Monthly Archives: April 2006

When Knighthood Was in Flower

Posted on April 29, 2006 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles theatergoers are transfixed by the new production of “When Knighthood Was in Flower,” Paul Kester’s adaptation of Charles Major’s 1898 novel, forming a mile-long line to buy tickets at Morosco’s Burbank Theater at Main and 6th St.One reason … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XXII

Posted on April 28, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Another Good Story Ruined, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Donald Wolfe, History, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged black dahlia, cold cases, crime and courts, donald wolfe, homicide, lapd | 4 Comments

Attacked by Mule

Posted on April 27, 2006 by lmharnisch

W.S. Stanton of N. 117½ E. First St. was attacked by a vicious mule at the California Truck Company’s stables, No. 337 Aliso St., last night and seriously injured. When he attempted to take the harness off the animal it … Continue reading →

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Test for Typepad.

Posted on April 27, 2006 by lmharnisch

Uploaded at full size and resized to 472 pixels after upload. Resized by Typepad during upload to 472 pixels. Note the degraded quality.

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XXI

Posted on April 27, 2006 by lmharnisch

Posted in 1947, Another Good Story Ruined, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Donald Wolfe, History, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged #LAPD, black dahlia, cold cases, crime and courts, donald wolfe, lapd | Leave a comment

Runaway Flats

Posted on April 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Water is not the only thing that flows downhill, as switchmen at the downtown Southern Pacific freight yard discovered when two runaway flatcars made a 13-mile trip from the San Fernando Valley in 10 minutes.Although the runaway cars sent people … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XX

Posted on April 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Pigs’ Feet

Posted on April 25, 2006 by lmharnisch

Anthony Kallan likes pigs’ feet more than he cares for his wife and proved it by kicking her out of the house because she refused to cook his favorite meal for dinner—a day before their baby was to be born.Kallan, … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XIX

Posted on April 25, 2006 by lmharnisch

Posted in 1947, Another Good Story Ruined, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Donald Wolfe, History, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged black dahlia, Books and Authors, cold cases, crime and courts, donald wolfe, lapd | 2 Comments

Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba

Posted on April 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XVIII

Posted on April 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

Posted in 1947, Another Good Story Ruined, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Donald Wolfe, History, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged black dahlia, Books and Authors, cold cases, crime and courts, donald wolfe, lapd | Leave a comment

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Notes on L.A. Abortions in the 1940s

Posted on April 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

Let’s have some fun, shall we? Since we’re talking about abortion and abortion rings, protection, etc., here are all the news stories involving arrests or patients’ deaths in Los Angeles between 1940 and 1949 for abortions listed in the Los … Continue reading →