Tokyo Arc From Wartime Report On Imperial Palace And City
The piece describes Tokyo around the Imperial Palace as a center of power with no tall buildings nearby, notes wartime air raids by American forces, and comments on Tokyo’s geography, earthquakes, climate, and social structure. It mentions rebuilding costs and the appeal of fireman as a profession amid ongoing hazards and limited central authority.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Yedo
Hirohito
Saipan
England
Royal
Japan
Tokyo Fire, Firebug, and Perry Open Door Recalled
The piece recalls Tokyo under siege, noting fire as the era’s deadliest threat with vast casualties in 1923. It details Tokyo’s population density, postquake rebuilding, and the make up of its industrial labor force. It highlights Ginza as the city’s Broadway and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel. It ends with Perry’s 19th century visit opening Japan to foreign trade.
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Tokyo
Greater
Ginza
Imperial Hotel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Matthew Perry
U. S. Navy
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Herb Mitgang
Sword swallower in the Army stars in Tommie Thompson tale
In Vicksburg born Clarence Thompson who soil swallower Tommie Thompson recounts a life moving from knife throwing as a boy to sword swallowing in Ringling shows and Army service. He now entertains the 21st Special Service Company in Italy while planning a postwar carnival career. He swallows 21 inch swords, eats glass as a hobby, and jokes about digestion of C rations.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Clarence Thompson
Clarence
Tommie Thompson
Tommie Thomp
Barker
Ringling Brothers
Bailey’ Brothers
Sells Floto
John Hix
International Congress of Oddities
Pfc
Tommie” Thompson
Italy
Special Service Company
Tommie
Thompson
Ft. Leonard Wood
1St Armored
II Corps
5Th Army
Lois Long
Ripley
Tommy
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20Th Air Force
the Sunday Stars and Stripes
Sons of Heaven
Foxhole
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