11 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
1
The Democratic Congressional Convention of New York Eleventh District met tonight and unanimously nominated William Randolph Hentet for Congress. The district comprises assembly districts seven nine eleventh thirteenth and fifteenth and parts of the fifth and seventh with 270 delegates in attendance.
Lieut Col and Mrs Maus were at a hotel reception when a burglar unlocked a locked room and stole a handbag and dress case. The handbag held small valuables including four razors and about $20 in cash. A piece of the dress case was cut open during the theft, and items belonging to Mrs Maus were taken. Police investigated at the scene.
High Sheriff Brown discussed the Wright escape aboard the Alameda. Wright, mining treasurer, likely fled south from San Francisco aboard a steamer. Officer Meduffe would pursue in Mexico with extradition papers, a long process involving governors and presidents. Local political note urges voting for Camara in the Fourth District.
Public Works Superintendent Jamon H. Boyd writes to Manuel Cook clerk in Alameda notes concern over lack of letters from official friends and missing papers. He mentions Chief Clerk B. J. Wright incident and says delivery via the Alameda and Oakland address failed to reach him. He expects no departmental changes until further word from Governor Dole.
On the Anglia a British cable steamer moored in Port Said, a fireman leapt from the rail into the Red Sea during a hot August voyage. Despite rescue attempts, he was lost. It is noted the man faced harsh pressure from work and mental strain during his first voyage as a fireman.
F J Crow of the Wireless System said pole erection at Kaena Point for the Kauai service is underway and should finish in four to five days. He added Kauai work proceeds in parallel and interisland repairs can be moved between Oahu and Kauai within about two weeks. A house is being built near Nawikiwilt pole for the Kauai operator. The J A Cummins steamer carried German officers and local Germans to Pearl Harbor for an excursion. Hilo Railroad Co Ltd v. Hilo Rail Road Co Ltd argument concluded. court to hear mechanics lien issue.
A wireless message received at Republican headquarters from Hilo on October 10, 1903, notes increased registration in Hawaii for F in the current campaign versus six years ago. The report cites figures including fifteen hundred and seventy-one, and a rise of two hundred forty four over the earlier period, with Castle Ridgway mentioned.
An estimate of the probable revenue of the Territory for the coming year places total revenues at 1 865 898 dollars. The bulk will be collected by November 15 with full collection within six months. Act. Supt. of Public Works Mr. Cooper noted the showing is better than hoped. He spoke after releasing figures with Tax Assessor Pratt assisting.
The document lists tax assessments for three divisions across islands, detailing real estate and personal property values, insurance, carriages, drays, polls, roads, and schools. Total valuations reach about 170,740.21 in stated units, with divisions covering Maui Molokal Lanai and Kauloawe, and Hawaii.
The readable parts mention names like John Martin Gomez Crowell Costa Young Peter Almeida and Freank Aw Bin Jor Silva Chan, with garbled phrases following. Prices offered appear incomplete, leaving the notice fragmentary and hard to interpret.
Governor Dole faces possible accessory charges as prosecutors weigh whether to file anew against a suspect tied to the flight of Treasurer W. H. Wright. The official reply notes evidence is needed, with terms like accessory after the fact and possible conspiracy appearing in the discussion. Revenue figures and tax data for Oahu and other islands follow, detailing total values, delinquent amounts, and expected deductions from revenue.
A cablegram received in New York announces the marriage of Putnam Brodie Strong and May Yole in Buenos Ayres. The dispatch was addressed to Emanuel M. Prien, who acted as their confidant. The text is scrambled but confirms the union and city of betrothal.
A Caltec States District Court adjourned the April term without day. The October term opens Monday at 10 o clock. Taubara Gluabure faces trial for the murder of Captain Jacobsen, master of the schooner Fred J Wood. Witnesses Mrs Jacobsen and Thayer, lumber firm secretary, arrived in Alameda. Grand and Trial juries drawn with several names listed. two jurors have died. The Grand Jury is set for Monday, Trial Jury for Tuesday, with potential compromise in the Sumner case.
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