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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
1
A Capitol push by a wholesale grocers committee supports lowering the sugar tariff. The drive contends Hawaiian sugar supplies about 14 percent of national consumption and argues high protection benefits planters while raising prices for consumers.
The Bulletin reports cholera danger ending after a meeting where officials discussed quarantine easing for the Walkikt district. President Mottsmith praised the strain’s containment while Health Board members debated restrictions and compliance measures affecting theaters, beaches, and ocean product sales.
A sweeping inquiry probes opium trafficking links with the Bank of Hawaii and city transfer firms. Grand Jury sessions reveal deposits, ledgers, and potential connections using a web of named firms and officials as evidence. The investigation tightens around port authorities and banking records.
Standard Oil operations in Hawaii will not be affected by yesterday's Supreme Court decision. Attorneys and businessmen say dissolution of the Northern Securities Company and reorganization of related holdings will not disrupt local Standard Oil activities. The dissolution order targets only the holding company and its immediate subsidiaries, with possible name changes among affiliates. Further details are expected later.
An OCR readable fragment describes Pollitz and partners pushing a sugar patent tied to an extraction method. It mentions the Wilhelm government, Kaw Ditoh enterprise, and Henning Kiger administration while noting a US patent and global counterclaims. The text references Takao or related names and a report on the invention’s market implications.
A garbled OCR summary discusses immigrant ship arrivals to Hawaii, comparing costs of Portumi ne and Rowniards, with figures like 890.45 and 72 dollars per person. The text references Victor B Clark, accusations of mutilation, and mentions fear and legal actions around the immigrant cargoes and ship landings.
In a cable from Honolulu Collector Stackable Snyder the Montana great man arrested here will be tried in Hi token. He is charged with smuggling opium while aboard the Manchuria on the ship’s first trip. Authorities at KF Dimi Mont report the arrest followed by a formal request.
Scores from the current major league games show Brooklyn beating Chicago 3 to 2, Boston defeating Pittsburg 11 to 7, Philadelphia prevailing 4 to 3, and Cincinnati tied with New York in a 4 to 4 result with St. Louis. American League reports include Chicago over St. Louis 8 to 4, and Cleveland over Detroit with both leagues listing multiple city matchups.
Gompers will be tried for contempt as proceedings move forward. The action centers on contempt charges amid ongoing legal matters.
May 18 reports that Count Zeppelin's new monster airship was completely wrecked in a trial flight at Dusseldorf Germany. No fatalities recorded. Mexican federals reportedly pursued in a separate line of events near Wenn avenue.
A resolution for statehood of Mawali was received and referred to the Committee on Territories. Senators Smith of Michigan Nelson of Minnesota Burnham of New Hampshire Brown of Nebraska Bristow of Kansas McLean of Connecticut Lippitt of Rhode Island Owen of Oklahoma Chamberlain of Oregon Shively of Indiana Johnson of Maine Hitchcock of Nebraska are listed as sponsors.
New York May 16 Following the Supreme Court ruling on Standard Oil the stock market shows unexpected buoyancy. The decision is read as favorable to business and as limiting the Sherman Antitrust Law to restraints deemed undue rather than to its broad application.
In Juarez Mexico on May 16 a general armistice is hourly expected amid progress in peace negotiations between federal and rebel commissioners. Indications point to a hopeful accord shaping up as talks continue.
Drunken rebels capture a Mexican town on May 16, looting banks and stores and dynamiting structures that resist their advance. Residents flee homes as authorities scramble to restore order and protect civilians.
The first cement consignment arrived to support Pearl Harbor fortifications. The Matten steamers Wilhelmine and others delivered about 260,000 barrels requested by the government for dry-stack fortification works. Shipping: from Rivukanil to the naval base, with duties and joint action under construction.
A garbled report details changes involving Mrs Compton and the Waialua area, referencing school and district actions, a grand jury probe, and a resignation by Superintendent Pope. The text mentions a remnant of administrators and the Winded that affected the school, with dates and events unclear due to OCR damage.
Twenty one new indictments were voted by the grand jury in Los Angeles against dynamiters James and John McNamara and Ortie McManigal over the October 1 bombing at Llewellyn Works and related violence. Arraignments set for tomorrow morning as defendants await hearing.
A study led by Dr Victor Chirk, Immigration Commissioner, reports many Russians on plantations in the Territory. Of 780 counted, about 200 were en route or on sugar plantations on March 1, with 27 percent of Russians in plantation work. Portuguese residents have longer settlement here, while Spaniards and Parisians are less represented on inland plantations.
The Cavalry Barracks bill advances after Senate passage though the public text is incomplete. Officials in Washington indicate support for the project while details and exact voting margins remain unclear.
Eleven individuals face new indictments in Columbus as legal action proceeds. Names and charges are partially obscured in the source, with details on the alleged activities and defendants remaining unclear amid ongoing proceedings.
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