Japanese Calendar Eras and Historic Milestones
The article explains Japan uses multiple dating systems including Western years and era counts tied to emperors. It notes 1938 as common year while era years vary, cites Commodore Perry’s 1852 arrival and the 1853 Ansei era earthquake, and mentions Emperor Meiji ending constant era changes in 1868.
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Commodore Perry
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Perry
Meizi
King’s reign named with year span fitting constraint
Historical note presents a single year name marking the start and end of a ruler's reign, framing the period with concise dating. It captures the era's boundaries using one designated title and the corresponding years, avoiding extraneous details.
Railway seeks permission to build water intake near Joliet
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company seeks approval to construct a reinforced concrete water intake on the left bank about a fifth of a mile north of Joliet city limits. The intake would sit about 10 feet landward of shore and extend 8 feet into the river, relocating from the current intake roughly 100 feet downstream to protect intake pipes from river traffic.
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Joliet
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Illinois oil output rises in May 1939 to hit new total
May production reached 6 573 000 barrels and the five month total stood at 26 247 000 barrels, with 319 wells completed and 261 active. Over 400 drilling operations were under way as 34 sites were chosen, while Illinois supplied 34.4 percent of tide oil used in refiners across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and western Ohio.
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No Danger Teacher Jimmy Diphtheria Exchange
A schoolroom exchange worries about diphtheria as Jimmy insists his mother has it but his stepmother, not his mother, supposedly never gives him anything. The question is whether he should stay home to avoid infecting classmates.
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