Chinese Tragedy Rocks Kamehameha Day Events
A domestic shooting in Honolulu leaves Ah Fong Kwai wounded with five bullets fired by Chong Wai after repeated adultery claims. Wai and his wife Ah Nin are jailed. their four year old son Ching Lai is hospitalized with a bullet wound that may be fatal. Kwai faces possible assault charges. the mother remains detained without charges.
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Ah Fong Kwai
Les
Queen's Hospital
Chong Wai
Ah Nin
Hing Wo
Ching Lai
Fong Kwai
Ah On
Vineyard Street
Liliha
Kwai
Colima Volcano Threatens City and Rail Route
Reports from Colima Mexico describe escalating volcanic activity with threats of a major eruption. Authorities consider rerouting the Guadalajara to Manzanillo railroad as lava and gases impact nearby settlements and threaten residence and livestock.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Colima
Mexican Central
Manzanillo
Chilpancing
Guerrero
Pelee
Caribbean Sea
Bheepmen
Georgetown sprinter breaks world 100 yard record at Berkeley Oval
Arthur F. Boffty of Georgetown runs 10 yards in 85 seconds to set a world record during the intercollegiate championship dash. Officials note the finish as timekeepers record 0.25 and 0.35 seconds. Harvard wins the meet, Yale second, Princeton third. A weather note reports limited wrecks along the Atlantic shore with few fatalities.
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New York
Arthur F. Boffty
Georgetown
Berkeley Oval
Duffy
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Landon
Resul
Kilauea Lava Lake Rises and Splits During Break Down
Visibly monitored in 1894, Kilauea lava lake rose after the crater floor breakdown of March 1391. Observers describe giant rock falls creating waves and floating lava islands, rapid bank subsidence, new blowholes, and a dramatic narrowing profile as the lake's edge shifts and the area sinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilauea
L. A. Thurston
F E Dodge
Survey Department
Volcano House
Hilo
Olaa
Kapapala
Kilavea
Lava Lake Eruption Describes Tumultuous Crater Activity
A detailed account describes the gradual subsidence of banks around a lava lake, with walls collapsing and lava falling at about 24 feet per hour. Fire and rock masses rained into the lake, creating flames, sparks, and cascading lava streams as night fell.
Pain Balm Satisfies German Reader in New Lebanon
George Schaub, a noted German citizen of New Lebanon Ohio, reports his wife’s back pain relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised in the Dayton Volkszeitung. He claims the balm eased eight weeks of agony and restored her ability to perform household duties. Benson Smith & Co. Ltd. sell the remedy. Mra W Smith travels to Maui to visit her daughter.
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George Schaub
New Lebanon
USA
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
Gaya
Benson, Smith & Co. Ltd
Hawaii
Myers Sentenced to Sixty Days for Telephone Harassment
New York June 2 Police Justice Marshall of Mount Vernon sentenced Alice Myers to 60 days in county jail for telephoning a Port Chester builder repeatedly after meeting him months earlier. The builder’s wife said Myers rang his house often seeking the man. Myers was released on a writ of habeas corpus.
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New York
Marshall
Mount Vernon
Alice Myers
Port Chester
Miss Myers
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Pele
Dodge
Hause
Frig
Fra
Satan
AA Rae, Olow Holey
Mra W . Smith
Maui
Mra
Harry Baldwin
Dr. McLaughin
Oahu
Drmg McLaughlin
Edward B. Mikelem
M. E McLaughlin
Market St
San Francisco
Vici
Grace
Manufacturers’ Shoe Co., Limited
Fort Street
Smiths’ Cash Store, Inc
Smiths’ Cash Store
Cal
Paul Isenberg
Honolulu
T. H
Pacific Hardware Co., Ltd
Nole
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