Category Archives: Animals

When ‘Bull’ Durham Became ‘Steer’ Durham

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 8, 1919: "Bull" Durham with calf-maker intact and a white spot in the shape of the United States. That's one patriotic head of livestock! March 23, 1924: Bull Durham — redesigned. The U.S. map is gone and the … Continue reading →

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Poison From a Secret Admirer

Posted on September 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1909: Car shopping a century ago. A bottle of wine from a secret admirer nearly kills Mrs. J.G. Cash, Reno telephone operator. Cash went to the hospital because she felt ill and when a doctor prescribed some wine … Continue reading →

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4 Children Hurt in Runaway by Frightened Horse

Posted on September 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 4, 1919: "Somebody Is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life" by Clare Briggs (1875-1930). I would imagine the anti-union message resonated with The Times' editorial policy. Turner Hall at 321 S. Main St. becomes the … Continue reading →

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Officer Finds Interesting ‘Pet’

Posted on September 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 4, 1909: Times artist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws J.P. Burns. Note Miss Los Angeles. In later cartoons, Gale drew her like this: March 19, 1933: "Fair and Hot Under the Collar." A police officer finds an interesting animal … Continue reading →

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Detective Captures Elusive Chicken Thief

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1899: Mullen and Bluett, 1st and Spring. Karl Schillinger is an elusive chicken thief, but Detective Auble tracked him down.

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Humane Officer Shoots Injured Horse

Posted on August 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 23, 1899: Miracle electric belt restores vitality as you sleep! The old newspapers are full of stories about terrible things happening to horses. Think about the way some people treat their cars and then imagine what it would be … Continue reading →

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Train From Santa Monica Plows Into Cows on Tracks

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 19, 1889: Would you trust your shirts to a place where the "N" is backward? The train from Santa Monica plows into a herd of cattle on the tracks a few miles outside town … a … Continue reading →

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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.