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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
5
A concise note describes wallpaper as a nightly decorative art element. It highlights design impact, artistry, and home ambiance, stressing how patterns and colors shape interior mood during evening hours. The brief frames wallpaper as a cultural craft beyond utility.
The Oriental Occidental liner Coptic, from San Francisco, arrived this morning after seven days at sea due to bad weather. The voyage featured heavy head winds and large waves with the forecastle often under water. Several passengers disembark include Captain Conner and wife returning to Japan while freight clerk Alexander Morphy, recently promoted, and other crew members prepare for duties in Yokohama and Beattie.
A quotation from the Hindlulu Stock Exchange in Honolulu on January 17, 1905 shows a price of 3.67 cents per share.
Dr J G McCracken Dr Arthur Bonington and Dr Rufus Scarlet of Philadelphia representing the Pennsylvania University board the Coptic for Yokohama. After an indefinite stay in Japan they plan to Canton for a year or more to study hospital and medical methods for American interests in the Orient. A Japanese silk merchant M Shitintawa accompanies two assistants on the journey to Yokohima.
The Supreme Court affirmed the decree denying probate of a will in a case challenging its validity as forged. The appellants argued for reversal, but the court, citing established equity principles, held that denying leave to amend or dismissing at the close of petitioner's case was proper. Justice Wilder wrote the opinion.
Delegate Kalanianaole reports sending draft bills to clear naturalization court jurisdiction and to confirm citizenship, plus a bill to authorize sale of movable property ceded to the U.S. by the Republic of Hawaii. He states Attorney General approved the form and more bills will follow on the next steamer.
In a dialogue with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, a Hawaiian official sought favorable action on soil surveys for Hawaii and the introduction of a tobacco expert to study cultivation methods. Wilson reconsidered the mainland restriction and may authorize Hawaii soil work, with formal requests by local groups. He also favored an agricultural school appropriation of 935,000, potentially funded by territorial and federal sources, to establish a school and facilities in Hawaii.
Local items report steamer movements to Harrow and Honolulu, ferrying passengers and cargo, plus notices of court cases, guardianship appointments, and a kindergarten and children's aid association meeting. Miscellaneous advertisements and public notices fill the page with scattered details and schedules.
Two thousand tons of Cumberland coal and 1400 tons of Mike coal were sold at noon at the Oceanic wharf near Fort Street to the Ca for two hundred tone lf. A fire started by spontaneous combustion burned part of the pile despite air shafts. Morgan the auctioneer conducted the sale for Jan.
Prices for crushed rock range from 1.93 to 2.00 per cubic yard with No 4 now at 1.80 per cubic yard, nearly the price of white sand. The note emphasizes No 4’s superior suitability for all concrete work over other sands or rocks.
The notice states an office was moved to Rooms 21a in the Alexander Young Building with Houret W12 24 at The Alexander Young Hotel. It mentions residence, a telephone call, and refers to the Young Hotel.
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