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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
1
Japanese merchants unite to resist spread of strikes amid tensions at Waianae and surrounding plantations. Reported disputes involve Waianae and Waialua workers, with agitators blamed for disrupting work and wage demands. Managers warn against escalation while urging balance between labor and capital for peace and prosperity.
All plantation managers from the islands have been summoned to a conference in town. Managers Fansom of Walnes and Walker attend, along with other managers. The Sugar Planters Association arranged the meeting amid anticipated trouble on other islands.
The mysterious Raymond Waker in Honor July is arrested by U S authorities on bigamy charges after a cable from U S Attorney Herbert Hone in Chicago. He refuses to answer questions before the commissioner as his $3,500 bond is set. questions hang over his claimed identity and ties to Eva Wallace who pursued marriage in Honolulu.
Supervisor Abiate plans to enter the sugar industry at the Honalule Plantation Company on the forthcoming month. He will work as lana with a fixed twenty five dollar wage and states he will not resign from his supervisor role. He promises time for board meetings and evening jogs.
On Friday morning the Mutual Telephone Company will hold a meeting to consider raising its capital stock. The Canadien Australian the Mu Kurt will likely be in attendance this afternoon.
Washington report says the Senate rejected a free lumber amendment in the tariff bill. Sen Owen of Oklahoma condemned the sugar combine for price manipulation and for criminal cases against its employers now under indictment.
In San Francisco on May 24 Judge Scott of Illinois Supreme Court died here while undergoing appendicitis surgery. Admiral Uriv and the judge had an amicable settlement over an illegal landing in Gaelsburg, II, with the affair resolved prior to his death.
Washington May 24 John Hays Hammond has declined the appointment as United States Ambassador to China. The decision ends weeks of speculation about his possible confirmation.
Washington May 24 Colonel Yeatman was today named for promotion to Brigadier General.
Bubonic plague has appeared again in Caracas, Venezuela, reported on May 24. The outbreak details are limited but authorities confirm new cases in the capital. Local officials advised caution as health workers monitor the situation.
May 24 Winnipeg reports the coal miners strike in British Columbia has been resolved through a compromise agreement. The settlement ends the dispute after negotiations between mining companies and labor representatives.
Oaxaca in southwest Mexico shaken by continuous earthquakes during the day on May 24 as tremors persisted, prompting local reports of multiple shocks and a sense of ongoing seismic activity.
Wailuku, Maul May 22 Long bins reveal the WaIluku Sugar Company produced the season's largest harvest, totaling about 17,800 tons, surpassing the manager MH M Penhalion’s estimate by nearly 1,800 tons. The former manager HW Welle had departed for Egypt a month earlier.
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