Prohibition Fight Sparks Liquor Logic in Thurston Letter
A 1910 Honolulu letter challenges Lorrin A Thurston to prove liquor interests sent whiskey to outside districts or promised free drinks to voters. Charles G Bartlett offers five hundred dollars to verify the claim and cites prohibition articles describing blind pigs and liquor shocks in the community. The piece hints at ongoing battles over licenses and enforcement.
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Children’s Hospital
Lorrin A. Thurston
Kaneohe
Waipahu
Honolulu
Strike Hits 400 At Federal Sugar Refinery
Four hundred workers walk out at the Federal sugar refinery seeking higher wages. The plant, allied with the opposition Spreckels interests in New York, faces wage pressure amid tensions with rivals.
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Federal
Spreckela Intereata
New York
Cashier Vanishes in New York Bank Defalcation Case
New York July 25 discovery shows cashier Wider of the bank defaulter for about 500000 has fled the city. Police and investigators search for Wider as details of the embezzlement surface and the bank begins internal audits to recover funds.
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New York
Wider
al ‘Inese Bank
Pole
Lm, Ee
British Cruiser Scylla Sent to Bluefields Nicaragua
Washington July 25 The British cruiser Scylla has been ordered to Bluefields Nicaragua as tensions rise in the region. The order comes amid ongoing concerns over maritime security and regional stability.
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Washington, D.C
Scylla
Bluefields
Ncaragua
Sweetheart in Second Place at Honolulu Race
The Sweetheart completed a long voyage from San Pedro to Honolulu covering 2184 miles at an average of 164 knots per day. Commodore Smith of the South Como Yacht Club owns and operates the vessel, which featured a 200 knot top speed on day two and a large sail area.
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Aluken Street
San Pedro
Honolulu
Commodore Smith
South Comat
Hawaii
Fourteen Citizens Debate Hawaii Prohibition Challenge
A group of fourteen Hawaii residents convene at Ali Park to rally against prohibition and present arguments for reform. Speakers include notable Hawaii figures and local leaders, with plans to outline the alleged harms of prohibition and defend Thurston Woolley’s stance as election day nears.
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Hawaii
Woolleytemn
Ha Hilgh
Thurstan Woolley Aw
Ali Park
Law
Tiarntan
Wooley
Sam Dwight Opposes Woolley Plan On Prohibition
Samuel C. Dwight argues the present liquor law is good and deserves a trial. He says prohibition would not prevent and is unnecessary to raise the issue. The only duty for authorities is to enforce the existing wood law under the statute.
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Samuel C. Dwlght
Hawalia
Mayor Bourman slain by dynamite attack at home
In Rideway Virginia on July 25 the mayor, Bourman, was killed when a dynamite bomb placed under his hammock exploded during a siesta at his residence. Police suspect an assassination linked to local tensions.
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Rideway
Bourman
Nomaniic
Disgraced Man Now Murderer in El Paso
Frank Lawton once dismissed over the Brownsville affair killed his wife and mother in law in El Paso Texas and then attacked the city postmaster. He was captured and jailed, the incident described as a horrific murder today.
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EL Faso
Tex
Frank Lawton
Brownsville
Lawton
Admiral Locker Dead in July 25 Report
A brief report notes the death of Admiral Locker on July 25. The item records the event in a concise obituary-like notice with limited additional personal details.
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Tortory
Admiral Locker
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