Nogi and his wife take death in Tokios night prelude to empires funeral
General Nogi and Countess committed suicide after attending the Matsuhito funeral in Tokyo Akasaka. The couple drank sake and, at a signal from the funeral procession, opened with a short sword and a dagger, dying beside the throne’s last rites. The tragedy shocked observers including Prince Arthur of Connaught as Japan prepared for the Emperor Yoshihito's final journey.
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Tokio
Nogi
Matsuhito
Aoyama
Akasaka
Yoshihito
Port Arthur
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Great Britain
Prince Arthur
Kamakura
Stoessel
Mutsuhito
Japan
Nogi Death Sparks Grief Across Japanese Community in Boston
Shigejiro Yamanaka of Yamanaka & Co. in Boston describes the sorrow in Japan after Count Nogi and his wife died by self-inflicted action. He praises Nogi as a loyal follower of the Emperor, notes the shock and trains of Shinto belief, and recalls reforms at Tokyo College and Nogi’s role as a symbol of discipline and modernization.
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Shigejiro Yamanaka
Yamanaka & Co
Boylston Street
Count Nogi
Nogi
Port Arthur
Mikado
Samurai Hari Kari Custom Survives In Modern Japan
An ancient Samarai ritual of hari kari is described with its role in Japanese military tradition. The article recounts Admiral Togo summoning officers aboard his flagship before a decisive battle, testing their resolve by a ritual inspection and the display of a dagger, to ensure they accept death rather than defeat.
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Japan
Togo
Rojestvensky
Yalu Bay
Nippon
Funeral Train of Emperor Matsuhito Departs Tokyo Route
Aoyama reports the funeral train bearing Emperor Matsuhito’s body left at 2 AM for Monoyama. The Japanese fleet in Tokio Bay saluted as the train passed. The route to Yokohama was fully electrically lit and warships fired salutes near Yokohama station to an enormous crowd gathered to honor the dead monarch.
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Aoyama
Matsuhito
Monoyama
Tokio Bay
Yokohama
Military Attache Recalls Nogi After His Death
Judge Advocate General Enoch Crowder, one of the few American officers who met General Nogi during the Russo Japanese War, expresses surprise at Nogi's self destruction and notes Nogi's strong samurai spirit and self control. Crowder recalls Nogi’s Port Arthur assignment and contrasts with later visits of other Japanese leaders.
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Enoch Crowder
Nogi
Ad- Bob Crowden
Port Arthur
Crowder
Emperor Yoshihito grants charity amnesty edict details kept
Emperor Yoshihito issued an amnesty edict with details left to officials and donated 500000 dollars to charity, one fifth to Korean institutions. Mr Knox and party visit Nikko to see temples then return to Tokyo. Prince Arthur of Connaught and Count Noji travel to Kamakura to invest Yoshihito with the Order of the Garter.
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Prince Arthur of
Model Soldier Nogi Remembered for Loyalty and Losses
A Review of Reviews writer hails General Nogi as a model soldier noted for bravery simplicity and discipline. He governed Formosa facing guerrilla tribes and later lost both sons in battle. The piece portrays him as a product of the late 19th century with a stark plainness and enduring ethics.
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Japan
Review of Reviews
Nogi
Togo
Nishi
Yamamoto
Kagoshima
Yuji Sadamoto
House of Peers
Shoten
Hoten
Military Academy
Leutenant
Nog
Tribute to Emperor Matsuhito in New York memorial service
In Carnegie Lyceum a joint Japanese society and American boards of foreign missions hold memorial services for Emperor Matsuhito. Bishop Harris presides as Lindsay Russell reads Taft’s letter of regret and praise for the late ruler’s constructive mind and impact.
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New York
Japan
Japanese Society
American Boards of Foreign Missions
Carnegie Lyceum
Bishop Harris
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Henry Clews
Lindsay Russell
Japan Society
Taft
Matsuhito
Coxswain First to Take Advantage of New Law
Anthony Waida, a coxswain on the prison ship Southern at Portsmouth New Hampshire, became the first bluejacket to extend his enlistment under the new law extending service. He extended his term by one year starting today. The Navy Department hopes the law will keep more veteran sailors in the service.
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Washington
Navy Department
Anthony Waida
Southern
Portsmouth
N. H
McCullough Protests Vandalized Transparency Hauler
Representative Leo F. McCullough of Ward 13 Booth Boston condemns vandals who damaged a transparency he hauls nightly, a campaign aid for his renomination bid.
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Leo F. McCullough
Booth Boston
Transparency damage to big barrel wagon at Hughes stable
On Bowen street Thursday night a intruder slashed the wagon’s cloth transparency in Frank H. Hughes’ stable. McCullough offers ten dollars to anyone who exposes the culprit.
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Frank H. Hughes
Bowen Street
McCullough
Carmen Union Members to Wear Lapel Buttons
Motormen conductors gatemen and guards of the Boston Elevated system will wear union buttons on their lapels for the first time today. The buttons were distributed yesterday to all but a few members, with completion expected by dusk.
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Boston
Boston Street
Carmen’s Union
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