Monthly Archives: June 2009

Crude Oil Floods Figueroa Street!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1899: Crude oil floods Figueroa Street. A city inspector discovered that workers dismantling a storage tank on a triangular lot at 1st and 2nd streets (recall that several downtown streets have been realigned since 1899) directed about 200 … Continue reading →

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Geronimo

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1889: The story of Geronimo as told by the Rambler.

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Found on EBay — First Methodist Episcopal Church

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 20, 1899: The cornerstone is laid for First M.E. Church This postcard showing First M.E. Church has been listed on EBay. The church was designed by Austin and Skilling and built on the northeast corner of  6th and Hill … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 22, 1969

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: At the moment I'm unable to provide Matt Weinstock's June 22, 1959, column. Instead, here's his June 22, 1969 column.

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 22, 1959

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Hear Duncan Trial on New LP Record The murder trial of Elizabeth Ann Duncan is past, but the din isn't In fact, momentarily, another story may break in the same Ventura courtroom where Mrs. Duncan was convicted of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Religion

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 22, 1965: Japanese spiritual leader Ogamisama visits Los Angeles.

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Ailing Lou Gehrig Retires From Baseball

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Quiet, Stupid! … Yeow!"  The state Senate approves a bill that would license bookies and take 5% of their gross. I wonder what the lobbying was like on this bill. A Ford executive says industry voluntarily reduced the workweek to … Continue reading →

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Civil War Veterans Plan Cross-Country Trip

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 7, 1918: Civil War veterans plan to drive across the country and visit old battlefields in the South.

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Veteran Burglar Convicted Again

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1899: Adjusted for inflation, these suits cost $51.10-$102.20. I was curious as to what "door key nippers" might be. Evidently they were some type of lock-picking device. I found this story: Feb. 16, 1903: "Stealing was going on … Continue reading →

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White Immigrants Needed to Offset Rise in Blacks, USC Grads Told

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1889: I was casually perusing this issue of The Times, assuming this story would be an entertaining bit of the late 19th century. And then when I got to this portion of the commencement speeches, I exclaimed: "They … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Veterans’ Chapel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the chapel at the National Soldiers' Home near Sawtelle has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at 99 cents. In 1917, The Times reported that widows usually remarried within two weeks of moving to Sawtelle because of … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Without Dad

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Father's Day Without Dad Mysterious Paper Airplane Lifts Grieving Daughter's SpiritJune 17, 1990 By TAD BARTIMUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS; Tad Bartimus is a special correspondent for the Associated Press. Based in Denver, she covers the Rocky Mountain states. March 19, Monday:My … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: New Pope

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 21, 1963: Pope Paul VI becomes the successor to Pope John XXIII and Jerry G. Tees is arrested on charges of impersonating an astronaut. I can't find any further information on what became of Tees — sounds like an … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bans D.H. Lawrence Novel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Feel Terribly Different." The Farmers Market ad pokes gentle fun at Times columnist Hedda Hopper. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield defends his decision to ban "Lady Chatterly's Lover" from the U.S. mails. Times book columnist Robert R. Kirsch says Summerfield's … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo: Wilmington

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Sheriff’s Father Near Death

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 21, 1899: New bicycles cost $766.47 to $1,021.96, adjusted for inflation. The father of future Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz is near death.

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Mother Kills Dance Teacher Who Molested Daughter

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 21, 1889: Mattie Marlette accuses dance teacher Alfred Sullivan of molesting her 3-year-old daughter and shoots him to death. Many people, especially the noirists, prefer the papers of the 1930s and '40s, but I think the 1880s-1910 period is … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — J.W. Robinson’s

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

This vintage hat from J.W. Robinson's has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Matt Weinstock, June 20, 1959

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Summer Sadness Yesterday was the last day of school and the big thing with the youngsters normally would have been report cards and autographs in the school annual and parties and gay farewells to teachers and friends. It wasn't. It … Continue reading →

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John Wayne in ‘Horse Soldiers’

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 20, 1959: John Wayne as interpreted by Al Hirschfeld. Pretty great, no?

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