Long Branch, N.J: In the annual pageant of the Children's Midsummer Festival, beautiful babies, beautifully costumed, vie with each other for the prizes, which the committee finds difficulty in awarding. Stockholm, Sweden: Jean Bouin, ...See moreLong Branch, N.J: In the annual pageant of the Children's Midsummer Festival, beautiful babies, beautifully costumed, vie with each other for the prizes, which the committee finds difficulty in awarding. Stockholm, Sweden: Jean Bouin, French champion long distance runner, running against time, covers 11 miles, 1,648 yards, in one hour, breaking world's record. New York, N.Y: The victorious American tennis team, which succeeded in lifting the Davis Cup, returns on the steamer "France." Marion, Ind: The imperial Order of Wize Gazams, a fraternal adjunct o£ the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association, presents its spectacular drill at the 37th annual convention of the Association. Boston, Mass: The old steamer "Connecticut," of the Norwich line, is destroyed by fire off Governor's Island in Boston harbor. Villacoublay, France: Brindejonc des Moulinais, in his 80 H.P. seven-cylinder aeroplane, completes a voyage of 3,100 miles, which included a call at the capitals of seven different countries. Brooklyn, N.Y: The baseball team composed entirely of Chinese from the University of Hawaii, ends its tour of the United States with a defeat by the Ridgewood team of this city, score, 3 to 2. Ghent, Belgium: The king, accompanied by his two sons, is welcomed to this city, whither he comes for the official opening of Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. Comic Section: Noah Webster, the well-known author of the dictionary, in his palmiest days, had nothing on our friend Jeff. Drawn by Bud Fisher. Written by
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