18 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
The Daily Californian
Location
Bakersfield, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1906
Page
1
Debris and a deadly stench trap rescuers battling a cave in at Deceater 7 where Hicks lies seven feet from the drift with two bodies above and another below. Engineers steer the path amid loose dirt and boulders while timbers and a steel tube are readied to divert debris and reach Hicks before Christmas dinner at Democrat Springs.
Three robberies by assault in one night hit the Park station district. Victims were beaten with revolvers, money and jewelry taken, two men were sent to Park Emergency Hospital for treatment. A Chinese laundryman also reported a lunchtime robbery, with one thief slipping away with $40 as officers pursued leads.
Martin Celestine was recognized by a Chinaman at Deviladore and Page streets as one of several robbers. He was booked at the Parn station while searches for accomplices continued. Earlier, Frank Fletcher of Fresno reported being robbed at Geary and Baker streets by three men with revolvers. he said the firearms were given to him to guard for a friend.
In Salinas California on December 18 C Dolard 16 of Bakersfield and Matthew Neustadt 17 alias Tommy Warner of Chicago escaped from the county jail boys department. They used a track saw to cut an inch steel bar and a shutter making a 10 by 7 inch opening and lowered to the ground on a blanket rope. A third boy W K Ramsey failed to pass the opening. Delaroi was accused of robbing freight cars at Solferad.
The Gift Seekers advertise early year trading with a wide jewelry and silverware assortment. Solid Gold rings, brooches, buttons, scarfs pins, signet rings, and bracelets priced from a few dollars to several hundred. Sterling silver ware includes engravings and manicure sets. Clocks, boxes, ink stands, and art prints offered with seasonal Christmas cards and gift items.
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