Category Archives: Front Pages

Feb. 13, 1908

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  The grand jury investigates gambling in Los Angeles … A determined federal agent captures his quarry after a long chase … The amusing tale of a plug hat … A USC medical student files a lawsuit charging that he … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1958

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  Above: Future shock! Newspapers coming into the home by color TV? If they only knew how right they were … The Navy bans low-level flights over Los Angeles after the Norwalk air crash … Deputies arrest nine people in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1938

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  Jurors deliberate in the murder trial of Paul Wright, who is charged with killing his wife and best friend as they were doing something that couldn’t be described in The Times … Medicine being rushed to Bebe Kleinberger is … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1908

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Officials relent and decide that the Japanese community is welcome to take part in the celebration of the Great White Fleet’s arrival … (Note that Gen. H.G. Otis is involved in planning the celebration) … A heroic driver … Continue reading →

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February 11, 1958

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Weather makes the front page … Another youngster is stricken with a rare disease (The Times apparently never followed up on this story) … Fighting in the Mideast … And a new weapon in the Cold War against the Soviets … Continue reading →

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Feb. 11, 1938

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

There’s nothing new in the Harry Raymond case, but the Assembly vice inquiry continues … Friends tell Hitler he’s working too hard and should take a cruise … President Roosevelt wants more money for relief because of increasing unemployment … … Continue reading →

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February 11, 1908: The Latest in Men’s Shoes

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, the latest in men’s shoes, $87.95-$109-94 USD 2007 … Below, a good example of the drawings The Times used to run in the days before it could easily publish spot news photography …

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Feb. 10, 1965

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Feb. 10, 1958

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Feb. 10, 1948

Posted on February 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Yes, Cornero survived being shot. He died in 1955 at a Desert Inn crap table, $10,000 in the hole. Download the full page here: Download 1948_0210_cornero.jpg Email me

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 10, 1938Los Angeles Los Angeles officials, led by Mayor Shaw, say they have nothing to hide from an Assembly  vice inquiry and are perfectly willing to turn over their income tax records.  The mayor’s brother, Frank, however, is unavailable … Continue reading →

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Feb. 9, 1958

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  It’s Sunday in 1958, and The Times features a suburban tract home, designed with young (and growing) families in mind.  There’s no address for this house, so we don’t where it was. Click here to download the page: Download … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 9, 1938Los Angeles Let’s cruise down Wilshire and take a look at the Ambassador–oh wait, I forgot. We let L.A. Unified tear it down, didn’t we?  Meet a colorful minor character in the Harry Raymond case: T. Ray Costerisan. … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 8, 1938Los Angeles Above, Lutheran minister Martin Niemoeller protests a secret trial by the Nazis on charges of treason. Niemoeller, who survived the war, was one of hundreds of dissident German ministers who were arrested by the Nazis in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 8, 1908

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A brawl on a Hollywood ranch may be to blame for the death of William Schumaker, hit above the right ear with a lantern and booted in the head … Empty streetcars heading back to the barn often speed … Continue reading →

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Feb. 7, 1958

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Test pilot Henry C. Bosserman, a distinguished World War II flier, dies when his chute fails to open in the crash of a F-104A near Palmdale. The debris endangers children waiting at bus stops … Wedding bells are to ring … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A "bodacious riot of hillbilly hotcha"–with Humphrey Bogart? And who else is in the cast? Ronald Reagan? Coming up next year, Bogart as a cowboy (with Jimmy Cagney) in "The Oklahoma Kid." The Carnegie Foundation warns that colleges risk … Continue reading →

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Feb. 6, 1958

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  (Click below to read the rest of Gene Sherman’s interview with Meredith Willson). A price war sends gasoline to 25.9 cents a gallon ($1.89 USD 2007) … Sarah Churchill gets into a scrap with reporters … A boy suspected … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 6, 1938 Los Angeles It’s Sunday in Los Angeles, and the weekly real estate section features the floor plan of a modern home–cost $3,990 ($57,055.15 USD 2007) … Japan builds a navy … As Hitler consolidates his power, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 6, 1908

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  As I keep saying, the carnage on the streets of early 20th century Los Angeles is not to be believed. A detailed story on a fatal car accident … A brave teamster struggles to control a runaway team of … Continue reading →

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