The 25-September-1915 Motography featured "News of the Week as Shown in Films," with items from current newsreels.
"Japanese training naval ship anchors in San Francisco Harbor. Copyright 1915, by Mutual Weekly." Taisei Maru was a government training vessel which visited San Francisco for about a week in early September.
"Demonstration of tractor plow at Bloomington, Ill. Copyright 1915 by Pathe News." I couldn't find anything about this, but several people were working on powered tractors.
"Arabic's survivors reach New York on the liner St. Paul. Copyright 1915 Hearst-Selig News Pictorial." On 19-August-1915 German submarine U-24 sank White Star liner Arabic. 44 passengers and crew, including 3 Americans, were killed. American protests led Germany to promise to stop unlimited submarine warfare:
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"Big attendance at Elks and Shriners ball game, Buffalo, N. Y. Copyright 1915 by Pathe News." I assume the two fraternal organizations were playing a ball game for charity. The man with the "Peace" sign may be imitating former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan.
"Alligator farm near Los Angeles, Cal. Copyright 1915 Hearst-Selig News Pictorial." Who knows?
"Prisoners of Ossining Prison welcome their warden. Copyright 1915 by Universal Animated Weekly." Thomas Mott Osborne, a reformer, was warden of Sing Sing in 1915.
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