Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-02

q ing VI llt builtlln. Inc DItSeHl man
, + In 1898:
ness men and many others. bent theiI
way each morning ere settling down {,
the duties of the day, partly to learn
what vcssels-if-any-had arrived; what
mail was to had or news to be gath
cred. In the early days, the established
marine signal station on this building
which subsequently gave place to the
Bell Telephone COmpany's central OF.
fee tower, enabled the Post Office hui.
letin to have chrOnicled, besides tho
mail closing notices. the additional In
telligence of vessels arrival. or signal.
led, as Is done to this day. am unable
nj present to ailiX the initial date OF
this first step in the issuance of a daily
though Postmaster Dat recently I'M
earthed one dated February 3. 1866. and
can only arrive ut the date of its next
stage. approximately. These bulletins
were posted up every weekday morn
ing on the Eva side door.
From this custom above referred TO.
grew the Daily Marine Bulletin" of
Mr. II. NJ. whitney, manuscript
sheet or poster which was posted up
daily, except Sundays. on the opposite
door from the postOfliCe bulletin, and
besides the record Of marine intelli.
gence. arrivals, departures de facto
and projected. passenger lists, etc,
brief items Of local events in business
or social circles found place. Little
was thought. at the time of this one.
page written bulletin being the next
step In order toward the foundation Of
the Bulletin. whose enterprise despite
is set.baCks. has made this special
holiday edition possibility. Hence,
their preservation was neglected, and
the correct date IL not so easily deter.
mined as II the copy could be referred
to, but II memory serves me rightly
II was in the year 1871, or possibly
1879. Mr.. Whitney himself dates II
as following his sale of the CONNER.
CIal Advertiser ard printing office TO
Black a. Aud, which occurred in the
latter part of September. 1870.
From n wholly written Bulletin. II
changed in time to printed title with
headings for its several departments,
ana charging to iull sheet cap.
As rivals have developed in the
newspaper field today. so there grew
in time, rival news agents manu-.
script daily. which bore the euphonic
title Of Daily Commercial Bulletin"
This began November II, 1871, and
continued in existence two years. COY.
cring the interesting periods of Ka.
With and Lunalilo interrcg.
nuns.
The successors 20 Mr.. Whitney's sta.
tionery and news business, continued
the Issuance of his Daily Marine Bul.
lct!n," and II was in their time under
tho name of J. w. Robertson & Co.,
that the first printed issue of the "Dai.
Iy Bulletin" appeared, February LIST,
1882 This had gratuitous distribution
among the business houses OF the city. |
Like its predecessors II was a one.
page affair four columns in width, and I
appears very Insignificant beside the |.
'cgular issues OF its eight-page sue. (
lessor Of today. Toward the close of ,
he month, advertisements were print.
ID on the second or back page. March
list, II was enlarged to five columns
md printed regularly on both sides.
nut still single sheet, and distrlbu.
ed gratis till March Goth. when notice
" subscription charge of 20 cents
month appeared. On April Gath, with
he announcement of II. l.. Sheldon
Is editor, II issued as n full fedged,
our page, six column daily, and sub
criEtion price unaltered. One week
alter on May LIST, 1882, appeared the
lrst issue of the Daily Commercial
ADVERTISER With the growth of the
ity and business of the islands, the