN NOBEL AWARDS
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
(135)
First pictures ever taken of ceremony attending annual distribution of fund
By Special Permission of His Majesty Gustaf V.
1. The King congratulates each one of the successful savants
2. The Winners
Hopkin...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about boats and ships.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 103 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1929 NUMBER 103
SWEDEN'S KING PRESENTS $277,794 IN NOBEL AWARDS
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
(135)
First pictures ever taken of ceremony attending annual distribution of fund
By Special Permission of His Majesty Gustaf V.
1. The King congratulates each one of the successful savants
2. The Winners
Hopkins, England, (Medicine) -- Harden, England, (Chemistry) -- Mann
Germany, (Literature) -- Von Euler, Sweden, (Chemistry) -- De Broglie,
France, (Physics) -- and Richardson, England, (Physics)
SKI JUMPERS LEAP DOWN WORLD'S HIGHEST SLIDE
GENESEE, COL.
(73)
First annual meet in Middle West brings out Rocky Mountain champions
ODDITIES IN TO-DAY'S NEWS
NEW YORK CITY
(78)
Model of liner Columbus is given tryout in Hudson River
1. Has gas engines, can carry 4 persons, and travels 10 miles an hour
HOLDS HIGH-HAT RECORD
PARIS, FRANCE
(54)
French Miss tries to start new fashion with huge windjammer
AERO-BOAT IN FAST TRIAL
BREMEN, GERMANY
(44)
New type of speed craft goes sixty miles an hour on River Weser
HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY?
(115)
Here are the ten leading figures in the news for 1929, according to foremost American editors
1. The first two are Lloyd George and Owen D. Young
2. Can you name the other eight?
USE HARPOON GUN TO SHOOT 85-TON WHALE
TRINIDAD, CAL.
(104)
West Coast sea hunters employ modern weapon in record catch
HOLIDAY FEASTS BRING REDUCING CLASS RUSH
CHICAGO, ILL.
(67)
Too much turkey and trimmings raise havoc among those who would stay slim
TRAINER CLAIMS HE HAS "MISSING LINK"
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
(92)
Marvelous monk, here from Europe, does everything but talk
1. "Now for a nice, quiet smoke."
YALE DOWNS DARTMOUTH IN FIRST COLLEGE HOCKEY
NEW YORK CITY
(103)
Season's opening brings victory to Elis over Green Mountain team by 3--2
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-25, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Boats and ships, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 102, December 21, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 102 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about fog and shipwrecks.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about fog and shipwrecks.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 102 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929 NUMBER 102
KING'S VATICAN VISIT HEALS 60-YEAR BREACH
ROME, ITALY
(109)
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena are received in Papal City with pomp and splendor
1. Their Majesties pose with a group of high church dignitaries
CRASH IN FOG SINKS LINER -- ALL ARE SAVED
NEW YORK CITY
(65)
Res...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about fog and shipwrecks.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 102 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929 NUMBER 102
KING'S VATICAN VISIT HEALS 60-YEAR BREACH
ROME, ITALY
(109)
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena are received in Papal City with pomp and splendor
1. Their Majesties pose with a group of high church dignitaries
CRASH IN FOG SINKS LINER -- ALL ARE SAVED
NEW YORK CITY
(65)
Rescue 345 when Fort Victoria, Bermuda bound, is rammed by coastwise steamer Algonquin
1. Survivors land at night
2. Some of the crew
DID THIS EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
(95)
Tired citizen seeks anti-winter solace in frosty snooze on park bench
1. It's a crool, crool woild
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
AIX-LES-BAINS, FRANCE
(48)
Andres Carron, former candy sales girl, weds Aga Khan, multi-millionaire East India Sultan
BURN 2,300 "SQUEALERS"
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
(74)
Station F.I.R.E. takes toll of obsolete radio sets with public bonfire
EGYPT CELEBRATES "FEAST OF THE NILE"
CAIRO, EGYPT
(87)
Thousands partake in ancient ceremony honoring "Great Mother" river
1. City provides magnificent public fireworks display
"LETTER TARRIERS" NOW WORK FOR UNCLE SAM
TRUCKEE, CAL.
(104)
Post Office Department installs dog sled "mail trains" to serve snow-bound towns
1. In the wilderness
GERMAN FLAG ONCE MORE WAVES O'ER RHINELAND
COBLENZ, GERMANY
(92)
Colors are raised on Castle Ehrenbreitstein for first time in eleven years
1. Natives celebrate their new-found freedom
2. Thousands take part in a huge torchlight parade
OLD-TIME "BUDDIES" MARK BRIDGE'S 100th BIRTHDAY
BALTIMORE, MD.
(83)
Antiquated passenger carriers are brought to light on centenary of Carrollton Viaduct
DEATH-DEALING BLIZZARD PARALYZES "WINDY CITY"
CHICAGO, ILL.
(92)
Terrific gale and record snowfall flay pedestrians and snarl traffic
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL WISHES YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(20)
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-21, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Fog, Shipwrecks, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 18, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 101 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 10 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about diplomatic missions and international relations.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about diplomatic missions and international relations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 101 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929 NUMBER 101
JAP ENVOYS TO DEMAND MORE CRUISERS AND "SUBS"
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(100)
Stimson meets Nippon delegates on way to London naval parley
1. Ex-Premier Wakatsuki, Sec'y Stimson, and Admiral Takerabe
2. Leaving the White House after their first conferen...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about diplomatic missions and international relations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 101 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929 NUMBER 101
JAP ENVOYS TO DEMAND MORE CRUISERS AND "SUBS"
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(100)
Stimson meets Nippon delegates on way to London naval parley
1. Ex-Premier Wakatsuki, Sec'y Stimson, and Admiral Takerabe
2. Leaving the White House after their first conference with President Hoover
3. Mrs. Takerabe poses with the Commission
"BLUE-RIBBON YOUNGSTERS" GUESTS OF MR. S. CLAUS
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(111)
Good little boys and girls see mysterious folk in toyland homes
1. Meanwhile Pop and Mom are caught in the last minute Xmas crush
2. Stepping on the gas
CZECHS HONOR PRINCE MARTYRED 1,000 YEARS AGO
PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
(97)
President Masaryk presents flag to regiment named after St. Venceslav
1. Bishop Podlaha presides at St. Vitus' Cathedral ceremonies
2. Populace celebrates in picturesque costumes
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(31)
Grundy is accepted by Senate -- Veteran lobbyist takes place of William S. Vare
ESCAPES ELECTRIC CHAIR!
PORTLAND, OREGON
(53)
Girl, sentenced to take 200,000 volts in experiment, has hair-raising experience
Exclusive Pictures
CALLES AVOIDS ARREST
NEW YORK CITY
(31)
Ex-President of Mexico, on way home, is protected by U.S. from Texas murder complicity charge
ACCIDENTS MAR CLOSING GERMAN MOTORBIKE RACES
HAMBURG, GERMANY
(77)
Rider crashes on track in season's last furious contest
1. A loose handlebar causes a bad spill
WAR CLOUDS FAIL TO DIM CHINESE "WHITE WAY"
SHANGHAI, CHINA
(106)
Holiday spirit prevails in foreign quarter despite uprising
Exclusive Pictures
1. Where East mingles with West in the Night Clubs
2. "Taxi Taxi!"
GUGGENHEIM TESTS PROVE WING-SLOT DEVICE BEST
MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y.
(124)
Safety contest narrows down to two planes -- England's Handley-Page entry --
Exclusive Pictures
1. --The American Curtiss-Tanager
2. Wing-flapping inventions seem to be doomed
3. The pedal-pushing type also proves a terrible flop
RISK DEATH TO PROBE GREENLAND'S "FAR NORTH"
UMANAK, GREENLAND
(133)
First pictures of Wegener Expedition to discover climatic influence of ice cap
1. Professor Wegener and Universal Newsreel Cameraman Dr. George
2. An illusion of the North -- Three Suns
3. Dangerous business -- Exploring a big glacier
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-18, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Diplomatic missions, International relations, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 14, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 100 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 8 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a prison riot.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a prison riot.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 100 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1929 NUMBER 100
9 DIE AS TROOPS BOMB PRISON RIOTERS
AUBURN, N.Y.
(169)
Gas and bullets finally subdue convicts in second desperate uprising
1. Inside the prison gate, and bullet shattered glass where the terrific duel occurred
2. Capt. McGrath and Lieut. Hughes, State Troopers, who risked their...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a prison riot.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 100 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1929 NUMBER 100
9 DIE AS TROOPS BOMB PRISON RIOTERS
AUBURN, N.Y.
(169)
Gas and bullets finally subdue convicts in second desperate uprising
1. Inside the prison gate, and bullet shattered glass where the terrific duel occurred
2. Capt. McGrath and Lieut. Hughes, State Troopers, who risked their lives to rescue Warden Jennings
3. The Warden, still suffering from gas and beating by the convicts
4. Perry Johnson and Henry Sullivan, ringleaders, who were shot to death
ICE-CLAD FISHING FLEET FORCED BACK BY STORMS
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
(63)
New England trawlers seek harbor refuge after battling gales
LAST BELGIAN TROOPS LEAVE THE RHINELAND
AIX LA CHAPELLE, GERMANY
(110)
Ten years occupation of German territory is ended under treaty
1. Gen. Pouleur, Region Commandant
2. Glad to go home
3. Germany is glad, too
NAVY TAKES OVER FIRST OF LIGHT CRUISER GROUP
CAMDEN, N.J.
(44)
10,000 ton warship, Salt Lake City, one of eight ordered in 1924, is commissioned
ARMY GLIDER IS FLUNG TO DEATH IN MID-AIR
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(87)
Warrant Officer Ferguson dies in attempt to span Golden Gate when safety belt breaks
1. The tragedy
ICE CURLERS OPEN SEASON ON ALPINE LAKES
ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND
(63)
European stars begin annual championship tournament
ODDITIES IN TODAY'S NEWS
HARRISON, N.J.
(85)
Shoot million volts through baby's body -- Walter Church, 2, is unharmed by experiment
1. Walter's grandpop is his own parlor lamp
2. "Lec--twissity"
BUNNIES LOSE "BENNIES"
SEATTLE, WASH.
(52)
Heavy powder puff demand speeds up shearing on world's biggest rabbit farm
THRIFT IN THE GAY '90'S
WESTWOOD, N.J.
(75)
Toy banks that helped to build modern fortunes shown in savings drive
CHINESE REBELS KILL MERCHANTS AND LOOT CITY
CANTON, CHINA
(117)
Storekeepers protest against lack of protection by Nationalist Government
1. Practically the whole business section is wiped out
2. Business as usual -- Shopkeepers are forced to sell their wares on the sidewalks
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-14, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Prisons, Riots, 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 99, December 11, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 99 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 8 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a golf championship and ships crossing an icy river.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a golf championship and ships crossing an icy river.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 99 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929 NUMBER 99
BIG SHIPS BUCK ICE-CHOKED RIVERS
ST. MARY'S RIVER, MICH.
(95)
Freezing weather in North keeps government tugs busy clearing channels
1. Giant "breakers" continually split the menacing floes
DIEGEL KEEPS CROWN AS NATIONAL GOLF KING
LOS ANGELES,...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a golf championship and ships crossing an icy river.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 99 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929 NUMBER 99
BIG SHIPS BUCK ICE-CHOKED RIVERS
ST. MARY'S RIVER, MICH.
(95)
Freezing weather in North keeps government tugs busy clearing channels
1. Giant "breakers" continually split the menacing floes
DIEGEL KEEPS CROWN AS NATIONAL GOLF KING
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
(185)
Defeats Farrell and wins professional championship for second year
1. Diegel finishes 6 and 4 gets the cup
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
VALENCIA, SPAIN
(71)
Government holds "Old Age Day" -- 90 to 105-year-olds feature first holiday honoring elderly folk
MORROW BACK IN U.S.
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.
(33)
Ambassador to Mexico here to plan New Jersey fight for Senatorship
KING OPENS BRIDGE
STOCKHOLM
(89)
Gustaf V, ruler of Sweden, dedicates country's biggest railroad span
1. With the King are the Crown Prince and Princess, Prince Eugen and Princes Ingrid
VARE WON'T GIVE UP
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
(32)
Republican Leader, rejected by Senate, seeks renomination in May primaries
OUR NEW SECRETARY OF WAR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(36)
Patrick J. Hurley, of Oklahoma, succeeds late James W. Good
HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY?
NORFOLK, VA.
(107)
What great dirigible crashed, killing 34 U.S. airmen, about 7 years ago?
1. The "Roma," on Feb. 2, 1922, after her arrival from Italy
SCORES DIE AS GALES LASH CHANNEL SHIPS
FOLKESTONE, ENGLAND
(69)
Hurricane's fury and giant seas sweep English coast
1. Victims of the storm's rage
FELINE "ARISTO-CATS" MEOW FOR BLUE RIBBONS
NEW YORK CITY
(107)
Champions in all classes purr at judges in annual National Show
1. "I'm no dude," says this kitty, "but I can high hat all of them"
HOOVER RUSHES MARINES TO QUELL HAITI RIOTS
NORFOLK, VA.
(116)
500 "Leathernecks" leave U. S. for Jacmel to guard Americans against attacks
1. Another contingent, from Cuba, arrives on the cruiser Galveston
2. President Borno, whose rule the agitators would overthrow
3. Always "first to fight"
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-11, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Boats and ships, Ice floes, Climate and the Environment, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 98, December 7, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 98 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes and postal services.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes and postal services.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 98 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929 NUMBER 98
PICKS UP AIR MAIL AT 90-MILES-AN-HOUR
CURTISS FIELD, N. Y.
(69)
New device is given successful test before Post Office officials
COLLEGE BOYS TAKE UP COURSE IN GREASE PAINT
PRINCETON, N.J.
(98)
"The Golden Dog" goes into rehearsal with a very "girlie" chorus
1. The...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes and postal services.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 98 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929 NUMBER 98
PICKS UP AIR MAIL AT 90-MILES-AN-HOUR
CURTISS FIELD, N. Y.
(69)
New device is given successful test before Post Office officials
COLLEGE BOYS TAKE UP COURSE IN GREASE PAINT
PRINCETON, N.J.
(98)
"The Golden Dog" goes into rehearsal with a very "girlie" chorus
1. The "Ponies" kick up their heels
2. All the latest movements
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK CITY
(40)
The Tunneys return -- Ex-heavyweight champion and former Polly Lauder back from Europe
EDISON OFF TO FLORIDA
NEWARK, N.J.
(36)
Leaves for Fort Myers after announcing production of rubber from goldenrod
COLLEGE GIRL DOES HER ARITHMETIC ON SKATES
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
(72)
Maribel Vinson, of Radcliffe, shows how cutting fancy figures won National Championship
PEASANTS PREPARE FOR "PASSION PLAY" IN 1930
OBERAMMERGAU, BAVARIA
(92)
Famous characters get ready for "Crucifixion" decennial
1. "Mary"
2. "Judas Iscariot"
3. "Christus"
4. "Peter"
HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY?
(96)
The most appalling peace-time disaster in U.S. Navy history -- When and how did it happen?
1. Answer -- Sept. 3, 1923, when 7 destroyers crashed on the rocks in a fog, drowning 22 men at Point Honda, Cal.
GIRL MESSENGERS RACE THROUGH FRENCH CAPITAL
PARIS, FRANCE
(115)
Midinettes celebrate St. Catherine's Day with dash across city
1. Then they get ready for the grand ball
2. And so -- far -- far into the night
DYNAMITE MAKES TRIPLE HIT ON BIG CHIMNEYS
SPANDAU, GERMANY
(57)
Giant smokestacks go down in demolition of old German factory
1. Three strikes and out!
NIPPON'S LEGIONS MARCH BEFORE EMPEROR HIROHITO
MITO, JAPAN
(158)
123,000 Cadets and troops take part in great five-day maneuvers and review
Photographed by special permission of the War Department
1. In war game soldiers are camouflaged against airplane attack
2. Naval smoke screens shield the army at river crossing
3. The Mikado reviews his warriors
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-07, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Postal services, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 97, December 4, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 97 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a bicycling event.
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a bicycling event.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 97 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929 NUMBER 97
PRESENT TAX CUT AS CONGRESS OPENS SESSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(73)
Lawmakers rush $160,000,000 reduction proposal
1. Speaker Longworth calls the House to order
2. Women Representatives with Speaker Longworth -- Pratt, N. Y., Rogers, Mass., Norton, N. J., Owens, Fla.
16 TEAMS START...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about a bicycling event.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 97 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929 NUMBER 97
PRESENT TAX CUT AS CONGRESS OPENS SESSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(73)
Lawmakers rush $160,000,000 reduction proposal
1. Speaker Longworth calls the House to order
2. Women Representatives with Speaker Longworth -- Pratt, N. Y., Rogers, Mass., Norton, N. J., Owens, Fla.
16 TEAMS START IN SIX-DAY BIKE GRIND
NEW YORK CITY
(89)
Foreign and American track stars compete in forty-seventh annual contest
1. Furious sprints thrill the spectators
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
(52)
Dedicate Rodin Museum, the late Jules Mastbaum's $2,000,000 gift to city
PLOWS BATTLE SNOWS
BERTHOUD PASS, COLO.
(80)
Crews work day and night to clear heavy drifts from railroads in Northwest
1. Giant tractors and dynamite are used on the highways
CHAMPION WALKERS RACE FOR 11 MILES
NEW YORK CITY
(74)
Crack "hoofers" of America jog from City Hall to Coney Island for national title
Exclusive Pictures
HERE'S A RIVER THAT "RUNS UP HILL"
KANSU PROVINCE, CHINA
(88)
The Shang Liu Shui, worshipped by superstitious Chinese, filmed for first time
1. An illusion -- The water seems to climb the hillside
HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY?
MINEOLA, N. Y.
(97)
On April 24, 1927, a great U.S. flyer saved the lives of four in a damaged plane -- Who was he?
1. His wheel gear smashed in hop-off, he lands with amazing skill
2. Answer -- Clarence Chamberlain
BRAVE ZERO BREEZES TO BATHE IN ICY LAKE
CHICAGO, ILL.
(77)
"Polar Bears" gambol in Michigan's waters at "two below"
Exclusive Pictures
1. One red hot papa tries to cool off
COMEDY "NOAH'S ARK" IS ON ITS WAY TO U.S.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
(99)
All kinds of queer animals are loaded on steamship in Antipodes
1. A steer that never grew up
2. Battling Wallaby will challenge all comers in America
96-YARD RUN WINS FOR NOTRE DAME OVER ARMY
NEW YORK CITY
(134)
85,000 brave zero weather to see Rockne's warriors triumph over West Point 7 -- 0
1. Cagle, Army star, makes a thirty-yard run
2. Another brilliant play by Cagle
3. Elder's sensational dash that scored for the Irish
(Numbers indicate the scene footage for the benefit of exhibitors requiring same for their presentation schedules)
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-12-04, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Athletic events, Bicycles and bicycling, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 96, November 30, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 96 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 1 min
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes, navy ships, and weapons testing.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 96 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 1 min
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes, navy ships, and weapons testing.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 96 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929 NUMBER 96
"SHOOT" PLANES FROM DECKS OF U.S. WARSHIPS
HAMPTON ROADS, VA.
(150)
Latest catapult device is demonstrated on Utah and Arkansas in maneuvers
Official Navy Pictures
1. A high explosive gives the airplane its impetus
2. Rear Admiral Lanning directs the dem...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about airplanes, navy ships, and weapons testing.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 96 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929 NUMBER 96
"SHOOT" PLANES FROM DECKS OF U.S. WARSHIPS
HAMPTON ROADS, VA.
(150)
Latest catapult device is demonstrated on Utah and Arkansas in maneuvers
Official Navy Pictures
1. A high explosive gives the airplane its impetus
2. Rear Admiral Lanning directs the demonstration
3. Planes leave the runways at eighty-mile-an-hour speed
4. Getting back is almost as thrilling as taking off
WINTER SPORTS SEASON OPENS IN SCANDINAVIA
UPSALAO, SWEDEN
(68)
Champion Swedish ski jumpers take advantage of early snows to hold meet
1. A bad crash spoils the opening of the big toboggan slide
GIVES HUMAN DERELICTS A HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NEW YORK CITY
(92)
Urbain Ledoux, "Mr. Zero," feeds hundreds of homeless men for a nickel each
1. Soup, turkey and all the fixings
2. John Rist, 83, and Alfred Powell, 65
3. "Mr. Zero," a true friend of the friendless
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
MEXICO CITY
(69)
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, President-elect of Mexico, poses with his family at his home
1. A big festival is held in his honor
RUSSIA EXILES GERMANS
KIEL, GERMANY
(47)
10,000 Colonists, forced to live in camps, return to Fatherland for succor
SAYS HE'S "UGLIEST MAN"
NEWARK, N.J.
(75)
Joe Jarilla, 24, former high school football star, claims to be original "bogey man"
Exclusive Pictures
TRAVELING TONSORIAL ARTIST NEW ORIENT FAD
WANG(Illegible text), CHINA
(87)
Barber, ruined by war, goes "on road" with his portable shop
Exclusive Pictures
1. Not forgetting his "windjammers"
HOW GOOD IS YOUR NEWS MEMORY?
NEW JERSEY
(66)
What famous transatlantic flyer came near death when his plane crashed in 1927?
1. Answer -- Commander Byrd, in his trial flight at Hasbrouck Heights
STOUT GERMANS TAKE UP MECHANICAL MASSAGE
BERLIN, GERMANY
(68)
New reducing devices tried as big waistlines lose popularity
1. The machines don't skip anything
TOYLAND MONSTERS INVADE CITY STREETS
NEW YORK CITY
(124)
Giants from Santa Claus' realm delight thousands of kiddies
1. They fly back to Fairyland
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-11-30, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Navy ships, Weapons testing, 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 95, November 27, 1929
in Universal Newsreels, Release 95 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 10 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about border crossings, illegal drugs, and drug trafficking.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 95 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1929, originally published 1929), 10 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about border crossings, illegal drugs, and drug trafficking.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 95 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1929 NUMBER 95
GORGEOUS FLOATS MARK "REVOLUTION DAY" REVIEW
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
(106)
President Portes Gil honors heroes who helped put down last uprising
1. Decorating the widow of a general
2. The parade -- the marchers with floats are from the athlet...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about border crossings, illegal drugs, and drug trafficking.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL NUMBER 95 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1929 NUMBER 95
GORGEOUS FLOATS MARK "REVOLUTION DAY" REVIEW
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
(106)
President Portes Gil honors heroes who helped put down last uprising
1. Decorating the widow of a general
2. The parade -- the marchers with floats are from the athletic divisions of the Army
SANTA CLAUS HERE WITH HIS XMAS PACK
NEW YORK CITY
(101)
Big department stores display wonderful array of Yuletide toys
1. Doggies that never, never bite
2. Mechanical marvels
3. St. Nick greets a lot of good little girls and boys
FOIL SMUGGLERS AND GET $25,000 IN "DOPE"
BLAINE, WASH.
(87)
U.S. Customs men on Canadian border find old "flivver" filled with drugs
1. And what they don't do to "Lizzie"
BUILD BIGGEST BONFIRE ON EVE OF GRID CLASH
PALO ALTO, CAL.
(78)
Stanford "U" freshmen erect huge pile as defi to California rivals
1. Somebody's screen door is taken for a ride
2. Up she goes
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE NEWS PICTURES?
LONDON, ENGLAND
(118)
First -- take a good look at this Englishman's clock and see if you can detect an error
Exclusive Pictures
1. Answer -- There are two "elevens," but no "nine"
2. Tommy Atkins is striking an incorrect posture outside the Royal Exchange -- What is it?
3. No good soldier covers a rifle muzzle with his hands
4. The Duke of Wellington is all wrong -- Why?
5. He hasn't any stirrups or spurs, and the reins look like a rope
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
PARIS, FRANCE
(35)
Georges Clemenceau dies -- "Tiger of France" succumbs to illness after valiant fight
SHIP WHOLE RAILROAD
ESSINGTON, PA.
(52)
Seventeen locomotives and thirty cars are loaded on steamship for South America
PAIR LEAP AFTER 'PLANE WEDDING
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N.Y.
(96)
Marjorie Klinger and Donald Babcock make parachute jumps after midair marriage
MONKEY ON TIGHTROPE RIVALS CIRCUS STARS
CULVER CITY, CAL.
(95)
"Lady" Chimpanzee does her daily dozen on aerial walk
1. Her name is Mary and she's a coolheaded girl
2. Blindfolded
3. But the slack wire's not so easy
20,000 DRILL IN HONOR OF JAPAN'S "EMPIRE BUILDER"
TOKIO
(95)
School children fill stadium in memory of late Emperor Meiji
1. High school girls
2. The whole company joins in one vast display
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"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1929-11-27, 1929
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Crossing borders, Drug trafficking, Illegal drugs, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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