Birthday of Former Queen.
Honolulu, Sept. 2.—Former Queen Liliuokalani, who entered upon her seventy-fifth year today, held a large public reception in honor of the anniversary. During the day she received presents and messages of congratulations from friends and followers in all parts of the islands.
[Although they made a math error (which it seems I am prone to as well), being this was her 74th birthday, it is interesting to see that this made the front page in Minnesota.]
(Bemidji Daily Pioneer, 9/2/1912, p. 1)
The Bemidji Daily Press, Volume 10, Number 108, Page 1. September 2, 1912.
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If we enter our first year at birth and celebrate it with a 1st birthday, then the queen was 74, entering her 75th year i ke ao ola kanaka . I think it was the style of the time.
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I have an interesting newsclipping about Liliuokalani found in a Maine newspaper, it dates from after the overthrow and is quite unflattering, even to the Dominis family. It is interesting to read these opinions of the times, and to wonder how such stories came about with gossip from so far away from the source…http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/04/liliuokalani-news-clippings.html
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