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An army "train" can also refer to a convey of trucks, cars, or wagons (as in this ca. 1910-1915 photograph of an Austrian army commissary train), as well as a steam-engine train. I was not able to find a specific reference to trains being halted in…

Although I could not find a reference to a similar story, this sounds like a reference to individuals drinking unusual substances for their alcohol content during the U.S. Prohibition Era. See another newsreel item for more on Prohibition.Related…

Refers to the dangers of perceived "radical" political or labor activity in this era, especially during the First Red Scare of 1919-1920 (see a related newsreel item). The media here is from the 1912 Lawrence, MA Textile Strike, which was led by the…