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Taft, Dangerously Ill, Collapses as He Returns Home · Washington, D.C.
Back from Asheville, NC, where he went for his health, he is carried from his chair into his home.
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“Mantelpiece” Coach Models Are Latest Society Fad · New York City
Social leaders are now replacing ship model ornaments with replicas of famous coaches.
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Modern Germany Holds First Huge Diplomatic Ball · Berlin, Germany
The cream of society, government officials, diplomats and leaders in the arts and sciences attend spectacular ball of the German press.
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Hair-Raising Stunt Exposed by Trick Cameraman’s Art · Venice, CA
Photographer startles spectators by making bathing girls’ hair stand on end, but it’s just a clever stunt.
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Liverpool, England
Girl tries out new “airplane roadster” — Tiny machine is foreign sensation.
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New York City
Jim Travers, European giant, 8½ feet tall, here for circus tour.
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Crack Army Flyers Land Blimp in City to Honor Lincoln · Washington, D.C.
Airship battles high winds and narrowly escapes destruction from tall trees before Captain William J.
Taft, Dangerously Ill, Collapses as He Returns Home (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1930)
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The original release sheet reads: 1. PIRATES “CAPTURE” SOUTHERN CITY AT ANNUAL FESTIVAL: TAMPA, FL - Swashbuckling buccaneers, under “King Jose Gasparilla,” sail up to city in Spanish galleon and take it by storm, then parade through streets in gorgeous floats to celebrate carnival. 2. TAFT, DANGEROUSLY ILL, COLLAPSES AS HE RETURNS HOME: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Back from Asheville, NC, where he went for his health, he is carried from his chair into his home. 3. “MANTELPIECE” COACH MODELS ARE LATEST SOCIETY FAD: NEW YORK CITY - Social leaders are now replacing ship model ornaments with replicas of famous coaches. Those used by Washington and Napoleon are especially popular. 4. MODERN GERMANY HOLDS FIRST HUGE DIPLOMATIC BALL: BERLIN, GERMANY - The cream of society, government officials, diplomats and leaders in the arts and sciences attend spectacular ball of the German press. 5. HAIR-RAISING STUNT EXPOSED BY TRICK CAMERAMAN’S ART: VENICE, CA - Photographer startles spectators by making bathing girls’ hair stand on end, but it’s just a clever stunt. Can you guess how it is done? NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 6. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Girl tries out new “airplane roadster” — Tiny machine is foreign sensation. 7. NEW YORK CITY - Jim Travers, European giant, 8½ feet tall, here for circus tour. 8. NAPLES, ITALY - Daring scientists brave deadly gases to explore crater of Vesuvius. 9. JAPS “FEED GODS” IN WEIRD FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE CROPS: OYAMA, JAPAN - Happy at bumper crops, they place a share at the feet of their deities and honor them with strange rites and mystic dances. 10. FIGHTS AND BITES MARK FIRST JUNIOR MUTT DERBY: BIG PINE, CA - Dogs and “kids” have a long trek over the snow in sled race while the animals take time out for a hair-pulling match. 11. CRACK ARMY FLYERS LAND BLIMP IN CITY TO HONOR LINCOLN: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Airship battles high winds and narrowly escapes destruction from tall trees before Captain William J. Flood, chief in command, is able to bring it to earth to place a wreath at foot of monument.
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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection
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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library