Category Archives: #courts

Jack Johnson Gets Hero’s Welcome

Posted on July 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Julian Robinson / Los Angeles Times Jack Johnson and his wife, Irene, after winning a legal battle to avoid being evicted from their home at 2015 Hyperion Ave. because he was black, March 31, 1943. July 8, 1910: … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Brenda Allen

Posted on July 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Most people have only seen photos of 1940s Los Angeles  vice queen Brenda Allen that show her in sunglasses and a hat with a veil, like the photo at right. This unusual photo at left, that shows what she actually … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File, July 5, 1960

Posted on July 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 5, 1960: I have to hand it to Paul Coates. For this column, he tries to beat an 80-year-old con woman at her own game. Here’s his Jan. 28, 1960, piece about her. Notice the Page 1 story … Continue reading →

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Missouri Mob Lynches Two Blacks

Posted on July 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 4, 1910: Charleston, Mo. — "Those in the yard — the women and children — could hear the sounds of a sledge hammer as the lock was knocked off the cell door. In a few moments a shout announced … Continue reading →

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Another Voice – The Herald

Posted on July 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

   June 29, 1910: Times cartoonist Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on the labor situation in Los Angeles. Lissner is Meyer Lissner (d. 1930), whom The Times attacked as a Goo-Goo (Good Government) official and political boss. Lissner was chairman of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 30, 1960

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mary Lou Rogers says she is in love with sex strangler Donald Kinman. "For 18 months I lived as Don's common-law wife," the comely divorcee said. "I never suspected that he was a sex strangler. A killer. Even though, … Continue reading →

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Pinball Raids in South Gate

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Women’s swimsuits are on sale for $11.99 [$85.89 USD 2009]. June 30, 1960: Bad news for the Buzz Inn, 3025 Tweedy Blvd., and the Chug a Lug, 3042 Tweedy Blvd. And yes, the Chug a Lug is still there. … Continue reading →

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Police Detective Alleges Corruption

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1979   June 27, 1980: After more than 1,000 hours of investigation, the district attorney's office closes its inquiry into Det. Donald Wicklund’s charges of misconduct in the Los Angeles Police Department, ending a messy, complicated case involving … Continue reading →

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Pages of History

Posted on June 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  ’m doing a fair amount of research these days on the Oct. 1, 1910, bombing of The Times and have been referring to W.W. Robinson’s slim 1969 book “Bombs and Bribery,” which is a good introduction to the incident … Continue reading →

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A Rhubarb Over Groceries

Posted on June 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  South Avenue 19 via Google maps’ street view.  June 22, 1910: A grocer sends two employees to the home of Francisco Belasco, 232 S. Avenue 19,  to recover some goods delivered there by mistake.  It doesn’t go well.

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A Blow to Strikers

Posted on June 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 18, 1910: The stage is set for the famous anti-picketing ordinance approved by the City Council in July 1910. For further reading, I would recommend Grace Heilman Stimson’s “Rise of the Labor Movement in Los Angeles,” published in … Continue reading →

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Wife Spanks Husband for Being a Drunk

Posted on June 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1910: Linen suits at Hale’s, $4.95 [$112.56 USD 2009]. On the jump, The Times has another court story in dialect, this time about Olaf Swanson and his drinking problems.

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Major Crimes Decline, LAPD Says

Posted on June 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “I’m No Good … No Good … No Good!” June 12, 1960: The LAPD, which has kept detailed statistics for decades, finds that major crimes declined 5.7% in 1959 after a three-year increase. Of the 3,124 people who applied … Continue reading →

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LAPD Captain Accused of Corruption

Posted on June 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 10, 1910: An AMA convention in St. Louis finds out what a Nautsch dancer is. On the jump, the complicated case of Police Capt. Charles E. Dixon and Hampshire Hotel operator William D. Gage. Dixon, the head of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 8, 1960

Posted on June 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 8, 1960 –  Matt Weinstock says, “As the streetcar passed Evergreen cemetery, proofreader Frank Martinez heard a little boy exclaim, ‘Look at all the pretty flowers, mommy! I wish I could get you some like that!’ She replied, … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Crane Escapes

Posted on June 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 5, 1960: Cheryl Crane and two other inmates escape from El Retiro School for Girls, where she had been committed for killing Johnny Stompanato. "This was a big change from the meek and mild little girl who came … Continue reading →

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The Times’ Court Reporter Files a Story in Dialect

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 3, 1910: The Times’ court reporter files a story in dialect about two African American women who are charged with fighting. Ouch. And police arrest newsboys shooting dice behind the offices of Los Angeles Record (1886-1931).

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Homemade Bread Is Slavery!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

   June 2, 1910: Husbands! Homemade bread is slavery! A loaf of Holsum (10 cents/$2.27 USD 2009) is better anyway. On the jump, a pincher gets pinched.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 1, 1960

Posted on June 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1960: Paul Coates has a follow-up on the raid on the 25-cent gambling pool on roller derby at Olympic Auditorium. The judge dismissed the case.

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Stubborn Handcuffs Keep Prisoners Out of Jail

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Look! It’s Julian Eltinge! May 30, 1910: “Babe” McCain, the bouncer at Turner Hall, brings two prisoners to the police station, but they can’t be booked until McCain removes the handcuffs – which proves to be a problem. And … Continue reading →

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