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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1901
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text references Mrs. Theodore Sutro and Theodore Saito with a call for leadership in New York society. It mentions a year’s fee and a financial shortfall, with unclear names and roles. The readable segments imply a social or charitable appeal and questions about eligibility or funding.
Merchants in Hilo protest a new territorial wharfage tax of 10 cents per ton on cargo entering Hilo Bay. They warn the levy will boost costs for merchants and consumers, divert freight to private wharves, and pressure prices while funding Honolulu officials. The piece cites Matson Line activity and contemplates broader tolls and display of political images to fund Territory projects.
Dr A Mourita from the leeward Molokai side questions if Kalua's team landed palatal oil supply for the settlement. He notes no pol has landed and palit sits on Walau beach for two weeks. He suspects influence may disrupt the contract and fears the Watalua schooner sabotage at Hahthowse. The settlement’s transport system is described as failing natives face segregation pressures.
A disrupted account tells of Albert Horner driving home in a buggy when three men emerged from a forest roadside. He fought them off with a whip, sending the assailants fleeing as his horse reared. Horner gave no police report, citing plans to promote whipping and town improvement. The narrative then shifts to contemporary ads and editorials on politics and industry.
The Congressional commission compares the Nicaragua route with the Panama path, estimating Panama cost at 453,358,000 and Nicaragua at 1,141,000 for a transit, with Nicaragua needing locks and water supply from Lake Nicaragua. The report favors Nicaragua for favorable winds and harbors, but warns of required ten miles of U S controlled strip, and contends deep-draft transit times of twelve hours via Panama versus thirty-three via Nicaragua. George S. Morrison backs Panama route in a minority view.
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