Category Archives: 1908

Unrest in Morocco

Posted on August 20, 2006 by lmharnisch

Casa Blanca, MoroccoAug. 20, 1907The Times carries a vivid description of a battle between Moorish tribesmen, French sharpshooters and spahis (Arabs in the French service), and though the story is extremely detailed about the fighting, there isn’t a word of … Continue reading →

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The Bucket of Blood

Posted on August 13, 2006 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12-13, 1907Los AngelesDespite the name Bismarck Cafe, police call the saloon at Main and Winston Streets the Bucket of Blood because it’s a continual source of crime and violence.It is a place, The Times says, “of drunken debauchery among … Continue reading →

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They Weren’t Fakes

Posted on July 3, 2006 by lmharnisch

July 3, 1907Los AngelesRobert T. Hall, head of the Los Angeles Anti-Fakers League (or Anti-Fakers Society), says shots were fired at him as he returned from an outing to a friend’s summer camp, and he blames local spiritualists and mediums.He … Continue reading →

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A Theater Rises on Broadway

Posted on June 2, 2006 by lmharnisch

June 2, 1907Los AngelesThe Hamburger Department Store announces plans for a theater just south of its new building on South Broadway at 8th Street, designed by the architecture firm of Edelman and Barnett.According to plans, the horseshoe-shaped theater is to … Continue reading →

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Mullen in Bad Plight

Posted on May 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

May 18, 1907Los AngelesWilliam Mullen, a black strikebreaker for the Pioneer Truck Company, was delivering a shipment of lumber when he realized that he had lost some of his load and retraced his route to look for it.At the Southern … Continue reading →

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Fashion Week

Posted on March 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

Clarence Westfall, 22 years old, was taken into custody at San Pedro yesterday afternoon when a boat from San Diego docked. He was arrested for having masqueraded in female attire and was taken to the Central Police Station, where he … Continue reading →

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1907: In Which We Begin

Posted on March 15, 2006 by lmharnisch

As I began to write my grand opening about Los Angeles in 1907, I felt a ghostly hand pluck ever so gently at my sleeve. “Promise me, dear boy, you’ll remember to say that women couldn’t vote in 1907.” “Yes, … Continue reading →

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