A Pioneer Dies in Burning of Kern Hotel
The report notes a pioneer perished in the Kern Hotel fire as the Fifty-eighth Congress convened. Washington opens with the Senate meeting early to receive the President's message while the House confirms a quorum of 303 members and reads the president's communication.
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Kern
Washington
Fifty-eighth Congress
Senate
Hale
Barnes
House
Cannon
Pinckney
Tex
Reward Oil Company Hits Good Flowing Well
The Reward Oil Company on 12-30-31 near Giant and Kern River companies completed a good flowing well on its property. H. B. Guthrey, formerly of McKittrick, conducted the work and also drills the old Empire lease well, which reportedly struck oil though not yet completed. The report notes best indications of oil but an uncertain final outcome. A stray line about a girl with a hook-nose is included but not part of the oil news.
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The
Reward Oil Company
Giant
Kern River
H. B. Guthrey
McKittrick
Guthrey
Old Empire
Panic at Madison Square Garden Six Day Race
A viral decoy fire alarm caused a panic at the six day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden leading to hundreds fleeing and riders nearly colliding. Referee Reeves halted the chase and the race resumed after order was restored. Early withdrawals reduced pace but leaders covered about 225 miles with a record 226 miles noted.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Reeves
Kramer
Fenn
Simar
Gougoltz
Rettich
Beaugeldre
Breton
Contenenet
Butler
Leander
Krebs
Peterson
Jacobson
Newkirk
John
Menus
Redell
Root
Dorlan
Bargeot
Galvin
Keegan
Turville
Fisher
Bowler
Walthour
Munroe
Barclay
Samson
Vanderstuyft
Hedspeth and
Dove
San Francisco Forecast Afteroon Fair and Cloudy Night
San Francisco and vicinity expect fair weather this afternoon and tonight with a cloudy Tuesday and a light northerly wind. Southern California faces cloudy to night unsettled weather with probable light rain and a light northeast wind.
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San Francisco
California
President Nominates Postmasters and Military Officers
President Truman sent to the Senate nominations for A W Gowan as receiver of public moneys at Burns Oregon and for California postmasters Arthur G Fisk San Francisco Mary Ford Truckee John Adams Santa Maria Also Wood and other army navy appointments commissioned August 7 and later Additionally nominations previously failed to confirm include A L C Atkinson Hawaii secretary Ivory G Kimball and Charles Fletcher Scott DC police court judges.
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Washington
Senate
A. W. Gowan
Burns
Oregon
California
Arthur G. Fisk
San Francisco
Mary ’S. Ruthford
Truckee
John Adams
Santa Maria
Wood
Army
Navy
A. L. C. Atkinson
Hawaii
Ivory G. Kimball
Chas. Fletcher Scott
Police Court of the
District of Columbia
Honoring a Hero in Cuba on Seventh Anniversary
Havana observes a national holiday marking seven years since General Maceo was killed while attempting to raise an army in Havana province to attack Matanzas and the death anniversary of General Gomez's eldest son, Maceo's aide de camp, shot while trying to rescue his body.
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Havana
Cuba
Maceo
Matanzas
Gomez
Panama Recognized by Russia Decree Signed by Czar
United States Ambassador McCormick received formal notice that Russia recognizes the Republic of Panama. The decree was among the first acts of the Czar after returning from kierneczwic on Saturday, signaling a shift in relations.
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ST. Petersburg
United States
McCormick
Russia
Republic of Panama
Kierneczwic
Chester Tin Plate Mill accepts reduced wage offer
Chester West Virginia December 7 The Chester Tin Plate Mill of the American Plate Company has accepted the companys reduced scale offer and the entire plant will begin operation on January 1st.
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Chester
W. Va
Chester Tin Plate Mill
American Plate Company
Fire Claims George Cummings At Kern Hotel
An early morning blaze at the Kern hotel on I street opposite the Southern Pacific depot consumed the building within minutes. George Cummings, an aging Cummings Valley pioneer, died in the fire with his body taken to the emergency hospital burned beyond recognition. Reports differ on whether others perished, as witnesses claimed two bodies on the stairs but officials say only Cummings was retrieved from the flames.
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Kern
I Street
Southern Pacific
George Cummings
Cummings Valley
Willow
Cummings
Mrs. Paine
William Myers
Myers
George Cummings, Jr
George Shields
Shields
T Wasi
Tehachapi
Schafer
C. E. van Dame
Bakersfield
Fatal Bakersfield hotel blaze verified by witness accounts
A fire at a Bakersfield hotel started when an oil stove overturned in Mrs. Paine’s room. Lodge guest George Cummings, his son George Jr., and worker William Myers battled the blaze as the building gutted, with two bodies recovered and a third potential casualty sighted by a timekeeper.
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Congressman Livernash
Illinois
Massachusetts
Missouri
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Colorado
Congress
McKittrick Corporation
Cooks and Walters Union
Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Weather Forecast
Dinkelspiel
Toys
Iron Toys
China
Kern County
Boas
Oxford
DIN Kelspiel
Biovertment
Fise
Nat R. Solomon
Law
Opticians
19Th Street
Huyler
J. A. Hughes
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