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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1910
Page
5
A long, garbled Honolulu style column discusses trust, governance, and local politics. It critiques a secret conclave and calls out corruption in the legislature, warns of a mayoral race, notes manslaughter verdicts for careless chauffeurs, and comments on sugar prices and public figures including Uncle Joe Roosevelt.
Correspondent Monk reports from Washington that members of Congress in touch with the progress of prohibition legislation expect a joint resolution calling for a vote of the people on prohibition to pass. Committee chairman Hamilton sees opposition from AG as insufficient to block the measure this season, while Speaker Cannon's maneuvers are kept tightly secret. The Hawaii situation and delayed passage of related bills are noted as part of the broader legislative backdrop.
President Roosevelt cables editor to request that the Vatican affair be treated as a personal matter by Americans. He stresses tolerance between Catholics and Protestants, warns against harsh comment, and says controversy would harm national well being and fraternal relations. He praises cordial relations between faiths in daily life.
The text notes uncertainty about passage timing for the joint resolution. It suggests the period may shorten the propaganda clash between the Wet and Dry factions, signaling a likely quick and sharp campaign phase. The source emphasizes timing as a key factor in the political struggle.
A reprinted slice reflects President Lowell’s critique of college athletes. It praises discipline and scholarship while warning that athletic triumphs often overshadow serious study. It argues the value of a broad liberal education over mere athletic pursuit for lasting achievement.
A fragmented item references plantation labor and estates with mentions of Manila boarding and a group of young business men financing lavish distributions. The text notes a study tour and a remarkable display of generosity by a apparently gay crowd, but details are incomplete.
Honolulu listing advertises two elegant parcels adjoining Puunui with claims of prime location. terse note promises upcoming viewing and urges investigation of the property.
An incomplete clipping notes a wireless office operating on Sunday mornings from eight until ten, describing the port and mentioning Nippon Yusen lines. The text is fragmentary and hints at further Japanese lines to follow, with an expected continuation in months ahead.
Warriors from Moroland continue homeward bound on a transport after a lively two years in the Philippines. On the Manila return voyage the ship was ordered to stop at Honolulu for quarantine and disinfection. Eight cases of illness were found among Nineteenth Infantry troops. two cases were taken to Manila for treatment. Major William H. Carter commanded the ship Sheridan with Colonel Shary aboard.
Reports claim shifts in control aboard Toyo Kaisha vessels and tensions with Japanese officers. Accounts describe a Japanese captain’s strict command affecting crew, with rumors of broader actions and changes in ship assignments in the South American trade.
The article notes several Philippine insular service members taking leave or traveling to the United States. It mentions F P. W. Carpenter departing after years with the Inland government, Judge A C. Carson and Mrs Carson with child George I. Harvey accompanying to San Francisco, and First Lieut. George M. Wright proceeding to the United States on the Sheridan. It also covers transfers of military convicts and indigent citizens, and mentions a transport schedule to San Francisco.
In a morning Interoating blind plea case at Polo Court, defense counsel Benalor Charins Chillingworth argued his client Leong Dal had been twice placed in jeopardy for the same liquor offense. Crown A.M. claimed no Jeopardy, stating Dal sold to a different man and that the evidence rested on Portuguese witnesses who said they bought beer and wine at the store run by Leong Dal’s manager in Walmun.
The record notes weak prosecution evidence with general statements, judge recused, and trial set for next Tuesday while thanking Clifford Kimball and Mrs Aukat Nakawalu for aiding the inn for Marathon racers on April 1. The Waialua Women’s Benevolent Society also expresses thanks and calls for booster support for Hawaii events.
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