Indianapolis, Ind: After being notified of his nomination for the vice-presidency on the Democratic ticket by Judge Alton B. Parker, Governor Thomas R. Marshall reads his speech of acceptance. Bizerte, Tunis: The bey, returning from his visit to Paris, takes the train for the city of Tunis. Asbury Park, N.J: Governor Woodrow Wilson attends the Annual Baby Parade. Toulon, France: The French navy puts into commission the Kangaroo, a boat for transporting submarines. Chicago, Ill: Sixty people are left homeless as a result of a $500,000 fire which completely destroys a grain elevator and twenty houses. Port Baltic, Russia: The German Kaiser and the Czar Nicholas meet and exchange courtesies. Newton, Mass: The invading Red Array crushes the Blue defenders in the war game by capturing Taunton Hill in a charge while the Blue's fire is being drawn in another direction. Utica, N.Y: Vice-president James Schoolcraft Sherman accepts his renomination and, against the advice of his physicians, makes a vigorous speech.
—Moving Picture World synopsis