Category Archives: 1907

Officer C.A. May, End of Watch

Posted on February 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 3, 1907Los Angeles About 1 a.m. on a dark corner at East Adams and South San Pedro, the hard, shabby life of William Ross ended when he said, “What in hell are you fellows up to?,” drew a pistol … Continue reading →

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A Trip to the Zoo

Posted on February 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 2, 1907Los Angeles Conditions at Chutes Park are so bad that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is making a second inspection to see whether operator J.B. Lehigh has made any improvements before his Feb. 20 … Continue reading →

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Strange Fruit

Posted on February 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 1, 1907Los Angeles I was all set to write about Leroyxez, “The Human Pincushion,” being nailed to a cross promptly at 4 p.m. at Chutes Park, and then a story about lynching in the U.S. caught my eye. Year … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on January 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1907Los Angeles Showing once again that Los Angeles is out of touch with Sacramento, local health officials are fighting an education bill that would lift mandatory smallpox vaccinations for schoolchildren. Vaccinations were opposed for several reasons in the … Continue reading →

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Stuck Fast

Posted on January 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 30, 1907Los Angeles Recent rains have left the city’s streets in terrible shape, as The Times shows in a photo taken at 1st Street and Spring. This wagon, pulled by a strong team, plunged up to its hubs in … Continue reading →

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An Apostle of the Past

Posted on January 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 28, 1907Los Angeles William Jennings Bryan stepped from the Owl train to be greeted by a long-waiting crowd. “In appearance, Mr. Bryan has changed but little since he was last in Los Angeles,” The Times says. “In his manner, … Continue reading →

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A Most Remarkable Man

Posted on January 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan 28, 1907Los Angeles “If my career seems strange to you, it seems stranger and more incredible to me,” Gen. Homer Lea once said. And indeed it was, for Lea’s life was the tale of a poor and badly handicapped … Continue reading →

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Why Doesn’t L.A. Do Something About Traffic?

Posted on January 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 27, 1907Los Angeles One thing you can say about Angelenos: We love to talk about traffic. The only thing we love more is to commission studies and draft plans to deal with the problem, and then ignore them. “With … Continue reading →

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Born in the U.S.A.

Posted on January 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 26, 1907Los Angeles Chin Man Can (or Kan) is in jail on charges of being an illegal immigrant. The young man says he is nothing of the sort, but unable to prove that he was born in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Le-MON!! Le-MON!!

Posted on January 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 25, 1907Los Angeles I wonder if Felix Chavarino lost a dog somewhere. Lmharnisch.comLmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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Introducing Miss White

Posted on January 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 24, 1907Los Angeles Meet a tough little lady who gave her life to helping the poor, needy children of Los Angeles. She built a church and school starting with a nickel donated by a newsboy, left it all and … Continue reading →

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Le-Mon! Le-Mon!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 23, 1907Los Angeles Pity, for a moment, Felix Chavarino, caught in the grips, not of opium, morphine or heroin, but of citrus, for he is a “lemon fiend.” He was arrested after begging for food in a small restaurant. … Continue reading →

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The Bible Explained — for $1,000

Posted on January 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 22, 1907Los Angeles Since his teens, James Lauer has been studying the Bible. Where others have struggled to parse its meanings, he has found clarity. He wants to write a book that will explain it all. The only thing … Continue reading →

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If They Had Only Known

Posted on January 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1907Los Angeles Mayor Arthur C. Harper addressed the crowd for a moment, reminiscing about a teacher who used to tell his pupils that someday, long after he was gone, people would get around Los Angeles in self-propelled vehicles. … Continue reading →

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A Conductor Throws Caution to the Winds

Posted on January 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 19, 1907Los Angeles Despite his ill health, Harley Hamilton drove himself to conduct a concert by the Los Angeles Symphony because he believed so much in bringing the music of Tchaikovsky (or in those days, Tschaikowsky) to the public. … Continue reading →

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An Unfortunate Loophole

Posted on January 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1907San Francisco In what is surely an embarrassing and awkward oversight, the California Constitution only prevents “Mongolian” children from attending white public schools when separate campuses have been created. The problem, legislators have discovered, is that the Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Changing Face of the City

Posted on January 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1907Los Angeles On a trip from Utah to visit his daughter, H.E. Gibson keeps getting lost as he wanders around Los Angeles. No, it’s not because Gibson is 80, for his mind is still sharp. It’s because he … Continue reading →

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Another EBay Mystery

Posted on January 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 2007 Los Angeles While making my daily check of EBay, I found another envelope from 1907, this one addressed to A. Victor Segno, 701 N. Belmont. A brief check of Proquest reveals—what’s this? A major scam artist, self-help … Continue reading →

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Not in My Back Yard

Posted on January 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1907Los AngelesThe Times takes a light, humorous look at the destructive wanderings of Eaton Wash: a docile stream, if not entirely dry, most of the year, turned into a churning monster by heavy rains.“The little river that makes … Continue reading →

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Last Rites for an EarlyChurch

Posted on January 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1907El MonteFor half a century, the Baptist Church of El Monte and the Mason’s Lexington Lodge No. 104 shared a clapboard building on Main Street, the worshipers on the first floor and the Masons, as always, on the … Continue reading →

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