Category Archives: 1907

Aug. 4, 1907: Galveston Plan Brings Russian Jews to Southwestern U.S.

Posted on August 4, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 4, 1907: In July, 50 Russian Jews arrived in Galveston, Texas, aided by the Jewish Territorial Organization. The Galveston Plan brought about 10,000 Jews to America between 1907 and 1914. Continue reading →

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Aug. 3, 1907: Gasoline Stove Explodes, Destroys House

Posted on August 3, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 3, 1907: Gasoline from a stove explodes, destroying a house. Mrs. William Morley was found dazed and stumbling around the smoking ruin of what had been her home. Continue reading →

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August 2, 1907: Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown Dies

Posted on August 2, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 2, 1907: A brief look at the life of Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown, a prominent woman physician. Continue reading →

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July 31, 1907: After a Day at the Beach, Beer, a Fight and Gunshots

Posted on July 31, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 31, 1907: A day at the beach ends in a fight over beer. Evelyn Ferguson is accused of shooting newsboy Charles ‘Winnipeg’ Wilson with a policeman’s gun because Wilson was attacking her friend, who ‘was not in a condition to remember much about how it happened.’ Continue reading →

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July 30: 1907: Runaway Horse Races Down Broadway, Plows Into Hotel Lobby

Posted on July 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 30, 1907: A furniture van hits a buggy hitched at Jevne’s grocery, frightening the horse, which runs down Broadway, swerves onto the sidewalk and plunges through a plate glass window of the Hotel Lankershim. Continue reading →

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July 28, 1907: L.A. Seeks to Clear Books of Old Laws on Bear Baiting, Quail Hunting by Streetcar Conductors

Posted on July 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 28, 1907: Los Angeles seeks to rid itself of outdated laws like hunting rabbits on Spring Street or conductors abandoning their streetcars to go quail hunting at the end of the line. Continue reading →

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July 27, 1907: Mayor Harper Calls for More LAPD Officers, New Library, More Schools

Posted on July 27, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 27, 1907: Mayor Harper lists his 20 recommendations, including the Owens River aqueduct, more LAPD officers, a public library, more schools and ‘purification’ of billboards. Continue reading →

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July 24, 1907: Columbia University Professor Becomes an Explorer of the Occult

Posted on July 24, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1907: Former Columbia professor James H. Hyslop is trying to raise interest in a scientific approach to psychic research while debunking frauds and fakes. Continue reading →

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July 23, 1907: A Belated Tribute to Heroic Officer

Posted on July 23, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 23, 1907: Police capture a burglar who entered a jewelry store through a skylight. Continue reading →

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July 22, 1907: L.A. Housing Is Expensive

Posted on July 22, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 22, 1907: Los Angeles housing is expensive. A bungalow that rents for $90 a month is the equivalent of almost $3,200 today. Continue reading →

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July 21, 1907: What the President Is Reading

Posted on July 21, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 21, 1908: President Theodore Roosevelt recommends reading the works of Octave Thanet, the pen name of LGBTQ author Alice French. Continue reading →

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July 19, 1907: Covina Celebrates Launch of Streetcar Service

Posted on July 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1907: Covina celebrates the opening of a Pacific Electric streetcar line to Los Angeles with a free community picnic, including a gigantic coffeepot and a 300-gallon bean pot. Militant Angeleno would have been there! Continue reading →

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July 18, 1907: Santa Monica, Ocean Park Must Abate Sewage Discharge Into Ocean

Posted on July 18, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 18, 1907: Officials of Santa Monica and Ocean Park are fighting a lawsuit that seeks to block the discharge of raw sewage into the ocean. Continue reading →

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July 17, 1907: Hollywood Organizes to Catch Serial Arsonist

Posted on July 17, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 17, 1907:
A serial arsonist has been at work in Hollywood, setting six fires in the last three weeks. The community’s small volunteer fire department has been overwhelmed by the crimes. Continue reading →

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July 14, 1907: L.A. Prepares to Celebrate 126th Anniversary

Posted on July 14, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1907: Los Angeles prepares to mark its founding, with celebrations at the Plaza. Gen. Jose Aguilar, nearly 100, will fire the cannon when the flags of Spain, Mexico and the U.S. are raised. Continue reading →

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July 9, 1907: L.A. Converts Abandoned Church to House Inmates From Crowded Jail

Posted on July 9, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1907: The city rents an abandoned church for a temporarily jail. Continue reading →

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July 5, 1907: Beer Is the Health Drink, Like ‘Liquid Bread’

Posted on July 5, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 5, 1907: See here, you pesky temperance workers, beer is “liquid bread!” It’s good for you! Continue reading →

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L.A. Celebrates the Fourth of July 1889 – 1960

Posted on July 4, 2026 by lmharnisch

The Fourth of July in Los Angeles:
1863: Pic-Nics and fireworks!
1889: Coursing (dogs chasing a live rabbit)!
1907: Cricket matches and a bagpipe contest!
1910: Speeches in Spanish and Italian, race riots over the ‘fight of the century’ between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries. Continue reading →

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July 1, 1907: What Was the Gas Mileage of the Horseless Carriage?

Posted on July 1, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 1, 1907: Ever wonder what the gas mileage was for a horseless carriage? One of the best was a Pope-Hartford that got 21.76 mpg. Continue reading →

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June 18, 1907: Immigration Agent Accused of Poisoning Neighbor’s Dog

Posted on June 18, 2026 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1907: Hazel Schurger accuses neighbor J.J. Brady of poisoning her dog, Baby, with strychnine. Brady was freed after an examination showed that Baby was given a small dose of the poison, incapable of killing the dog immediately as Schurger described. Continue reading →

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