Kauai Strong for Knudsen in House Speakership Fight
The Kauai chapter pushes Eric A. Knudsen as the Republican choice for speaker of the next Hawaii House. Editorials argue Kauai deserves the post, noting Knudsen’s prior vice speaker experience and his ability to manage House proceedings. contenders from Hawaii and Oahu show competing support for Holstein or Smith, while Knudsen gains traction on Oahu despite rivals Long and Harris.
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Kauai
Mr. Knudsen
Garden Island
Knudsen
Kanei
Kaual
Republican Party
Eric A. Knudsen
House of Representatives
Hawaii
Oabu
Holstein
Smith
Hilo
Oahu
Long
Harris
Lycurgus Named Manager of Volcano House
George Lycurgus, Union Grill proprietor, elected manager of the Volcano House on Kilauea with a controlling interest and a $5000 second mortgage to fund major improvements. He plans low rates, enhanced service, new roads, renovated buildings, furnishings, and water tanks to make it a premier island resort for locals and tourists.
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George Lycurgus
Union Grill
Kilauea
Crater
Volcano House
George ‘Lycurgus
Lydrgus
Kilauea Volcano House Company Limited
Merchants’ Association
Alexander Young
L. A. Thurston
R. W. Shingle
C. L. Wight
Lorrin A. Thurston
Richard H Trent
J. A. Kennedy
Wes
Treasury
George Srecurgua
Directure
Lycurgur
Mauna Loa
Volcanos House
Clair Bidgood
Ager
Waialua
Haleiwa
Lycurgua
Timorrow
Honolulu
Volcano
Demosthenes Lycurgus
Mr. Lycurgus
George Andrews
Lycurgus
Hilo
Fourth Endorsements Prompt New Republican Rules
A Becong precinct meeting chaired by Col. J. H. Seper and with Mr. Swayne as secretary pro tem approved resolutions by Mr. J. A. Hughes proposing changes in party organization. Key provisions bar government officers from holding party district posts, limit proxies to two, require two thirds endorsement for candidates, and restrict preachers club membership questions to affirmative Republican alignment. The secretary was instructed to copy and present the resolutions to the Central Committee.
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J. H. Seper
Swayne
J. A. Hughes
Republican Party
Central Committee
Disturbance In Pauon Valley Involves Korean Workers
Police receive word that five Koreans discharged by the Concrete Construction Company threaten to burn the plant in Pauon valley. Deputy Sheriff Rawlins sends two mounted officers to locate and charge them with vagrancy. Authorities report repeat disturbance by Koreans.
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Concrete Construction Company
Pauon Valley
Rawlins
Hawaiian Loan Act Ties Atkinson's Hands
New York dispatch reports bond market tensions over a Hawaii loan sale. Purchasers seek higher prices for all or none bids to control the market, with Dillon & Hubbard of New York opposing private sales unless prices beat last sale. Atkinson is advised against public sale unless rates meet or exceed 4 1/4 percent, firms indicating intent to sell only 500000 dollars if necessary.
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New York
Campbell
Honolulu
Dillon & Hubbard
Financial maneuvers on Hawaiian loan bonds examined
Cable exchanges between Secretary Atkinson and Treasurer Campbell reveal the public improvements loan mission status. Governor Dillon and legal firm Dillon & Hubbard weigh whether private sale of four percent bonds can occur without public ad, given bids above last sale. If feasible, the Territory may save about thirty thousand dollars over fourteen years after flotation costs.
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Atkinson
Campbell
New York
Dillon & Hubbard
Carter
Honolulu Iron Works Lands Mexican Sugar Mill Contract
Honolulu Iron Works wins bid to supply machinery and structural iron for a new large sugar mill near Vera Cruz Mexico for the Tabasco Plantation Company. Manager C Hedemann returns from a three month mainland trip after securing the award amid competition from major U.S. firms.
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United States
Mexico
Honolulu Iron Works
C. Hedemann
Siberia
States
Vera Cruz
Tabasco Plantation Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Hedemann
Battleship Sevastopol Damaged at Port Arthur
Reports from Port Arthur say the battleship Sevastopol has suffered severe damage and is sinking toward its torpedo tubes astern while the ship lies at anchor in the harbor.
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TOKIO
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
Russia
Orient
Vladivostok
Pigeon Bay
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