500,000 Line Streets at Stresemann Funeral (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1929)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 500,000 LINE STREETS AT STRESEMANN FUNERAL: BERLIN, GERMANY - President Hindenburg, at 82, walks three miles, heading procession from Reichstag to cemetery. Ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps. The cortege pauses for two minutes outside Dr. Stresemann’s room in the Foreign Office. Students from Leipzig University which the dead statesman attended. It is the first state funeral conducted without military pomp. 2. WHO’S WHO IN TO-DAY’S NEWS: NEW YORK CITY - Gen. Dawes, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, and Mrs. Dawes, come home for a visit. The General on his way to Chicago to attend a meeting of the Exposition Committee. 3. NEW MANAGER FOR YANKS: NEW YORK CITY - Bob Shawkey is picked by Col. Ruppert to succeed the late Miller Huggins. He was formerly a Yankee coach. 4. PARIS TRIES TO PUT OUR GIRLS INTO “LONGIES”: NEW YORK CITY - American fashion experts display knee-hiding skirts and trailing ensembles. Which do you like best? Fish net for evening wear. A Claire frock of white panne velvet and coat. Red Crepe. A treatment in velvet. For the sun-tan girl. Spider appliqué over peach net. 5. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mexicans hold Columbus Day Celebration with elaborate ceremonies. Policemen and firemen are among the marchers in a big parade. 6. TEST MODEL SEADROME: CAMBRIDGE, MD - Miniature of floating platform for cross-ocean flyers is given trial. It is planned to anchor a number of them at intervals in the Atlantic. They are designed to provide steady landing stages even in rough seas. 7. A PAGE FROM THE GAY ’90’s: RHINELAND, GERMANY - German family recalls “good old days” with a joy ride on the highway. “Aw, get a horse!” 8. CELEBRATE HARVEST WITH FREE GRAPES AND WINE: MARINO, ITALY - Thousands of Italians join in annual festival that marks bumper crop. The fountain in the public square gushes forth “joy water.” No place for Mr. Volstead. 9. TRY OUT NEW MASKS FOR HALLOWE’EN FROLIC: PHILADELPHIA, PA - (Exclusive Pictures) Well known Quaker City residents prepare to celebrate night of witchery. Keeper McCrossan, of the Zoo, picks one out. They decide to wear the “masks” that nature gave them. 10. SMOKE SCREEN BLANKETS AIRPLANE-CARRIER IN NAVY DAY “BATTLE”: OFF SAN DIEGO, CA - Destroyers and flyers hide huge “Saratoga” in spectacular maneuvers. Planes plunge through the protecting smoke mantle to seek the enemy. On the return the machines are brought to a quick stop by a novel braking device. Remember Navy Day! (LOCAL - BUFFALO) CITY’S SWEETEST DAY MAKES ORPHANS HAPPY. (LOCAL - CANADA) PRINCESS ERIK HERE. (LOCAL - CLEVELAND) SHOW MOVIES IN MIDAIR FOR FIRST TIME.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library