1914 - Alsace-Lorraine Governor; Bus Accident; Smolensk Monument; Saxon King; Early Aviation; Indianapolis 500; Paris Fashions; Paris Streets Collapse

1914 - Alsace-Lorraine Governor; Bus Accident; Smolensk Monument; Saxon King; Early Aviation; Indianapolis 500; Paris Fashions; Paris Streets Collapse Russian Main Title. 03:34:47 Russian Inter-title: Weissenburg - Alsace - Governor General Dallwitz visits a folk festival. (?) 03:34:55 Dallwitz w/ bouquet & women in national costumes. 03:35:02 Horse drawn floats thru street lined w/ people celebrating. 03:35:14 Russian Inter-title: Berlin - Bus nearly falls into River Spree from the embankment. (?) 03:35:22 People looking at bus thru railing above river; CU front end into railing. View of bus from across river w/ crowd lining river bank. 03:35:36 Russian Inter-title: Smolensk - Opening of monument to the veterans of 2nd Sophisky (sp?) Regiment. 03:35:46 Summer crowd watching sheet over monument, pulled loose. CU of base w/ plaques. Tilt up. 03:36:15 LS of field w/ soldiers drilling / reviewed w/ rifles. 03:36:32 Russian inter-title: Tsarskoye Selo - Parade for visiting Saxon King. 03:36:34 Troops in formal dress reviewed on railroad station platform by ??. Troops riding on parade ground. 03:37:31 Russian Inter-title: Juvisy, France - Famous aviators competing for mutual benefit. (?) 03:37:37 Planes takes off, circle, several in air, landing.- early flight 03:38:06 Russian Inter-title: USA Indianapolis - Frenchman Rene Thomas breaks speed record 133km. 03:38:15 Cars making dust around banked track, spectators in middle. GOOD. 03:38:46 Men shaking hands in front of race car. 03:38:50 Russian Inter-title: Paris Fashions. 03:38:52 Three models walk in park - day wear - feathered hats & parasols; by lake. Posing. GOOD. 03:39:32 Russian Inter-title: Paris - Aftermath of terrible thunderstorm. 03:39:38 Men shoveling rocks covering railroad tracks; firemen operating large pumps in city street cleaning up. View of collapsed street & automobile at bottom of deep excavation; wagon partially thru street. The End. Pre-WW1; Pre-WW1; Celebration; Dedication; Sport - automobile motor racing; Royalty; Airplanes; Fourth / 4th Indianapolis 500 race; Clothes Styles; Clothing; Disasters; City Infrastructure Collapsing; 1910s; European Daily Life; NOTE1: Dallwitz made Viceroy / Governor of Alsace-Lorraine 01May14, previously Minister of Interior. NOTE2: 15Jun14 Rainstorm killed ca 20 in Paris. Largest collapse was 500 square feet at Rue de Boetie & Faubourg St. Honore. Gas mains broke & exploded; streets collapsed into sewers, etc.