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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1904
Page
3
A special sale of a new sample line of ladies undergarments begins Monday morning May 2. Limited stock includes a single garment of each trimming type, with Nash 160 items advertised as the least expensive. The display features wide full skirts, linen dusters, cape style coats, and other intended shaping pieces offered at extra value.
Dr Inadore Dyer, speaking in New Orleans, announced a breakthrough claim that leprosy could be cured within ten years. He said his team has removed traces of the disease in a dozen lepers over the last decade and that most cases at the Louisiana leper home have shown material improvement in two years. He cautioned the cures depend on early treatment and long persistence, predicting eventual recognition of leprosy as curable as typhoid or yellow fever.
A Russian naval critique praises Makaroff’s death as a turning point for naval reform. It calls for replacing old practices, criticizes promotion by voyage miles, and notes national nerves stretched by recent reverses as Russia mirrors Boer War zeal.
April 25 dispatch reports Russian VladiVostok squadron entering Gensan harbor at 1 o'clock and sinking the Japanese merchant ship Goyo Maru. Crew reportedly ashore. fate unknown. Russians withdrew after the action. garrison forts and hills occupied by locals. Gensan defenses reinforced. artillery present. Connection made to Sung-jin occupation and Yalu river activity. Also noted: Bert Thorndyke identified as Del Monte gambling house robber in San Jose, and his social standing prior to his crime.
A Sun London desk report notes April cable dispatches from New York detailing Tammany figures seeking Croker’s counsel on the presidential race. J Sergeant Crane and others discuss party unity, favoring 1908 consolidation over nominating McClellan or Parker, with emphasis on unseating this year’s ticket.
The Gaelic sailings from San Francisco docked at Hackfeld wharf around 7:90. On April 29 at 9:40 p.m. she met the Pacific Mall steamship China in lat 30 47 N long 14 W. The passenger list is small with nine travelers to Oriental ports. Passengers include Mimi Franklin to Yokohama, Mr and Mrs R. Adams to Shanghai, Paul H. King and Mrs King to Hongkong, W H Wickham to Hongkong, and several others en route to Manila. The tiny passenger list is likely due to the awaited Mongolia liner. Many travelers prefer waiting for the new monster liner Mongolia for a faster voyage.
Pearson's Weekly notes a Honolulu story about a 24 year old daughter of a Pacific sugar king taking a new post as a mounted officer. She is described as promising, armed with a revolver, and wearing a silver star badge on her felt hat. The item highlights social intrigue and authority.
The Board of Directors announces a limited time contest offering a cash prize to the person who submits the closest estimate of the total shipping quantity to Louisiana. Entries must be postmarked by December 1. The notice promises a grand opportunity and directs readers to participate.
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