Word: seoul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Seoul, Korea, Sprinter Eldracher of Germany raced 100 metres in 10 3/10 sec. against a runner from Japan-a world's record if it is allowed. Before the afternoon was over narrow-hipped Miss Kinuye Hitomi covered the same distance in 12 sec.-a world's record for ladies. Young John Straley of Paulding, Ohio, said to Umpire Clyde Crone what many sandlot players often long to say to umpires. With a quick fist Umpire Crone did what umpires often long to do to fresh players. Straley fell awkwardly, did not get up. Policemen escorted Crone from...
...caused that statesman abruptly to change his mind as follows: He had instructed John Van Antwerp MacMurray, U. S. Minister at Peking, to hasten to Washington, hoping to delay action in the China crisis while he was in transit. Mr. MacMurray had duly set sail but when he reached Seoul, Korea last week, he was ordered back to Peking, went...
...itinerary will be as follows: Landing in Yokohama, the party will visit in Japan, Tokio, Niko, Kyoto, Kobi, and Nagasaki. Fujyama will be climbed. Thence the expedition will proceed to Korea, where Chemulpo and Seoul will be the points of greatest interest. Wild boar and tiger hunting will be engaged in here...
...seven Capitals we own our Embassies: London, Paris, Constantinople, Havana, Mexico City, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro. In eight capitals, we now own our Legations* ? Prague, Christiania, Tangier, Bangkok (Siam), Peking, Panama, San Jose (Costa Rica), San Salvador. We own our Consulates at Shanghai, Amoy (Southern China), Seoul (Korea), Tahiti...
Herbert Welch to Seoul, Korea. . Lauress J. Birney to Shanghai. Fred B. Fisher to Calcutta. John W. Robinson to Delhi. Edgar Blake to Paris. John L. Neulsen to Zurich. William F. Oldham to Buenos Aires. Ernest G. Richardson to Atlanta. Charles L. Mead to Denver. Frederic D. Leete to Indianapolis. Robert E. Jones to New Orleans. Luther B. Wilson to New York. Joseph F. Berry to Philadelphia. Francis J. McConnell to Pittsburgh. William O. Shephard to Portland, Ore. William F. McDowell to Washington...