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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1905
Page
15
A strained Tokyo air followed an earthquake symbolizing peace with quiet streets and wary crowds. The Harriman incident sparked anti foreign sentiment, but mobs targeted officials rather than foreigners, while authorities struggled to contain unrest and preserve order amid race tensions and political anger.
Rioting followed a planned protest with horse play as troops replaced police. The police prestige collapsed across Tokyo Osaka and Kobe, with widespread indignation at the peace terms and calls for ministry resignation. Public expectations had risen on imagined indemnities and territorial gains, suddenly dashed by concessions at negotiations.
Special correspondence from Amsterdam reports a bronzed Englishman and a dwarf servant settling on Bouton Island in Celebes. They built a colorful log house with a shield bearing the master’s portrait, sparking superstitions that he is a new god named Amol. The man proclaims himself a great English novelist and laments publishing suppression.
A Boston reporter meets Lord Brassey in Red Bank New Jersey and asks about fear on American roads. He notes U S railways kill many but carry many people and mules, comparing safety to Scotland France. A joke about Dr Norman Macleod and an insurance ticket ends with a quip on corpse robbery.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports a memorial tablet will be placed in the dungeon of the Chateau d Eu in Orleans where Jeanne d Arc is said to have been imprisoned during her journey from Crotoy to Rouen in December 1490. Le Comte Gaston d Eu, nephew of Emperor Pedro of Brazil, now owns the chateau after purchasing it from his cousin, the Duke of Orleans.
House and Herrmann at Seventh and I Streets draws crowds with a new season of goods. The store showcases oak, mahogany, and weathered oak furniture, rich parlor pieces, bedroom sets, and extensive lace curtains, china, carpets, and floor coverings. Prices are consistently low and uniform for all customers.
An old newspaper ad proclaims a “gigantic conspiracy” by Coughs Golda kon against readers and urges using Dr King’s New Discovery. The offer promises relief for coughs with a $1.00 price and directs readers to buy at all druggists.
Adath Israel Congregation adopts plans for a French Renaissance temple at Sixth and I streets NW with Louis Levi of Baltimore selected to supervise. The 1000-seat building, costing about 60000 dollars, aims for occupation by next August and will feature four corner exits, a terraced street facade, and a basement with classrooms and a large social room.
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