Category Archives: Animals

Chief Abolishes Vice Squad

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1939: USC football player Al Kreuger keeps in shape over the summer by milking cows. Above, in a radical move, Police Chief Arthur C. Hohmann abolishes the LAPD's vice squad and transfers all the officers to other divisions. … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Body

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Aug. 17, 1889: Patented poultry powder … but stay away from the gasoline stoves! A body found on Fire Island is not missing aeronaut F.D. Hogan, who lost a propeller on his airship and drifted out to sea. … Continue reading →

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Husband, Wife Try to Arrest Each Other

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Aug. 16, 1889: The shoe extension.  Everything seemed well at the household of attorney W.W. Stewart after the husband came home early and chased away his wife's drinking companion with a few gunshots. Then after a night of … 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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Damages Awarded in Buggy Accident

Posted on August 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 13, 1899: A judge awards damages in a buggy accident. J.B. Lankershim had a hired man cut down a large pepper tree on his property on 10th Street (Olympic) near Olive. The man left the fallen tree in … Continue reading →

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Film Pioneer to Be Honored

Posted on August 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times One of the restored Selig statues at the Los Angeles Zoo. Selig's "Kings of the Forest," 1912. The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … Continue reading →

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Faithful Dog Guards Drunk Master

Posted on August 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1899: Porfiro Sanchez and his faithful dog head home to Garvanza after an exciting day in the big city.  

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Photo Helps Catch Horse Thief

Posted on July 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 23, 1899: A horse thief is caught by deputies using a photograph showing him and the victim, a former friend. 

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A Brutal Sport Hounded to Extinction

Posted on July 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Coursing as depicted in The Times on Dec. 12, 1897. "The rabbit dodged this way and that, squatted suddenly to the ground while the hound rushed past. Once, the dog's teeth sank in the hindquarters of the rabbit, jerked the … Continue reading →

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Train Derails After Hitting Cow

Posted on July 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1889: What happens when a train hits a cow … and a faithless husband was once a dancing master in Pasadena. 

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Found on EBay — Polytechnic High School

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A lot of 12 postcards, including Polytechnic High School, top left, and the library, bottom left, has been listed on EBay. Other postcards include Angels Flight, Bullock's downtown, the fountain at what is now Pershing Square, the alligator farm … Continue reading →

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Bullets Fly When Men Try to Kill Mule

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 10, 1889: Two men trying to shoot a sick mule nearly kill a neighbor. The mule had glanders, an incurable disease passed in public watering troughs, so they shot it five times. One of the bullets almost hit … Continue reading →

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Streetcar Runs Over Horse

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 7, 1889: One of the horses pulling a streetcar is put to death after the animal falls and is run over by the car, breaking a leg. 

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Downtown L.A. Is Red, White and Blue

Posted on July 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 4, 1889: The cable cars and the engine house are decorated for the Fourth of July … and two neighboring ranchers settle their differences at the blacksmith shop.

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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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Found on EBay — Shriners Convention

Posted on July 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

I'm always interested in items from the 1907 Shriners convention (right) in Los Angeles. Here's an interesting companion: A commemorative license plate from the 1959 convention. Bidding starts at $5 .

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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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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 9, 1930

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 6, 1959

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Prince Otto I Isn't Even Housebroken There is a base canard, perpetrated by the hopelessly sentimental, that a dog is man's best friend. A dog, I say to you, is a false friend. He'll make a slobbering, emotional … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Depressing Story Brightens Up a Bit Yesterday I told you a rather depressing story. One of its central characters had coldly refused to display any concern for the lives of two young children. I surveyed the facts … Continue reading →

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