Word: yokohama
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...second day of the flood? worst in eight years?all traffic was suspended. There were no trains to Kobe or Yokohama. Uncountable thousands were homeless. Deaths were reported. Reservists were called out to guard the bridges. It rained...
...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...
...Japanese naval tanker Hyatoma has these several years carried oil from California to Yokohama. She trailed the U. S. fleet from San Pedro to San Francisco. She put out from San Francisco on the day the fleet sailed, was several times sighted on the flank of the battleship division commanded by Admiral Pratt, entered Honolulu as the battle began, docked at Pier 7 near Admiral Coontz's umpire flagship. On several occasions, her officers paid their respects to the U. S. commanders. She went cheerfully on to the sunrise...
...same spirit which our business men evince in fostering services is shown by Japanese Rotarians, who are among the finest citizens of their land. Practically all of them speak English; therefore anyone attending a session of Rotary in Tokyo, Yokohama, or Osaka can close his eyes and easily imagine himself at home...
...result was that the aforesaid freeborn American citizens sneezed a complaint to the U. S. Consul at Yokohama. Later, the Japanese Director of Customs apologized to the Consul for the discourteous treatment accorded to the Americans by the customs officer and stated that he would remove him from his post...