1925-10-14 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1925.

Man Changes the Course of a River.

Most Perfect Baby in France.

· Diamond Dick

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At the age of oleven ninths, Simono Andree Dumont wis declared the most porfvet-baby'

in all France, at the national baby contest in Paris.

The igenuity of man and 1,700 pounds of dynamite changed the course of the Schuylkill Rivor at Port Clinton, Pa. A U-shaped curvo in the river" hindered the development of speady rail service, there being roomy for only one set of rails round the curve, Tlio,new railroad tracks will be laid on the old river bed,"

Fire Renders 1,200 Homeless.

Couldn't Saw Its Way Out.

Nearly 1.200 persons were made homeless by a fireat Shreveport, I., which destroyed 200 dwellings and caused a property loss estimated from $750,000 to £1,000,000. The " flames burned away a strip of the residential section 2,000 feet long and 1,000, feet wide. Six persons were injured fighting the fire. Here is one part of the devastated section.

Twenty-five

years ago Diamond Dick," famous character of the west whon

It really was wild, and friend of "Buffalo Bill" "Cody, dis- appeared from a Wild West show. Since then he lis livad "incognito" at Norfolk, Neb., us Dr. Richard J. Tanner, which is his real name. His identity was re- vealed in a frontier celebra- tion the other day. Above is the "Diamond Dick" of years ago, and the Dr. Tannor of .to-day.

Arrested:

This monster sawfish, weighing 2,000 pounds, came at last to the ignominious fate of being captured by the simple equipment of a gardon hoe and a rake. It put up a fierco battle for three hours, but finally was made fast by a rope round the tail. It had ventured too neare in shore at Miami, Fla.

"Baby Bootlegger

"

Comes in First.

Shenandoah

Commander Buried in Arlington.

Mage

John A. Bell, president of the defunct. Carnegie, Trust Co., of Carnegie, Pa., and for yours a power in Re- publican politics in Pennsyl vania, is inderarrest charged with embezzling $800,643 of tho bank's funds,

This shows the scene at the annual Gold Cup races on Manhasret Bay, Port Wa- shington, Long Island, as the "Baby Bootlegger" led all the other motor boats home for "its socond successive win in this event. Inset shows Caleb S. Bragg, owner and driver of tho victorious "Baby Bootlegger."

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Commander Zachary Lansdowne, pilot of the U. S. dirigible Shenandoah, and three of

his officers who died with him when the giant airship crashed to earth, are buried at Arlington Cemetery. The top photo shows the coffin bearing the body of

of Commandor Lansdowne entering Arlington Cemetery. The bottom picture shows Rev R. S. Nichols, motor of Christ Episcopal Church of Toms River, NJ reading the funeral services before

Ma Commandera Lonik Hancock, La

Neighbours from milos Around came to help Mrs. Susan Norman, of Marlon, DIE colabrata hor 102nd births

New Zoo Playmates.

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