Category Archives: Animals

Police Kill Unmuzzled Dogs Under New Rabies Law

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 8, 1910: In response to concerns about rabies, city officials give police permission to kill any dog that isn’t wearing a muzzle as required by a new law. The Times describes thousands of loose dogs that will soon … Continue reading →

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Rabies Epidemic

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1910: Mad dogs roam the streets of Los Angeles, terrifying people until police officers shoot the rabid animals. Remind me again about the past being a kinder, simpler time. The Broadway tunnel used to be just north of … Continue reading →

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Lummis Quits Library Job

Posted on March 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 5, 1910: This was one of those days when there were too many good stories to focus on one: Charles Lummis resigns as city librarian … a veterinarian's assistant dies a horrible death after being bitten by a … Continue reading →

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Strongheart, Dog Sheik of the Movies

Posted on February 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 2, 1925, Strongheart, the dog sheik of the movies.

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Raiders Trying to Move to Los Angeles

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 5, 1980: The Los Angeles Coliseum Commission has been saying that the Raiders are coming to L.A. The team has asked a federal judge to bar the NFL from preventing the move. And Jim Murray writes about Spectacular Bid, … Continue reading →

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Horses vs. Streetcar

Posted on January 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Imagination Is the Only Real Thing in the World.”    A wagon drawn by runaway horses crashes into a streetcar, sending the wagon tongue through the side of the trolley and injuring passenger Howard Siebold. The horses, which were … Continue reading →

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Crowd Cheers Paulhan, Curtiss

Posted on January 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Times photo shows the huge crowd at the Aviation Meet. Jan. 17, 1910: “One of the largest crowds ever assembled in one inclosure in Southern California saw the Sunday flights of the airships. “Over 50,000 people braved the … Continue reading →

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An Actress and Her Dog

Posted on December 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Five iron manhole caps, each weighing more than 100 pounds, shot into the air last night when "burn-out gas" in the sewer between Spring Street and the northeast corner of 1st and Main streets blew them higher than the … Continue reading →

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Fire Roars Through Lumber Yard, Threatens Homes

Posted on December 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Dec. 20, 1909: A fire apparently started by a homeless person roars through a lumber yard and a factory that made doors and window sashes, spreading to an adjoining rooming house and a home. About 50 horses were … Continue reading →

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Mules for Sale

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 9, 1909: Mules are for sale at 1782 E. Main Street, autos at 747-749 S. Spring. Los Angeles traffic in this era consisted of streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. It was an interesting time. My … Continue reading →

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November 30, 1959: Paul Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nothing, but Nothing Is Sacred Any More It’s every reporter’s dream to lay aside his battered old felt hat, shred his press card into confetti, turn his World War II surplus trench coat over to the Salvation Army, take his … Continue reading →

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Pioneer of Covered Wagon Days Seeks to Save Oregon Trail

Posted on November 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ezra Meeker, who first traveled the Oregon Trail in 1852. The city is overrun with loose dogs, The Times says. Dec. 4, 1928: Ezra Meeker dies at the age of 97. Nov. 21, 1909: The Times profiles Ezra Meeker, who … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – 1907 Shriners Convention

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The 1907 Shriners convention in Los Angeles  inspired all sorts of commemorative trinkets. Most of the items were pins, badges, glassware and ceramics, which frequently turn up on EBay. Here’s something I’ve never seen before, a spoon that was … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Horse Thief

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Buster Brown" visits Athens.   Nov. 7, 1909: A 25-year-old man describes his downfall, including stealing horses and betting money on baseball games. "Tell the young men that sin always brings suffering," Robert Perry says.

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Horse Stable a Relic of Long Beach’s Past

Posted on November 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Nov. 1, 1919: A judge decides that getting drunk three times a year isn’t grounds for a divorce … And Long Beach police have nowhere to put a runaway horse since the city’s last stable was converted to … Continue reading →

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Warning to the ‘Cat Ladies’ of Glendale!

Posted on October 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Glendale limits residents to three cats! Oct. 24, 1959:  “You women who have good husbands should stay home and take care of them. If you leave him alone again, the next girl might not be as charitable as…”

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Notes From a (Very) Wild Rose

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 9, 1909: Love letters spice up a hearing on a marriage annulment. She signed them “Your Own Wild Rose.”

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Circus Performer Charged With Animal Cruelty

Posted on September 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 23, 1909: Cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws W.D. Deeble. Now wait a minute. We had a story yesterday about two women hobos who were arrested because they dressed like men. Here we have Albert Hodgini, who dresses up … Continue reading →

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34 Years on the Streetcars

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 23, 1934: John Corsen reflects on his 34 years as a streetcar motorman. This is a wonderful first-person account of the early days of the streetcars in Los Angeles. "You ought to see what it was when I started. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Call Me a Cowgirl

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Beverly Chandler shows her skill in roping in a 1969 photo. Gwen Sharp, who blogs at Sociological Images, picked up the Daily Mirror post on Beverly Chandler, who worked on Rancho Mission Viejo. Gwen … Continue reading →

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