27 May 1896
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1896
Page
1
An OCR style fragment lists champagne houses and brands such as GH Mumm, Moet & Chandon, Heidsieck, Roederer, Perrier Jouet, Krug, Delbeck, and Veuve Clicquot. It appears to be an auction or catalog reference from January to June 1895 with numeric totals like 30,831 and 1,798 and 1,608, but details are garbled.
The Senate passed a bill as the legislature met in session. The House of Representatives convened with Speaker Noone presiding. A 12 o'clock recess was taken until 1:30 with a reminder that this did not mean 2 o'clock.
Hawaii lawmakers in session debated raising duties on sake and grape juice wines while approving various appropriations. The loan bill funded a Kipahulu courthouse, Honolulu fire stations, a Hilo wharf, Puna roads, Waimea roads, and immigrant settlement programs. The body adjourned after approving several bills including land health measures and the Department of Public Instruction, with debate on California wine import duties and liquor policy continuing into Monday.
In a broad overseas roundup, Lt Peary plans a summer expedition north to obtain the forty ton meteorite he found near Cape York for the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. The report notes other global items including a California violinist’s death, a Brooklyn Navy Yard coal bunker fire and political developments in the United States and Europe.
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