Category Archives: 1899

August 14, 1899: Whale Frightens Boaters

Posted on August 14, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 14, 1899: Returning from Santa Catalina in a launch, passengers were terrified when a whale surface nearby. “The women began screaming and were very much excited for fear the whale would overturn the boat.” Continue reading →

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Study Finds Widespread Grade Inflation at L.A. County Schools

Posted on August 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 30, 1899: Hawley, King & Co. buggies, 5th and Broadway. The county Board of Education finds "deplorable laxness and inefficiency" in most Los Angeles County schools. By 1899, California required each county to send standardized tests to all its … Continue reading →

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August 14, 1899: Whale Frightens Boaters

Posted on August 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

August 14, 1899: A group of boaters is terrified when a whale surfaces nearby.  

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Houdini at the Orpheum!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1899: The Times reminds tourists to watch out for pickpockets. July 6, 1899: Look who's playing at the Orpheum. It's Houdini, with his wife, doing the Oregon boot routine. There's also a female impersonator named Tacianu. On May … Continue reading →

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Mayor Orders Crackdown on Animal Cruelty

Posted on July 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 3, 1899: Dog races continue at Agricultural Park despite the mayor's order of a police crackdown. According to testimony in an 1899 animal cruelty case brought by the ASCPA, these races consisted of two greyhounds chasing a California … Continue reading →

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Woman, Baby Hurt in Bike Crash

Posted on June 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 27, 1899: The Times published many stories about fires that were started by gasoline stoves. Given the primitive nature of firefighting at the time, the results were often tragic.   June 27, 1899: A woman with her baby … Continue reading →

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Police Court, June 24, 1899

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 24, 1899: The cure for weak men.

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