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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1911
Page
4
Hilo hosts a New Year race day with mile events and multiple purses. Promoters faced disputes over guaranteed payouts while locals welcomed 1910 with a crater ceremony and large attendance.
Chicago report notes Jack Johnson the world heavyweight champion demands a purse of 30000 dollars to meet Al Kaufman. A telegram from Harney Gerard in New York relays Kaufman’s challenge to Johnson with a six months to one year deadline.
Report on an aviation exhibition featuring JC Mars and his neuroplane near Mawhitan Islands. Observers saw the craft climb high, endure gusts, and perform dangerous maneuvers as pilots battled cranky currents. Notable figures Cephly Baldwin and C J Schoening discussed aviation’s fiber and past parachute jumps while spectators watched a dreamlike display unfold.
A humorous account describes Mayor Joseph J. Fern taking a central dais with Bertram Riven as a partner in the new City and County government chamber. The Assembly Mall and Board seating are rearranged with a seven-supervisor front, Clerk Buffindean and Deputy Milverton behind Fern, while staff and press cluster near the water cooler during the inauguration of a revamped legislative setup.
Washington December 1 The War Department announced selections for several general officer promotions to be submitted to the Senate for confirmation upon retirement dates. Brigadier General Walter Howe to Major General, Colonel Joseph W Duncan to Brigadier General, Colonel Walter Schuyler to Brigadier General, Major General William H. Taval to retire, Brigadier General Charles S Hank now to command the Department of the Lakes, Colonel Robert K Ivans to Brigadier General, Major General Hodges to retire, Brigadier General Arthur Murray to Major General, Colonel Erasmus M Weaver to Chief of Artillery, Major General Frederick Ward to retire, Colonel George S Anderson to Brigadier General.
Seattle reports veterans and financiers connected to Guggenheim and Morgan spheres, including Captain Davi Hydurvie, secretary treasurer of related corporations, who once served in revenue and received Congressional gold for famine relief. Details blur with garbled names and places, but imply a wealthy man’s engagement in Alaska project.
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