Category Archives: #courts

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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Suspect’s Confession Fails to Black Man From Hanging

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 19, 1899: Syrup of Figs has many beneficial effects. William E. Belt, who failed in attempts to save his former slave John Alfred Brown from hanging, tells Maryland Gov. Lloyd Lowndes and appellate Justice James McSherry: "I hold you … Continue reading →

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Man Sought in Tate Killings; Angels Hit 5 Home Runs!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 18, 1969: Royal Canadian Mounted Police search for Thomas Steven Harrigan, identified as a suspect in the Tate killings … Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi with 150-mph winds … and "Weary Youngsters" head home from Woodstock. Above: "Joan Baez, … Continue reading →

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Tamale Vendor Disappears With Watch

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 18, 1899: Vapor baths, hair treatments and miracle pills. Fernando Olivas wanted 15 cents ($3.83 USD 2008) worth of tamales but had no money, so he left a gold watch as collateral. Now Olivas says tamale vendor Jim Butcher … Continue reading →

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Elopes With Base-Ball Man

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Aug. 18, 1889: Artificial limbs and assorted trusses, 237 S. Spring St.   Sam Crane runs off with pretty Hattie Travenfelter.  

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Voters Approve Bonds to Buy Water Company

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1899: Above, an ad opposes issuing $2 million in bonds to buy the water company. Notice that Hoover Street, indicated by a dotted line, was the western boundary of Los Angeles. Aug. 24, 1889: Voters overwhelmingly approve bonds … Continue reading →

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A Family Dispute Lands in Court

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 16, 1899: Full particulars on universities, colleges and schools are available at The Times offices, 1st Street and Broadway. This is the building that was bombed in 1910. I don't expect stories about African Americans in the 19th century … 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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A Hasty Marriage Unravels

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 15, 1899: Thomas Jefferson White swept Verna Lincoln off her feet. But the money soon ran out and White revealed himself to be brutal and dishonest.

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Man Arrested as Stalker

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 15, 1889: When questioned he admitted that he has followed the lady but he stated that it was done for fun only.

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