The 18-December-1915 Motography featured "News of the Week as Shown in Films," with items from current newsreels.
"Seeking pearls in slime of White River, Arkansas. Copyright, 1915, Hearst-Selig News Pictorial." People harvested pearls from freshwater mussels. Production reached its peak in the 1920s.
"Results of the terrific tornado at Great Bend, Kansas. Copyright 1915 by Universal Animated Weekly." Great Bend, Kansas was hit by a huge tornado on 10-November-1915.
"Immense shell used on U. S. Warship. Copyright 1915 by Universal Animated Weekly." I think the Navy's biggest guns were 14-inch/50 caliber guns on the New Mexico class.
"Immense casting for world's largest telescope hauled to Carnegie Observatory, Mount Wilson, Calif. Copyright 1915 by Pathe News." I assume this is part of the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory, which had the largest aperture of any telescope.
"Ships ply at last on the Buffalo-Troy Canal after sixteen year's work and immense expenditure. Copyright 1915 by Pathe News." I guess this could be part of the New York State Barge Canal.
"Earl Cooper wins Exposition auto race. Copyrighted, 1915, Hearst-Selig News Pictorial." On 26-November-1915, Earl Cooper won a 100-mile dirt track race at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Barney Oldfield got passed in the 98th lap and finished second.
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