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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
5
An elderly Philadelphia gentleman named Samuel Mickle fears decline and bankruptcy in the city. He warns a young printer about costly ventures and warns that rising rents and new buildings hide a deteriorating economy.
An editorial from the Chicago Daily News argues for reviving American shipping through subsidies and broader government action. It critiques Taft's cautious stance and warns that delaying subsidies risks a continued decline in the merchant marine, urging decisive measures to stimulate shipbuilding and naval employment.
A garbled early 20th century report notes mixed mainland prosperity with lagging Laguna markets and cautious buyers. It mentions financial men, hotel buyers, and farm prosperity despite uneven demand and scarce signs of immediate enthusiasm across the industry.
The article discusses uneven prosperity tied to agricultural wealth, noting cotton and other crops favor certain social classes. It warns that reliance on scarce resources risks trade imbalances, with debt rising as imports outpace exports. Foreign borrowings near $400 million are cited as a concern for the economy.
The article notes rising European indebtedness and banker alarm as the Bank of England rate rises. It discusses the risk of shifting gold imports, speculative borrowing, and the impact on domestic currency inflation. It mentions a currency issue tied to an October income surge and rapid money creation, with national banking concerns.
A scrambled array of figures and phrases indicates dwindling reserves, rising loan expansion, and speculative activity shaping a fragile recovery. The text laments unbalanced prosperity and calls out artificial support masking deeper economic weakness, warning against mistaking current activity for a return to 1906-era boom levels.
A reporter chased Colonel Shalding who arrived in Korea during his five month absence and found him at the Young Hotel. The public hopes for his good health as a brief delay in the press wait was noted. The bell hop confirmed no plans for new statements today.
The YMCA board orders rapid construction of a new building with Jockded and Dy in charge. T. Clive Davies is the director’s choice for convenor while Lowie and Heaver handle site duties and the library project. John R. Mott may attend to lay the cornerstone as membership climbs past the zero mark with many new names on the rolls.
The snippet lists office contact lines: Business Office phone 258 and Editorial Room phone 185, indicating key editorial and administrative contact points within the newspaper.
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