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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
1
Report from Waialua describes tension at the Hawaii sugar plantation worked by Waialua men and Japanese laborers. Manager Hortale and company officials face questions from community and workers about wage regulation and labor conditions amid unrest and a planned meeting.
Reports describe Kawattoa section men returning to work while Mowatite workers Reed to Reat, with Japanese contractors and strike actions spreading to Oahu plantations. Details are fragmentary but indicate broad labor unrest and potential temporary camps near plantation properties.
A court note reports Kong Kong, fined $50 for embezzling 4% of a local firm’s property. Another defendant, found guilty, paid $20 and total costs amounting to $140. The piece also hints at plantation labor unrest and questions on wages and conditions amid ongoing strike talk.
Governor Frear announces Mackintil will represent Hawaii at a national agricultural congress in Spokane. The report lists multiple reappointments for prison inspectors and tax appeals roles across Hawaii’s Fifth and Third circuits, detailing names such as Motnies, Lindsay, and Dillingham among others.
Governor Frear issued the death warrant for Yi Hal Dam, condemned for the 1919 murder of Yeo Geo Tal and Pak Sev in Kona Hawaii. The crime followed a forbidden union and a plan of revenge, ending with a throat-slitting and a fatal realization of the couple’s escape.
A Hawaii Territory tax dispute ends in favor of the defendants as the court rules no taxes were payable from funds in the Holt estate. The interpleader action involved Charlon Wilder and others, with the judge directing distribution of the remaining funds to the rightful claimants. The Attorney General’s office indicated no clear payable amount, and the decision assigns the residue to the proper defendants as per the complaint.
A fragmented line reflects a speaker musing on value and imagination as a man pays eighty five cents for something decent, illustrating a broader theme of perception vs. price. The oddly constructed wording hints at a regional dialect or OCR artifact shaping the sense of the quote.
A terse line notes someone described as one of ours in reference to the Territorial Messenger Service and its telephone contact 361, framed as a brief readers’ line or notice within the page.
Army and Navy personnel, townsfolk, and guests are invited by Moana Hotel Management to a dance tonight in honor of U.S. officers. Music by the Royal Hawaiian Quintet Club. Preparations completed for an unusually good time with music during dinner.
McCloud Cal June 6 The strikers are leaving the town and militia will depart as the situation has settled no interference by workers who wish to work is being attempted by any party the town returns to normal after the labor dispute concluded.
The Union Heed Company battles a mudbound route to Katte 10 while supplying a massive steam roller from Kaneohe to Kahons. The $160 per day operation hinges on fuel and engineer support as delays push back Watkane bridge progress. Fifteen workers toil moving equipment and logs, but muddy roads and braced supports stall completion. County engineers demand robust bracing, cofferdams awaiting clearance, and no progress on site until constraints ease.
Schedule fragment lists times and events with unclear names and locations. The readable items show an eight o’clock start, a Wednesday due date, and an afternoon deadline. Names and places remain partially garbled, preventing full identification.
A special morning session in Hilo Hawaii faced delays as Deb regaten from multiple districts filed a writ with Clerk Murphy of the Court to protest the form and manner of service. The incident drew Grand Jury attention and was noted by court officials.
The St Louis cruiser departed from Seattle with Admiral Sebree's fleet for Samon amid Alaska Yukon event plans. In Cracow a explosion injured five hundred after a bolt struck a powder house. Portland’s Rose Festival opened with President Taft attending in gala fashion from the White House setting.
A deficit of 7500 dollars is found in the accounts of the Port Arthur Benevolent Society, a Port Arthur based wartime relief group. The organization is headed by the wife of Gons Stoesse, raising questions about financial management.
A confusing report describes a Manchuria sighting near Harbor Point and Mar a Pier with a man named Ban Jel and others involved. Police arrested a man with a peculiar name after a spree that led to court appearances before Judge Andrade and Komaty.
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