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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
4
A scrambled newspaper column discusses neutrality, legal framing, and political strategy. It cites Hawaii, a Hawaii Ditch, and mentions Jack Landen, with broader talk of Republican convention, territorial delegates, and cemetery issues provoking public protest. The piece blends policy talk with disjointed commentary and historical references.
In Congress a trio of shipping bills draws Hawaii focus, with the Chamber of Commerce seeking changes to coastwise shipping rules. Representative Gard Lunt and Senator Frye push measures to extend coastwise protections to the Philippines and to restrict naval stores to American bottoms. Debate notes policy contrasts: extending the coastwise law versus maintaining exclusive American shipping for war material and government business, with Hawaii urging caution on broader Pacific extension.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses territorial expansion, maritime commerce, and proposed commissions amid American policy debates. Mentions Representative Hardner and bills to investigate shipping conditions, with references to Hawaii, the mainland, and possible territorial considerations. Complex and unclear due to garbled OCR.
The ship Logan departs with 555 infantrymen of the Bee Infantry and Provisional Companies. Included are numerous officers and staff from the 27th Infantry and other units, plus Brigadier General Theodore Wint and family members awaiting passage. Listed are names of captains lieutenants and several relatives among the officers and enlisted aboard.
A crowded courthouse scene unfolds as federal and territorial authorities pursue a voucher investigation. Key figures include Speaker Beckley and Clerk Sulamon Mehoula amidst testimony by Thielen and others. The inquisition, aided by a grand jury, aims to determine fraud and accountability, with indictments possible against high or low figures alike.
OCR fragment lists infantry and cavalry units with ranks and numbers, including James T Hoot and Arthur C Gwinn, plus a U S Marine Corps and Navy presence, civilians, prisoners, and a distant travel note from Nagasaki to San Francisco. It mentions numerous enlisted counts for provisional companies and hospital corps, with scattered references to ownership claims and testimony introduced by counsel.
A report continues on prison visits and a warrant for Funakoshi Tatsugoro's arrest on charges of illicit communication with a prisoner Nakawara Tokue at Hilo. Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth swore out the warrant for alleged violations around January 25, 1904, amid a broader inquiry into restricted inmate contact. The tale unfolds with references to the Territory of Hawaii case against Watanabe Maxage and related court proceedings.
A nearly century old woman testifies she was assaulted and evicted by J. Bohowok Marty Juen and Willer Bavidge in 1901. She seeks a thousand dollars in damages for injuries and distress, with jurors and judges named, and claims of unlawful entry and mistreatment at the hands of the three men.
A damaged OCR extract outlines allocations under the Attorney General Department and Secretary Carter. It lists amounts for incidental, civil and criminal expenses, loans to Secretary Carter, and payments to banks and firms such as Bank of Hawaii, Spreckels & Co, and Bishop & Co. totaling 688 165 14. It mentions advertising, printing, travel, and bond handling costs with various vendors and a note on New York exchanges.
Military headquarters dated 24 Inat lists officers appointed to an examining board. Questions will be answered in writing with numbered pages and two blank lines between answers. Examinations of line officers of the First Regiment proceed per General Orders No. 1 and the commandant's instructions.
A fragmented OCR block lists CASTLE & COOKE and several sugar and machinery companies such as The Walalus Agricultural, The Kobais Sugar Co, Waimea Sugar Mill Co, Fulton Iron Works, Geo F Blake Pumps, Weaton’s Centrifugals, and insurers including The New Regianal Life Insurance Co of Boston and The Aetna Fire Insurance Co of Hartford, plus The Alliaove Assurance Co of London.
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