[Jedidah]

I think it more likely that the Mombasa hospital reported the birth to the U.S. Consulate in Kenya, which in turn wired it to Vital Records in Honolulu, which listed it with all other registered births in its weekly column for the local papers. All the info in the newspaper blurb would have come from Ann when she gave info at the hospital.

[etraveler13]

Interesting possibility. I still think Grandma and Grandpa put it in the local paper as grandparents. There were very few facts listed.

[kabar]

I think it more likely that the Mombasa hospital reported the birth to the U.S. Consulate in Kenya, which in turn wired it to Vital Records in Honolulu

Consulates don't wire births to State Vital Records.

[Non-Sequitur]

I think it more likely that the Mombasa hospital reported the birth to the U.S. Consulate in Kenya, which in turn wired it to Vital Records in Honolulu, which listed it with all other registered births in its weekly column for the local papers. All the info in the newspaper blurb would have come from Ann when she gave info at the hospital.

I'm sure that happened all the time. </sarcasm>

Why would the U.S. have diplomatic representation in a British colony?