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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
1
About 300 Ewa town workers, mainly Japanese, will resume harvesting Monday after a planned return postponed from Sunday. Reports say the change reflects wiser counsels and a quiet strike situation. Intimidation was alleged at Waipahu merchants as the stand affected business, though most workers kept to the agreed schedule.
Washington reports Admiral Harris will succeed the retiring Philadelphia navy yard commandant. The ceremony and leadership transition are noted amid broader fleet and labor news from the era, with international mentions of Vienna, Paris, and labor tensions shaping the day’s coverage.
The Seminole Hotel plans another dance this evening at the seaside venue. Sonny Cunhi’s band again provides music described as excellent. Many strangers attend, with an invitation extended to U. A. T. Sheridan, Army and Navy personnel and their wives, plus guests from local hotels and society. Delinquent taxes face a ten percent penalty after Saturday.
In Constantinople on May 14 eight million dollars were located in the Yildiz palace, once home to Sultan Abdul Hamid. The funds will cover expenses of the military expedition that captured the capital and deposed the sultan.
London readers learn a measure to remove sectarian disabilities. The bill moves Catholics toward full equality with Protestants, advancing on the path to civil parity.
Kermit Roosevelt became separated from his hunting party in ANATBORI, East Africa, and wandered all night before being found this morning. In other news, the United States battleship North Carolina arrived at Messina, Sicily.
A fragment notes a strike involving about 6200 Javanese workers on the Inland of Oahu. It mentions wages totalling roughly 4800 dollars per day and cites bulletin office and editorial room phone numbers.
Charlie Achi refuses the Deputy Attorney General position citing independence and higher outside earnings. He says he has supported himself for 22 years without government office and will not accept the vacancy created by WH Whitney’s bench appointment. The report notes his remarks came amid other local court and public notices.
Delinquent payers in the sewer system faced action as the Department of Public Works filed about fifty suits in the District Court this morning. Lawyers indicated only a small portion of cases remain, with a thousand more expected to be pursued.
A listing notes HILONIAN on May 18 for the Next Fruit Boat Island Fruit Co. with details including 72.8 Kino and a phone contact 15.
Building Plumbing Sanitary Inspector Miehlstein wonders about transportation as he travels the city in a horses and buggy owned by the Board of Health. He plans a motorized alternative and weighs the logistics of his combined duties.
Supt Babbitt presents figures and conclusions urging tracking of students leaving schools to seize future opportunities. The report notes 2 991 pupils left local schools for other territorial schools or withdrew to attend other institutions, with 1 780 at other territorial schools and 47 at a different school system, amid questions on accuracy and methods.
The article reports on Japanese detainees or associates facing jail instead of fines amid wartime economic strain. It notes earnings by three men, Shibat, Oteukn, and Nippon, with specific sums listed and references continued on page 3.
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