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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1904
Page
6
A letter from March 5 by M Cant Stewart urges restraint on costly territorial and county bills. He attacks influence in the lobby, warns against pension expansions, and calls for a two member commission with governor appointment to report on county reform. He argues for economical, honest taxes and strong public sentiment to endure ongoing territorial contention.
A letter from Chong Chan of Honotwiu dated March 5 defends his 25 year stay in the islands and denies planning to injure Luke Mong Wo or Young Pong. He claims accusations are improper for court and asks for calm resolution rather than newspaper dispute. The text includes an ad for a cold cure with Grove’s signature on the box.
A Honolulu service offers competent watchmen for Laslings houses and residences, offices, and streets around Beretania and McCully. Contact P. O. Box 284 for details.
An excerpt chronicles Madeleine, her tumultuous marriage, and deep memories in a northern settlement. It covers family pressures, rival suitors, and the fragile happiness of Eagle and the narrator, set against harsh winters, river travel, and the evolving communal life at Pigeon Noose.
A printed notice mixes a comic streetcar anecdote about a tall wife and a puzzled husband with a note on a Douglane Patent Closet arrival. It also reports the marriage of T. Lake to Mare Lon Bennett on March 4 at First Foreign Church with few guests. Captain Lake, former Mile police, long known in Hilo.
In Hilo on March 4 the wedding of W. Hi Smith and Miss Elvira Richardson occurred at the bride’s home on Church etferth Toonday morning. Rev. S. L. Desha officiated in the Episcopal service. Only immediate relatives and the bridegroom’s law partner attended. After congratulations the couple drove to the Richardson plains at 22 miles and will reside in Hilo.
Transact business in all banking departments with careful collections and exchange. Correspondents include The Bank of California and N M Rothschild & Bons. Rates: even days 2 percent, three months 3, six months 8 12 percent, twelve months 4 percent. Trust, accounting, and insurance services offered at 9% Bethel.
Claus Spreckels & Co bankers list agents in Honolulu San Francisco and major correspondents including Nevada National Bank of San Francisco Union of London and Smiths Bank New York American Exchange National Bank Chicago Corn Exchange National Bank Paris Credit Lyonnais Berlin Dresdner Bank Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Bank of New Zealand and Bank of Australia Victoria Vancouver Bank of British North America Deposite received loans on approved security commercial and travelers credit issued bill of exchange bought and sold collections promptly accounted for.
The text lists officers including J. B. Castle as vice president, W. M. Alexander as president, 4 P. Cookee as treasurer, Builth as secretary, Geo. R. Carter as auditor, with other titles partially legible.
A fragment lists several entities including Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, Pala Plantation, Oahu Kaibiku Sugar Company, Kihei Plantation Company, Hawaiian Sugar Company, and Kabuluh Railroad Company, indicating a roster of regional agricultural and transportation interests referenced in the historical page.
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