Category Archives: #courts

December 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dialing Chessman Francois de Montfort, correspondent for Ici Paris, is in Hollywood having a look at the movie making.  As he arrived on the set of “Strangers When We Meet” to interview Kim Novak the other day, he told publicist … Continue reading →

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President’s Pilot Worries About Trip to Afghanistan

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Remember, leave your blood at the Red Cross, not on the highway,” says Capt. Dan Mathews of "Highway Patrol." Air pollution is linked to lung ailments. “Take a Giant Step” opens. And I’ve added to my Netflix queue. Dec. 9, … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Broadway between 1st and Temple, looking toward Hill Street. Oct. 20, 1943: A fire destroys Court Flight.  Sept. 14, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Court Flight, another long-vanished downtown landmark. Today, the Hall of Records is also … Continue reading →

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Judge Clears Way for Deportation of Revolutionaries

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 9, 1919: A judge dismisses writs of habeas corpus for Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, clearing the way for them to be deported to the Soviet Union as undesirable revolutionaries. The judge grants a temporary delay so that … Continue reading →

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The Complicated Geometry of the Eternal Triangle

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend” by Clare Briggs Dec. 8, 1919: To help raise money for Liberty Loans during World War I, a fundraising campaign was begun in which an engaged couple would win furniture, linens and other items … Continue reading →

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Drunk Man Kills Food Wagon Vendor

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

What women want for Christmas: a desk. Dec. 8, 1909: The operator of a food wagon at 9th and Main streets is shot to death after refusing to give some food to a drunk man. The killer escapes through a … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Is This Really Tokyo Rose?         Her name is Iva Toguri d'Aquino, but you know her as Tokyo Rose.     And that's why she hides.     She's 43 now.  She has a small business and a smaller circle … Continue reading →

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Hole in Brain Doesn’t Kill

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “That Guiltiest Feeling” by Clare Briggs A man of mystery tries to kill himself … and a husband tries to divorce a wife who believes in free love.    Dec. 4, 1919: Movie star William Stowell and Dr. Joseph … Continue reading →

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Man Seeks Former Comrade in Arms

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

   The Republicans hold a dinner  in support of George A. Smith for mayor. Despite strong backing from The Times, Smith was defeated Dec. 8, 1909, by George Alexander. Alexander, in turn lost the mayor’s race to H.H. Rose in … Continue reading →

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Man Kidnaps Daughter’s Playmate

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “The Days of Real Sport” by Clare Briggs   Dec. 3, 1919: J.C. [or J.T.] Christian is accused of running off to Calexico with a 13-year-old girl who was his daughter's playmate. The Times not only names a minor … Continue reading →

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Life’s Seamy Side

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Dec. 3, 1909: Authorities are trying to establish what happened to Hazel Robertson Dillon between the time she escaped from St. Mary's Convent by stealing a dress and slipping it over her gym clothes and when she was … Continue reading →

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Singer Pleads Not Guilty to Soliciting

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Akron has remote-control dachshunds — “a zany plaything.” Johnnie Ray says he just invited a friendly undercover officer up to his room for a nightcap. Nothing indecent about that. Mr. Flynn, would you like gold plating on that nude statue … Continue reading →

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Homeowner Captures Burglar After Struggle

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 2, 1909: William Mulholland says the aqueduct from Owens Valley will be done a year ahead of schedule.   The East Adams Boulevard neighborhood via Google maps street view. Dec. 2, 1909: Romeo E. Ellithorp [or Ellithorpe]  and … Continue reading →

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LAPD Disputes FBI Crime Statistics

Posted on December 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 1, 1959: You may recall that there was mutual animosity between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Police Chief William H. Parker. One reason was that Parker thought the bureau’s national crime statistics were inaccurate and distorted Los … Continue reading →

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Drug Addicts Blamed for Crime Wave

Posted on November 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Ninety-nine percent of the present series of holdups, burglaries, armed robberies and other deeds of violence being committed nightly in this city and sometimes referred too as the 'crime wave' are the work of drug fiends seeking to get narcotics … Continue reading →

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Digging for Solomon’s Treasure

Posted on November 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Speculators are excavating at the Pool of Siloam in hopes of finding King Solomon’s treasure.   Nov. 14, 1909: Flames roar through an Illinois coal mine, trapping hundreds underground.   Nov. 28, 1909: Mine inspector Theodore Fellows is being taken … Continue reading →

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Court Fight Over Cook’s Biscuits

Posted on November 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Charges are dropped against men accused of violating the law on public speaking in parks.   Nov. 27, 1909: Lucene Farr, an African American cook, tries to recover $40 after quitting her job at the boarding house of Alice … Continue reading →

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Times Opposes Picture Brides

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on a Thanksgiving theme – a union turkey. Nov. 26, 1919: The Times editorializes against picture brides, charging that they are just a maneuver around a California law that prevents Japanese immigrants from owning land.

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November 25, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Vice President Richard Nixon will be grand marshal of the Rose Parade! There Must Be Some Kind Answer to This (News item) Mrs. Carol Carpenter, 19, was arraigned in Los Angeles Municipal Court yesterday on felony child-desertion charges . . … Continue reading →

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An Expensive Thanksgiving Turkey

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Adjusted for inflation, these turkeys cost $5.92 a pound, USD 2008. Nov. 24, 1909: Pompey Smith,  identified as an African American, refuses to leave jail when his term is up because he wants to be exonerated. A judge tells … Continue reading →

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