Evening Bulletin notes editor and date in masthead
The Evening Bulletin records Daniel Logan as editor with the date Tuesday January 14, 1896. The brief notice centers on the newspaper’s masthead and leadership for that issue.
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1896
Page
4
The Evening Bulletin records Daniel Logan as editor with the date Tuesday January 14, 1896. The brief notice centers on the newspaper’s masthead and leadership for that issue.
The Advertiser explains a copyright matter involving the Evexino Breiner and a tale from Thrum's Annual. It notes apologies to Thoms G. Thrum and details of the printing process in the Guyette office for the holiday edition. The article emphasizes credit to Thrum and clarifies no intent to deprive Sailor's Home author.
The report compares the steamer Coptic Yokohama news with the Aus Balin from San Francisco, noting delays of several days. It questions Hawaii papers’ dependence on cable, cites high subscription costs, and mentions the Balin’s voyage, plus the now costly daily word-by-word telegraph data and a railroad incident investigation by a remote correspondent.
After a coroner's jury ruled, the marshal's conduct in shielding a plantation manager from liability is criticized as farcical. The matter begs legislative inquiry if victims' allies lack funds for legal remedy in court.
Arthur Fitzgerald was arrested after a quarrel between two well known residents in Honolulu. John McLain swore Fitzgerald armed with a dangerous weapon attacked him with intent to kill on January 1, 1896. Fitzgerald was released on bond to appear in the district court. The complainant runs a blacksmith shop on Fort street.
A coin controlled machine automates letter registration and receipt issuance, replacing the need to visit the post office for registry and receipt. It weighs and numbers letters or packages, drops them into the box, and dates deliveries, with a duplicate registry for officials on a paper band forming a book.
A lawyer defends a man charged with offensive language to a constable. The exchange includes a remark about descendants from monkeys and a counterstatement from the constable. The text also notes a figure of 750000 bushels tied to Sydney management of American wheat.
The piece portrays President Crespo as a tall, abstemious, disciplined leader with strong backbone, a keen cattle rancher owning acres near Caracas, and an accomplished equestrian. It also promotes Honolulu hardware stores boasting a fine cutlery stock, including ivory handles, carving sets, knives, and novelty pocket tools, with notes on bicycle stock shortages and upcoming shipments of 1896 Tribune and Monarch wheels.
Catholics decry the Board of Education decision revoking after school religious instruction, arguing it infringes constitutional rights and harms moral formation. They insist the constitution supports religious teaching and warn the move risks a godless public school system.
The Coptic of The Occidents and Oriental Steamship Company reached port a little after 7 this morning, finishing a 9 day 15 bow voyage and arriving one day early. Purser Goodrich reported departure from Hong Kong December 27 and Yokohama January 5 at 11:39 p.m. with light variable winds and smooth seas. The ship carries 2 cabin passengers 316 Chinese and 270 Japanese for Honolulu and 31 cabin 6 European 68 foreign steerage for San Francisco. Cargo totals 2000 tons for San Francisco and 1350 tons for this port. The steamer will sail for San Francisco tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Judge George de la Vergne begins as District Magistrate with 37 cases. Early fines include $2 fines and $1 costs for drink cases and a $50 opium fine for Cho Key. Chinese gamblers at Wilcox’s posfratory mostly plead guilty with $10 fines. Other rulings include minor assault fines and a burglary trial for Jim Loy.
Schools must submit all prize compositions by January 30. The form requires the best school composition anonymous paper with a matching marked card showing writer and school. Judges will number the anonymous works. A roll of honor will list the top writers, one per plan.
Young Hop formerly ran a cigar store on King Street and is described as having grown 18 fat in the face as a mandarin after returning from China aboard the Coptic. He earlier worked for years at the United States Consulate in the city.
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