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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
2
Christmas changes push out old items as Bulletin Want Ads offer quick sales. Located notices and local listings hint at sales, events, and arrivals from Hallwood Cash and Hawaiian Office Specialty Co.
A chaotic crowd of Republican supporters from the Pacific region gathers for Fairbanks with calls for mailing and fundraising. The notice mentions publican workers, tax schedules, and upcoming events, alongside unrelated items about baseball, auctions, and local political notices.
Secretary of the Navy Methal discusses approval for Pearl Harbor development with Captain PHL, inviting the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce to the next meeting. The note claims allied support and logistics planning, stating the Coast and Atlant routes will be used, with a focus on improving port facilities and commerce.
A long list of ship arrivals and departures from December 1907 across Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Yokohama, and other ports is reported, noting vessels such as the Queen Mary lines and various cargo ships. The article also discusses ongoing cholera quarantine measures in the territory, quarantine enforcement, and health officials’ statements about the outbreak, including an attributed anecdote about a cholera-related death from tainted canned beef and whisky.
A historical notice notes a two day work period and quarantine for possibly exposed individuals after a mitt wax was found. The incubation period is described as about two weeks with five days for disease onset. No confirmed cases yet. those exposed remain in quarantine as a precaution amid lingering fear of a further storm.
The Hilonian, a Matron Navigation Co vessel from San Francisco, docked at Hiwall with 28 passengers and 2000 tons of general freight, excluding her regular cargo. She carried a vast shipment of livestock including chickens, turkeys, sheep, horses, and cattle, described as one of the most valuable ever to arrive. A wireless system was not yet installed. Char s A Drew becomes purser and will oversee wireless equipment. The ship will shift to the Railway dock at Gamonrow for return sail tomorrow morning. A three-masted bark was seen with a tug and a possible Humber vessel in port. Kee Fino M. Phelps and Texan cargoes were noted as forthcoming, along with Otari Suri’s voyage for Japan.
Notice to Mariners reports that the light vessel 83 at Blunts Reef Cal is displaced and reestablished on station in December after dragging from position on December 7. Referred to by Lighthouse authorities and Cape Mendocino area guidance.
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