25 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Hilo Tribune
Location
Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1905
Page
1
The document outlines midweek train services from Hilo to Puna via Olaa and Pana with Kinau steamship connections. Excursion tickets are sold on Saturdays and Sundays and valid to Monday noon, with five ride and long-distance commuter options available at reduced rates.
Tokio reports the departure of Russian ships from Kamranh Bay easing Japan France strain over neutrality breaches. France denies violations as recoaling occurred outside French waters. Diana cruiser ordered to disarm. Russia pledges strict neutrality in French waters.
Following the departure of Rojestvensky from here heavy cannonading was heard, widely believed to be directed at scout ships as tensions at sea escalate near Saigon.
St Petersburg reports the second squadron sailing for Vladivostok as Japanese claim Russians group at Kamranh and Possiet Bay planning to block the Vladivostok route.
Volcano House reports Kilonea's ongoing eruption since last Tuesday with a new cone forming near the sulphur hole and a steady smoke plume. On Sunday dawn the crater displayed a brilliant blaze as lava pours onto the crater floor, with eruptions occurring about seven times every five minutes, described as the grandest show yet.
In St Petersburg on April 20 authorities arrest many agitator leaders to curb May Day disturbances. Journalists' congress demands press liberation. Government orders 400 million cartridges. Foreign inquiries seek warships and reports say South American vessels bought. Front reports Japan armies marching northward with cavalry precedents.
The Grand May Ball will be hosted next Monday night by Company D at the National Guard Armory. Capt. W. A. Fetter is floor manager with Carvalho's orchestra and a Hawaiian quintette club providing music. Decorations led by J. M. Herring will transform the hall, featuring a May pole dance and other innovations. Tickets at Hilo Drug Store cost $1.00 per couple.
Spirited play draws daily crowds at the Hilo Tennis Club as members compete in a widening tournament. Notable results include Grace over Baldwin 8-6 6-? and Mellor over Grace 6-4, plus Elliott defeating Baldwin 6-0 6-1 and several doubles matches featuring Metcalfe, Castendyke, and Hapai.
San Francisco reports sugar quotations with per ton prices for 96 test centrifs and analysis beets. Connecticut Senator Platt dies from abscess of the lungs. Actor Joseph Jefferson dies in St Augustine. Earls Stanhope and Chichester die in London. Caracas reports President Castro ready to arbitrate if courts prove unfair.
In Manchuria Russian troops encounter a turning movement. Several thousand Chinese bandits with Japanese cavalry and twenty two guns operate eighty miles northeast of Chanchan, signaling intensified border activity.
A bear encounter in Glenwood Springs reports the President killed another bear. Port Arthur updates note 41 600 prisoners captured to date. Moscow reports assassin Kaleleff sentenced to death for Grand Duke Sergei’s murder. Enterprise to sail from Hilo next Monday at 3 00 p.m. St. Petersburg reports 24 terrorists arrested in a major plot, with several prominent figures implicated.
Washington April 19 Secretary Taft plans a Pacific trip culminating in a call on the Japanese emperor in Tokio.
Miss Clara Gillaspie leads five Kona Orphanage children on a two week island tour starting in Hilo. E E Richards guides them through sights, with trips by rail and auto, funded by donor L S Aungst. The group visits Volcano House and Kailua, Waimea, Honokaa, and Uil sharing gratitude for support from Miss Beard and staff.
A magnificent production unfolds tonight at Spreckels Hall under the Ladies' Social Circle. The advanced seat sales exceed expectations and the program includes three new musical pieces by local composers. Mrs Cordelia Clymer Varndley presents Pauahi Kealii an Hawaiian anthem, and Mrs J T Lewis offers Ve to the Lord and Throw Open Your Gates O Valhalla. Mrs Lewis and Mrs Henry Hayes assisted in refining performances and lines. Managed by Mrs Levi Lyman and Mrs L Turner, the event promises a high grade artistic spectacle for the Hilo audience.
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