Desolate Tokugawa Mausoleum Bared to Time in Tokyo
A cold wind sweeps through Toeizan, the first Tokugawa mausoleum in Tokyo, now decaying behind crumbling walls. Visitors recall the 229th anniversary of the Gosenza rite as relics fade, guides charge a fee, and the once grand shrine reveals its rot amid Useno rail yards and factory smoke.
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Tokio
Commodore Perry
United States Navy
Evena Park
Edgar Allen Poe
United Press
Genroku
Daiyuinden
Shoichii Taishokoxuko
Iyemitsu
Useno Tokio
Bananas Declared Staple by United Fruit Chief
Victor F. Cutter president of United Fruit Co. says bananas are becoming a household necessity. He spoke after visiting New Orleans holdings before trips to Cuba Honduras and other tropics where the company owns sugar and banana plantations. The firm foresees record banana volume in 1928 and expands plantations and shipping to meet demand.
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Victor F. Cutter
United Fruit Comtanor
Cutter
Cuba
Honduras
Tropics
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Carter
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United Front
Ehistore
Smallpox Epidemic Strikes Aden Region Killing Hundreds
A smallpox outbreak in the Aden area claimed 251 lives last week, with authorities imposing fasting periods proclaimed by the Aden rabbinate amid the crisis. The event highlights a deadly epidemic impacting the ye menes region and surrounding towns.
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Aden
Yemene
Sark Tax Law Demands Grain Payments in Elizabethan Era
Islanders of Sark must pay taxes in wheat or grain rather than cash under a historical statute from the days of Queen Elizabeth. The rule reflects an old agricultural economy on the island.
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Sark
England
Elizabeth
Large bones found near Tapetila Mexico suggest ancient site
Report says large human bones were unearthed near Tapetila Mexico indicating an ancient settlement or civilization dating back many years. Discovery hints at precolonial activity in the region and may prompt further archaeological work.
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Tapetila
Mexico
Pineapple fibers drive new materials from wild plant
Scientists explore turning wild pineapple into useful products while natives have long used its natural fibers for fishing nets and lines.
Air Travel Method Claims Crime Cure Cost
Figures show a proposed crime reduction method by air travel at one mile costs 51.28 cents. The plan outlines using travel to deter thrums and cites ongoing X-ray testing as part of the experiment.
Maine Advertises to Boom Industry in Statewide Survey
Augusta Me August The Maine Survey a major project of the Maine Development Commission will use funds to survey the states industrial landscape and guide advertising campaigns Communities will be targeted with newspaper ads as the commission expands state publicity The Associated Industries of Maine backs the plan in a letter from Judge Benjamin F Cleaves Portland executive secretary
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Maine Development Commissies
Commission
Associated Industries of Maine
Benjamin F. Cleaves
Portland
Maine Developmente Commission
City and Town Adverts Reveal Campaign Alphabetical Order
The Development Commission plans this year to publish newspaper and magazine advertising listing cities and towns that contribute to the Cities and Jones campaign in alphabetical order.
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Cities and Jones
Te Development Commission
Alberta Exports Rise Amid Higher 1927 Trade Totals
Alberta exports to the United States reached 9.18 million dollars in 1927 with Calgary district shipments contributing heavily. The total export value rose by about 4.7 million dollars or LT percent from 1926, with cattle and hogs remaining prominent in the report.
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U. B
Calgary
C.C. Bear
United States
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