The 01-April-1916 Motography featured "News of the Week as Shown in Films," with items from current newsreels.
"The 'boys' at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, near Chicago, awaiting the order to entrain to Mexico. Selig-Tribune." These soldiers may have joined the punitive expedition against Pancho Villa. Fort Sheridan closed in 1993.
"Looks like spring! Larry Doyle, 'king of second baseman' of New York Giants, at early practice. Mutual Weekly." New York Giant Laughing Larry Doyle won the batting title in 1915.
"A thousand dollars for a dress design. J. A. Pugh presenting prize to (M)arguerite Johnson, after the Chicago dress-making contest. Universal Weekly." Commodore James Pugh put up a $1000 reward for the best American-designed gown.
"Hattie is a dainty girl, but she enjoys playing 'horse' in the snow with the keepers of Central Park, New York. Pathe News." It looks as if Hattie is pulling a snow plow.
"This picture, from the Pathe Weekly, gives an idea of how Villa and his men put the '___l' in Columbus, New Mex." On 09-March-1916, Pancho Villa attached the town of Columbus, New Mexico:
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"This is said to be a good sample of the troops Villa has gathered about him. Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial."
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