Category Archives: #courts

Judge Bars Bus Strike; Giants Beat Dodgers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1959: A judge's temporary restraining order prevents a bus and streetcar strike. Someone has a Cold War souvenir in the shed. Let's fire it up and see what happens. The threat of communist aggression casts a shadow over … Continue reading →

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Wife Shoots Cheating Husband in the Head

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1899: Cupidene restores lost manhood.

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Man Nearly Suffocates While Hiding From Police

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1889: J.T. Sheward has the latest in mourning fashions, including wool warp Henriettas. Detectives looking for stolen merchandise at a bordello find an opium setup and a naked man hiding in closet. One of the officers makes himself … 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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Soldier’s Widow Spends Pension on Getting Drunk

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 28, 1889: The Times has a bonus for subscribers to the Weekly Mirror — a book on embroidery. Officer Dugan picks up a chronic alcoholic who spends her widow's pension on liquor.

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Theater Troupe Near Riot Over Pay

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 27, 1899: Alexandra Dagmar at the Orpheum … and at base-ball at Fiesta Park. Ladies free.   The backer of a theatrical troupe is taken to the police station for protection after performers threaten to riot because they … Continue reading →

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Voices — Dominick Dunne, 1925 – 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / August 7, 2001 Dominick Dunne gestures during an introduction before reading to a small group of people from his book "Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishments" at a Beverly Hills hotel. Dominick Dunne's Dangerous … Continue reading →

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Hair Trigger

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 26, 1899: For healthy babies, give them Gail Borden's Eagle Brand condensed milk.   A following story clears up some of the confusion. Louis Mayer was a barber and Mary E. Smith was a hairdresser who had … Continue reading →

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USC Coed Killed; O’Malley Confident on Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

The imam of Yemen beheads several "Christian agitators" and has others mutilated in a crackdown on liberal reforms … USC student Linda Edna Martin, 21, is found naked and bleeding to death outside her boyfriend's apartment. The Parker T-Ball Jotter … Continue reading →

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Man Sleeps Off Drunk on Top of Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 25, 1899: Dr. Wong offers free consultations, 713 S. Main.   Mr. Wagner sleeps off a drunk on top of the Brooklyn Bridge and is rescued by "Jim the Climber." No, he doesn't remember how he got there … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Domestic Violence

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 25, 1889: Prince Albert suits for $14 ($331.36 USD, 2008). The late 19th and early 20th century newspapers are full of harrowing stories about domestic violence, usually alcoholic men beating their wives and children. The women in these reports … Continue reading →

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Baseless Prosecution of Homeless Addict

Posted on August 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 24, 1899: The Orpheum presents barrelistic wonders and rag time comedians, plus Joseph Adelman, master of the xylophone. The Times reports "baseless prosecution" of Richard Woodward, a homeless drug addict who accidentally broke a pane of glass at a … Continue reading →

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A Gruesome Day on the Gallows

Posted on August 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 24, 1889: Note that the Daily Mirror does not advocate walking on railroad tracks. Pedestrians (and cows) always come out second best in a contest against a locomotive. The above item is for illustration purposes only. When California made … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Becomes 50th State; Redskins Beat Rams

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1959: The Redskins beat the Rams in The Times annual charity game ,,, Sir Thomas Beecham, 80, marries his 27-year-old secretary … and Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state. The House Un-American Activities Committee cancels hearings on communist … Continue reading →

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Supervisors Back Bike Route to Santa Monica

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1899: The Los Angeles County Supervisors endorse a cycleway on Washington Street from the city limits to Santa Monica, starting with a two-mile segment separated from the road by stakes or posts … and John O'Brien steals 35 … Continue reading →

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Prostitutes Arrested for Fighting

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1889: Grand ball at the Del Coronado. A couple of French prostitutes, Louise and Vangoethan, got into a fight on Alameda Street and were brought to the police station by Officer Shannon …  Charley Robinson is the toughest … Continue reading →

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Officer Arrested for Killing Fleeing Suspect

Posted on August 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 21, 1899: Boston Optical Co., 235 S. Spring. Thomas Wiley is arrested for drunk driving — of a wagon. Redlands Police Officer George H. Walker is in jail after killing George R. Hawley [Clinton P. Hawley in later stories] … Continue reading →

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Police Catch Some Tough Men

Posted on August 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 21, 1889: Pears' Soap and Beecham's Pills. Police catch a couple of toughs: Professional beggars Jimmy  "Peg" Williams and John Baker, and Thomas "Scotty" Burns. 

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on August 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 20, 1889: The Hotel Stewart of San Bernardino is under new management. Warning: The story below about H.H. Pyne, the unfortunate victim of Dentist Adams, is fairly graphic. In fact, no one was more upset than Dentist Adams, … Continue reading →

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Top Suspect in Tate Killings Freed; Bunning Joins Dodgers

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The death toll from Hurricane Camille rises to 100, with 2,000 injured. The AP calls it "perhaps the worst hurricane ever to hit the American mainland." The leading suspect in the Tate killings, Thomas Michael Harrigan, is released after being … Continue reading →

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