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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
1
Report from Waipahu Hawaii details labor tensions at the sugar plantation with cries for improved transit for workers and a stand by management. Organized labor actions include a walkout and demands presented to Manager Hall as plans to hold meetings and define response to agitation unfold.
The United States Health Service announces new senior officials including Assistant Surgeon General Tyler Martie Hoe Bilal Boevien with duties over maritime quarantine and port operations. The move aligns with cabinet priorities and signals heightened oversight of merchant shipping and harbor health measures.
The article discusses locating the Urigads post at Leitehun near water sources. Officials weigh gravity flow versus pumping, noting the cantonsiwne area needs are high but the water supply must cover all gardening and allied needs. A plan to secure a reliable water flow through multiple pipe sizes is described, with continued discussion on Page 4.
CUNHA GLEE CLUB TO MAKE ITS DEBUT AT SOME SEASIDE HOTEL TO MORROW NIGHT. The Contin Glow Chat will perform in Honolulu with a merry band of musicians after months of hard work. An army and townsfolk invite public to attend this lively seaside show.
Sugar prices and beet market figures recorded in San Francisco on May 12 show Sugar at 88 analysis and 10s 6d parity 421 with the previous quotation at 10s 51-4d. The brief market update cites current levels and recent movement in the commodity tickers.
The Secretary of War and the United States Attorney General approve condemnation for the Waikiki swamps reclamation project. Major KB Evereth Winston, U S engineer, reports Washington clearance and notes preliminary work before construction. Funding is in place and no further obstacles remain, advancing the reclamation effort.
The statement declares that those entrusted with errands are trusted by the public and can be counted on at all times. It emphasizes reliability and continual dependability of designated couriers or officials in serving the public.
Six employees of the American Sugar Be ing Company faced indictment for defrauding the government with fake weighing of sugar imports. They were arraigned in Federal Court in New York on May 12 and all pleaded not guilty.
Island Fruit, Con Lod 8. KING. 5. S. Hiloman announces next fruit boat sailing on March 18, listing KING as point of contact and noting lodgings at Con.
Chief Leal traced a street theft to Kauhi after a detective chief’s clue led to the suspect wearing the stolen shoes. The arrest followed morning discoveries about Kauhi’s whereabouts and he will appear in the Patter Court tomorrow.
President Taft names Charles Denby Consul General at Vienna W A Rubles Consul General at Hongkong A P Wilder Consul General at Shanghai and General G B Davis as Judge Advocate General in a May 12 announcement.
Paris reports troops guarding all post offices and telegraph stations as fifty thousand armed soldiers stand ready for immediate action to quell any disturbances that may arise. The move tightens security across the city during tense conditions.
A Chinese man fought off an attempted robbery near Queen Street late at night. He used his fists to defend himself after being attacked by men seeking his wallet, and the assailants fled as onlookers gathered. Police investigated the incident and searched for witnesses.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Charles Warren Taartink and Sereney Stubs MIKME with unclear actions described. The garbled text references a mail event and a sequence around a day, but many names and details are unreadable.
Notice reports the death of Mrs. Lutted Onwihd Pantie Hilnea in Bun Pranelen. The obituary lists surviving family and service details available to the public.
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