Category Archives: Front Pages

April 29, 1908

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, what could be healthier than beer except for cigarettes? OK, Helmar cigarettes at least didn’t claim to be good for you. I overlooked Emma Goldman’s appearance in Los Angeles, so the pages are a day late. Naturally, The Times … Continue reading →

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April 29, 1938

Posted on April 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, as I have noted before, I rarely post old Times editorials because they are usually embarrassing (the U.S. doesn’t need a federal law against lynching, we shouldn’t offer a haven to European Jews because they’d just go on … Continue reading →

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April 28, 1958

Posted on April 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes Staff Writer  It seems like such a small thing now. The Dodgers announced a deal with Channel 11 to televise eight games against the Giants in San Francisco. Back in 1958, of course, there weren’t baseball games … Continue reading →

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April 28, 1908

Posted on April 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, recall the assassination last month of Durham Stevens, American adviser to the Japanese government, by a Korean youth … Below, a crazy cross-section of stories from early 20th century Los Angeles, difficult to read but worth the challenge: A … Continue reading →

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April 27, 1938

Posted on April 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Negro News" apparently continued  on KGFJ until the beginning of World War II, according to The Times’ radio listings. Below, Police Chief James Davis testifies in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond Bombing. And … Continue reading →

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April 26, 1938

Posted on April 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the prosecution prepares to call bombing victim Harry Raymond in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette … The proceedings are interrupted as bailiffs throw an old drunk man out of the courtroom after he yelled "Look out! Look … Continue reading →

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April 25, 1958

Posted on April 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the L.A. Dodgers appear in a crossword puzzle, always a barometer of popular culture … Below, Cheryl Crane is released from custody … Secret Service agents detain a woman who burst out of a crowd and insisted on seeing … Continue reading →

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April 25, 1938

Posted on April 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

I guess I’m just a sucker for holy men who run backward. And no, I can’t find out anything else about Goliath Messiah … Below, the United Palestine Appeal advocates a program to settle 500,000 Jewish refugees in Palestine over … Continue reading →

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April 25, 1908

Posted on April 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, no, I can’t find any follow-up stories and it would be interesting to know what happened. Below, Los Angeles says goodbye to the Great White Fleet. Many people spend the night on the beach so they can see the … Continue reading →

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Mob killings

Posted on April 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 29, 1959 I stumbled across this page yesterday while looking for details on the Les Bruneman killing at the Roost cafe. Unfortunately, the front page didn’t get microfilmed, so all we have is the jump. Still, it’s a nice, … Continue reading →

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April 24, 1938

Posted on April 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Police Capt. Peter Del Gado. As I said before, keep your eye on him. Below, a night with a radio car: A nude woman roaming, a couple of drunks and a car accident that involved liquor. Email me

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April 24, 1908

Posted on April 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a story that reminds me of old Master Chief Petty Officer Oneyear of the Belleau Wood LHA-3, who had fouled anchors inlaid in silver in his front teeth. Note that less than 1 percent of the sailors’ tattoos were … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1958

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Bunker Hill as envisioned, with 5th Street and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Below, Bunker Hill, as grabbed from Google Earth, with 5th and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Note how much the two images resemble one … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1938

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the 1937 slaying of underworld figure Les Bruneman intrudes into the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. (Pete Pianezzi, convicted of killing Bruneman at the Roost cafe, was paroled in 1953) … Former City … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1938

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, there are people in this world who insist that before the advent of top-40 radio in the 1950s, programming was a formless blob. Note, in fact, that programming was often tightly organized in 15-minute blocks. Below, Officer Donald M. … Continue reading →

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Ruben Salazar, RIP

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Ruben Salazar, from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429), Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA     Above, the news story on the death of Ruben Salazar, by Charles T. Powers and Jeff Perlman. … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1958

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A battle of bean balls between Ramon Monzant of the Giants and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. I really don’t think I’d care to have Drysdale aiming for my noggin. Email me

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April 21, 1908

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, an update in the saga of some "Hearstlings" who stole pictures of the Great White Fleet to be published in the Examiner … Note the story about the 1906 Brownsville, Texas, incident in which African American troops of the … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1958

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Israel prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a look toward the future. Quote of the Day: "If the international situation improves, then in the next decade there may be peace between Israel and the Arabs." –David Ben-Gurion, prime minister … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1938

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the humble Hollywood cobbler had a colorful past–and no, he wasn’t deported. Below, The Times publishes a photo of jurors in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing, a long stretch from the identification … Continue reading →

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