Proposals for Hilo Water System Wall and Shed Open
Honolulu public works invites sealed bids by December 1 1905 for masonry walls and shed at head of Hilo Water System Hawaii Plans and forms available from Assistant Superintendent and G H Gere in Hilo with $5 deposit refundable after return of documents Bid must include a $100 certified check and be delivered to the Superintendent of Public Works before the specified hour. The office may reject any or all bids with or without reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Works
Honolulu
T. H
Hilo
Mawaii
T. TM
G. H. Gere
Wally
Hilo Water Systems
Hawaii
Holloway
Homesteaders Appeal to Supreme Court Test Case
Dr J Holland of Hilo plans a test case against a Land Office ruling on two years residence before patent under Right of Purchase and Cash Freehold. He cleared land at Pahoa and built a two story home, yet a deed is blocked without affidavit of 365 nights residence. Various settlement associations face the new condition, with land at Olaa and Kaiwiki Wailea tract. Hakalau lease expires June 15 1906. Commissioner Pratt says first class agricultural land near a city is not opened under the plan. Public notices include arrivals on S S Enterprise with K H Richards D Kennedy James Henderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Holland
Hilo
Land Office
Holland
Pahoa
Pana
Land Department
Curtis Settlement Association
Kaithenui Settlement Association
Jas. D. Lewis Settlement Association
Wm. Nailima Settlement Association
J. A. M. Osorio Settlement Association
Olaa
Kaiwiki-Wailea
Hakalau Plantation Co
Pratt
Public Lands Office
Russian Zemstvo Congress Opens Deliberations
Moscow November 20 The Zemstvo Congress has begun its deliberations with delegates from provincial councils gathering to discuss local self government and reforms. Leaders cited regional needs and expressed hope for coordinated policy across Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Zemstvo
Protest Over Governor Carter Redaction of Legislature Loan
A political dispute unfolds as Senator McCandless sends a protest to Washington over Governor Carter’s redaction of a loan authorized by the Legislature. Carter says McCandless has long opposed him and hints the Senator pushed to extreme loan expenditures after earlier land and water rights clashes. Correspondence from Honolulu dated September 1905 reveals barbed exchanges and calls for statutory clarity on loan fund mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCandless
Carter
Executive Chamber
Honolulu
Hawaii
Sept. Ry
L. J. McCandless
G. R. Carter
Hawaii Governor urged to carry out Loan Act as Legislature directed
A letter from L. L. McCandless to Governor George R. Carter argues the 1905 Loan Act must be carried out. He cites Organic Act sections on signing and veto power, defends the loan of about one to one and a half million dollars, and lists island road and homestead projects across Oahu Maui Molokai Lanai Kauai Hawaii. He urges adherence to legislative intent and notes credit is good for funding at low interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Carter
Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu
Ouha
San Francisco
Cal
L. A. Thurston
Thurston
United States
Hawaii
Maui
Molokai
Lanai
Kauai
Oahu
L, L, McCandless
Lawson and the Mutual Life Financial Reductions
New York reports President McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance Company voluntarily cut salary by 75000 with other reductions totaling 150000. Boston issues a warrant for Thomas Lawson of Frenzied Finance fame on a criminal libel charge after a complaint sworn by Barron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Thomas Lawson
Finance
Barron
Tenement Fire in Scotland Claims Dozens of Lives
A lodging house fire in Glasgow on November 20 killed thirty-nine people and injured thirty-two, authorities said. Fire officials battled the blaze through the night as investigators examined the scene for a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Fifteen Years In Canal Construction
Washington officials estimate a sea level canal at Panama would cost 230 million dollars and require fifteen years to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Panama
Steamer Hilda Sunk After Channel Rock Collision
The Steamer Hilda struck a rock off the French coast in the English Channel and sank. About one hundred passengers drowned, with only five survivors reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Hilda
Japan Faces Industrial Low Mood Amid Unemployed
Tokio reports an industrial low mood as 700,000 people displaced by war struggle to find work. The figure, cited in dispatches from Tokyo dated November 17, highlights widespread unemployment and economic distress affecting daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokio
Advocates of Peace Arbitration in Paris Assembly
Paris plans a Friday gathering where Representatives of Parliament of Nations will discuss the American proposal for an international parliament to oversee general arbitration. The move aims to replace war with legal settlement through a global legislative body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Parliament of Nations
A False Czar Surfaces Near Penza in Russia
A self styled emperor has emerged in Russia near Penza with a following reported at 50,000. The event marks a notable challenge to the established leadership as authorities monitor the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Penza
Strike Spreads Across Cities Amid Rail Strike Sentiment
Report from St. Petersburg on November 16 states soldiers and sailors endorsed a general strike and refused railroads replacement. Odessa workers declare for a general strike while Moscow workers oppose it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Moscow
Panic Sweeps St Petersburg Over Rumor Dictator Rumor
A false rumor on The Bourse stirred panic in St Petersburg as nationals fear a new dictatorship. A blizzard halted demonstrations and a near universal strike order response plus preparations for evacuation of foreigners. Reports of Jewish massacres circulated as the cabinet weighs martial law and censoring newspapers. Telegraphers threaten to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Forday
Nicholas Nicholaevitch
Wreck of Rio Found Again Near Mile Rock
San Francisco November 14 claims are made that the wreck of the Pacific Mail steamer Rio de Janeiro, which sank on February 22, 1907, has been located near Mile Rock offshore, renewing hopes of recovering valuables or records tied to the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
S. Rio de Janeiro
Mile Rock
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Kerry Turaday Orrick
Kio Stanier
Haka
Mawar Tham
Auititor
JM Beoch
Hilo Tribune Publishing Company, Ltd
KM. Thomeson
Maman
Attorneys-At-La
Chas. M. LeBlond
Castia Rinaway
Tos. C, Rinaway
Ridgway & Ridgway
Attorneys AT Law
of Patents
Milo
Notary Public
Tribune
I.E. Ray
Waianuenue St
Tilo, Hawaii
J. L. Kaulukou
F. S. Lyman
Accident and Marine Insurance
Waianuenue Street
Henry Deacon
Hawaian Fertilizer CO Limited
Waikea Mill Co
Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd
Sto
W.H. Beers
Guantian
LK. Ray
Akan’s Restaurant
Ttc
Pahonua
Sane
M. Cordetro
Mariano Pa Silva
Cox Seed Company
Robert Innes Lillie
Paty
Olan
A, G. Curtis
Kurtistown
School Street
Souza
Lyman
R.A. Lucas & CO
Bishop & CO
Bankers
Hono
Oanu, HI
Worl
Leymw
Pitman Street
Court House
A$. LeBaron Gurney
Front Street
Spreckels
Cameron
Spreckel
Supreme Court
Enterprise Passengers
S. S. Enterprise
HK. E. Richards
J. D. Kennedy
James Henderson
Dong. Bowman
Robi
Lillie
Harry Richards
Jeet H. Curtis
Louise Monteverde
WT. Balding
Tarnnak
Lawson
The
English Channel
Czar
Rio
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