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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1895
Page
1
An incomplete notice from The Evening Bulletin shows partial typography and stray words. The readable bits reference names or initials such as T. C. Hox and L. Finney, but no clear event, date, or location can be discerned from the legible content.
A historical note records champagne imports into the United States, tracing shipments from Jacksonville on the first list of 1895. The brief item highlights early trade links and the growth of luxury beverages in America during the year.
William Harrison recounts his year among Solomon Islanders, detailing headhunting, killings, and cannibalism. He describes natives eating enemies, taking heads as trophies, and warns of dangers while noting few whites remain. He also shares travel with Atkinson and Flood, near Robiana, and mentions skull racks and war clubs.
Foreign intelligence up to December 21 reports from Peking. US figures Edmonds White and Phelps named on Venezuelan boundary commission. Ex-Senator Thurman’s will est. at 160000. Spree wrecks near Isle of Wight. Multiple naval and political maneuvers spanning US, Britain, Spain, Russia, and Hawaii.
An official Navy Department report on the Olympia voyage from San Francisco to Yokohama finds four coal bunker fires after leaving Honolulu. Spontaneous combustion in the coal caused the blazes. gauges and steam cooling prevented any danger or damage, per Captain Reed.
In District Court Judge Perry sentenced Henrietidae chew defendants for opium entry. Opal Anderson and others received eighteen months. Prison terms included F509 fines and costs for the crew M Connell W Wheeler J B Brown and Bie Wai. Case to be reviewed by Supreme Court on points of law.
The Aloma Chous circus departs for the other islands and will miss all shows for two weeks. Crowds in Honolulu applaud the group as they complete 25 performances. Miss Lyndhurst and Miss Vere receive applause while the male troupe astonishes with feats of daring and strength. Prof Berger plays violin as audiences pack the canvas. The Saturday matinee drew an ovation and floral tributes.
H Thane Miller of Cincinnati Ohio dies after long public service as an orator and president of Mount Auburn Institute blind throughout his life. George Augustus Bala English journalist and author dies in Brighton on December 8 in his sixtieth year. Bala once visited the newspaper fraternity of Honglaie years ago while traveling by steamer Abbee Bole of Koon Hewat is a brother of the deceased.
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