Cable Ship Tackles Hawaii Link With San Francisco Feat
A long telegraphic operation off Diamond Head ends in success as the Fairy completes laying the intermediate cable to connect with the rock line. The S.S. Silver Town anchors, the recorder ticks, and by 8:30 p.m. San Francisco is within reach of the coast. Officials cheer as the first reveal of the line shows hope for the continent’s new link to Hawaii.
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Hewall
San Francisco
Caila Fo
Milton
Howell
San Fran
Atdeco
Silvertown
Silvertown Left the. Outside, Where Its “Anchors Had Held Athce
Diamond Head
Pio
Diamond
Rapid Transit to Acquire the Tramways
Directors of Rapid Transit Company and Col. Davidson of Hawaiian Tramways reached a tentative agreement for Rapid Transit to acquire all Tramways franchises and property. Davidson and L. Tenney Peck plan a San Francisco trip to finalize, with ratification by English owners anticipated and existing hostilities to end.
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Rapid Transit Company
Col. Davidson
Hawaiian Tramways Company
Tramways Company
London
Rapid Transit
L. Tenney Peck
San Francisco
Korea
England
Lian Telaphy Oh
Cooper to Roosevelt on Hawaii telegraphic link
The people of Hawaii greet President Roosevelt and celebrate the inauguration of telegraphic communication with the mainland. They believe ending isolation will aid Hawaii’s upbuilding as a patriotic, progressive American commonwealth.
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Islands
Cable Day Marked by Grand Meeting and Ball Week of Merrymaking
A mass meeting at 2 pm on Cable Day will open celebrations in the Executive Building grounds with a ball in the evening. Merchants will close at noon for a week of events. Speeches by Cooper, Eustis, Hartwell, Hightop, and S. D. Dickenson will highlight the program, followed by a 100 gun salute after a presidential message.
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Cooper
Eustis
Hartwell
Henry E. Hightop
South Seas
Dickenson
Ward
Pacific
United State
Cooperation Note Honors Mackay Cable Project
Henry E. Cooper secretary of Hawaii sends a message to Clarence H. Mackay president of Commercial Pacific Cable Company praising the completion of the transpacific telegraphic cable from the California coast and lamenting that John W. Mackay did not live to see it, with his name to be remembered fondly by the people.
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California
John W. Mackay
Henry E. Cooper
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Tory
Francisco
Weatherfiner
Cisco
Winotte
Dickensoh
Hawaii
Gamnega
Ted
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Territory of Hawaii
Capitol
the Territory
Henry Benest
India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Company
Martin
Trebell
Cable Company
MacKay
Clarence H. MacKay
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
N.Y
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