Public Hospital Building Bid Notice in Hawaii
Under authority bids for the hospital building at Ali o Hawaii will be received until noon Mareth 1897 at the Office of the Board of Health Honolulu. Plans and specifications may be viewed at the Office of the Board of Health Hilo and at the Sheriff’s Office Mile Howell after February 25 1497. No bid will be accepted without a tender. Reynolds Executive Officer Board of Health Hilo February 11. Mint.
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Tondore
Mareth
Board of Health
Honolulu
Alio
Hawaii
Hovolula
Mile
Howell
Reynolds
Omorr Board of Health
Hilo
Mint
Useful War: Hawaiian Plant Import Controls and Pests
The Evening Bulletin reports on plant and seed imports risking pests and notes Hawaii's late adoption of inspections. Entomologist Koebele and his work against pests, including scale insects, is praised as crucial. Coffea blight and sugar cane parasites are discussed, with credit to planters' sugar cane association for cooperation.
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Koebele
Imnada
Oahu
Sugar duties debated in new American tariff changes
Discussion notes that shifting from ad valorem to specific sugar duties could hurt Hawaiian sugar. Raw sugar protection versus refined sugar costs, potential changes under the Wilcox tariff, and how a fixed duty might erase raw sugar protection while favoring domestic refined sugar production.
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United States
Sugar Trade and Labor in Sugar Plantations Debate
The article argues Hawaiian sugar would gain little from reciprocity if McKinley bill clauses return, risking loss of treaty benefits. It notes beet sugar opponents may resist reciprocity extensions and urges preserving white or well-trained native labor for certain plantation tasks, before any labor reforms.
Japanese Competition and Plans for Shimonoseki Works
A commission of Japanese inspectors will tour iron and steel plants in Hogland Germany and the United States. They will select a plant and process to use a government 2,500,000 grant for establishing works near Shimonoseki. Construction is planned to begin early autumn after their review.
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Irou
Japan
Hogland
Germany
United States
Shimonoseki
Chronicle
Tourists Enter Town on Colonial Steamer
A traveler from Hunuluiin, met by an American friend, arrives at the dock and proceeds to the saloon for lunch. The Customs Inspector stamps the grip sack as part of entry formalities. The visitor asks about rain and is directed to the local saloon known for its signature Raimen Burn drink. The scene captures a casual arrival and social welcome in town.
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Hunuluin
Ax Taymir
Inland Butter Comes Direct From Dairy To Pala Wa Grocery
Inland Butter offers Butter delivered directly from Mikilan and Waianae dairies to Pala wa Grocery. Rail transit from the dairy to the large ice box opposite the railway depot enables quick handling. The Palawan Ciracery location on King Street advertises butter at 50 cents per pound with telephone 756.
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Honolulu
Mikilan
Waianae
Palawa
Perth
Palawan
Missing bark Seladon and crew believed lost after coal voyage
Underwriters paid the insurance on the missing bark Seladon and hope of finding her has waned. Her coal cargo was consigned to Wilder & Co, who awaited payment on delivery. It is scarcely possible the vessel ashore among many Southern friends may still yield news of the captain, his family, and the crew of the ill fated ship.
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Seladon
Wilder & Co
Raised His Salary in Times Office Tale
A humorous anecdote from the Times recounts editor John C. Reid guiding a boastful office boy who claimed fifty dollars a week while earning three. Reid later boosts the boy’s pay after the visitor’s exit, highlighting cheeky newsroom life and salary disputes.
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John C. Reid
the Times
New York Press
Reid
Ted
Bolenter
Min
Amazing Waterfall Described In Orinoco Exploration
A letter from Santa Catalina Venezuela recounts Denald Grant and Minnesota men pushing toward the Tinatwen mountains where a thunderlike sound proved to be a massive waterfall. The river cuts a 1600 foot cliff into six streams that spread in a corkscrew pattern, with explorers climbing five hundred feet on vines and bushes before consensus halted at the top. Railway Review reports the remarkable sight and its uncertain ultimate height.
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Santa Catalina
Venezuela
Orinoco Company
Lendat
Denald Grant
Minnesota
Tinatwen
Clarifying Hawaii’s Annexation Debate and Buffalo Beer News
Amid anxiety over Hawaii’s annexation prospects and return to the old order, readers are urged to seek mutual understanding on key issues. The piece notes uncertainty about the future yet celebrates Buffalo Beer’s continued availability at the Royal, Pacific and Cosmopolitan saloons for patrons of all views.
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Republic of Hawaii
Fresh Blue Flame Oil Stoves and Price Reductions
We announce a fresh supply of New Process Blue Flame Oil Stoves now in stock with clean blue flame, no smoke or smell, and safe operation. Golden Anvil Steel Range now $50 with near perfect design. New lot of Pansy Stoves in sizes 6, 7, 8 praised as durable, handsome, and budget friendly.
Spaniards Highly Excited In Madrid Telegrams Report
A scrambled late OCR summary notes Spain’s mood with Madrid telegrams showing inflammable sentiment. References to Rubler Beer at the Criterion and Ceban resolutions in the United States Senate as context appear, though fragmented and uncertain.
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Londo
United States Senate
Madrid
Opeland imports and indulgent eats entice Honolulu shoppers
Lewis & Co advertises English imports like Opeland’s Peas Cod’s Roe Mackerel in Mustard Sauce and Cambridge Sausages, praising health happiness and a fat purse. It promises below average prices and cash incentives with delicacies that taste market fresh from Europe, stressing no indigestion and gourmet appeal.
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Opeland
Europe
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Daniel Logan
Information For Tourism
the Hawaiian Hardware Co. Limited
Onbosie
Spreckela’ Pany
Fory Street
Fort Street
H.f.wichman
J. M.webb
the & Louvre
Nuuana Street
A. V. Gear
N. F. Burgess Repairs
L. B. Trey
Peewat Garter Fort
Borteteeet
Thee
Henry Davie
Bao
Robert Grieve
Buck
Job
H. I
Hawaiian News Company
N. Fernandez
Mixchant Street
Quimpbell Floes
J. O. Gurter
Lewis & Co
Makiki
Hono'ua
K. Kekuene
Poundmanter
Bait
W. C. Atwater
Bal
Elekit
Avexwa
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