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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
4
Handsome dresses displayed this week in all white and white with blue coral and black embroidery. Also offered are unmade robes in white with colored embroidery and shirtwaists with kimono sleeves and Dutch neck.
City supervisors discuss a new ordinance targeting construction standards in Hindefield and the regulation of dwelling space. Officials review amendments on room size, fire safety, and ceiling and wall coverings to prevent papering and clutter. The measure, aimed at improving safety and occupancy, faces careful drafting and review due to its complexity.
Congress member Knowland asked for Commerce and Labor records on Japanese arrivals and departures in the United States and Hawaii. Between two years eight months to Feb 28, 1911, 7501 Japanese arrived in continental U.S. and 14,195 returned home, while 6247 and 6266 left Hawaii. Also note aviation accident in Halle Baxony where aviator Caspar broke a leg after crashing into an aerograph pole.
Taft endorses Supreme Court ruling against Standard Oil and pledges compliance while suggesting business will continue under company lines. London papers call it theatrical yet fruitless victory for money powers as fires threaten settlements on Minnesota Ontario frontier and a farmer slain by presumed forest fire.
Mrs Mary Sophia Hyde Mee known as "Mother" Rice dies yesterday afternoon at her residence and her daughter's home in Molokan. Funeral services are held at Lihue this afternoon. Born October 1, 1815 in Beneca Village New York she married Dr William Harriet Rice in 1840. Survived by five children and numerous grandchildren, the family has long influenced lands and missionary work in the Territory. An outdoor advertising crusade unrelated to the obituary is noted.
A mixture of social notes lists several arrivals and departures in Honolulu. Notables include Clarence H. Cooke and Mrs. Nellie J. Brown, with plans for Northwest travel and a three month Hawaii vacation, respectively. Others sailing or returning aboard the Sierra and Oceanic include Fred Lewis, E.W. Hedeman, Rev. B.D. Wallace, and Allen Herbert. Additional items mention Mer. and Mrs. H.D. Cohen at the Moana, Miss Harriet Grant and Miss Mabel Hill joining Queen’s Hospital staff, and Marguerite Creighton’s academic success before a Honolulu visit.
A fragment notes that wealthy husbands' wives are unhappy as bills are paid by checks and change cannot be kept. It adds that table manners have almost faded amid the high cost of living.
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