Category Archives: Front Pages

Feb. 19, 1908

Posted on February 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Plans for a rail route from the city limits at Sunset Boulevard to Griffith Park (remember, this is 1908) … A tourist is robbed … A domestic is hit by a streetcar … A "training school" in San Fernando is … Continue reading →

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February 18, 1908

Posted on February 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

In terms of quirky human drama, it’s hard to beat the early 20th century issues of The Times. Today we have two people who passed themselves off as someone else. The first is the woman who claimed to be a … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 17, 1938Los Angeles Los Angeles County, founded Feb. 18, 1850, prepares to celebrate its 88th anniversary … Irving Berlin’s daughter is out of the hospital … The City Council prepares to give the Navy 4 1/2 acres in Chavez … Continue reading →

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Feb. 16, 1958

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1938Los Angeles    

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Feb. 15, 1958

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Feb. 15, 1938

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Feb. 14, 1958

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, critic Edwin Schallert retires from The Times, where he started in 1912 (Click on the headline to read the entire story) … Elizabeth Taylor is talking about giving up her career as soon as she finishes "Don Quixote" … … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1938

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an ad for the Del Coronado … Capt. Earle Kynette compares himself to Alfred Dreyfus … "Hammer Slayer Flees Hospital," now there’s a headline that says "read me" … A writer injured in the Japanese bombing of a U.S. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    At top, Santa Monica African Americans begin the Union League … Above, Cottolene, a blend of cottonseed oil and beef tallow … Meet Joseph Margolis (1869-1945), who was active in politics until at least the early 1940s, in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1958

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Metropolitan Transit Authority takes its first steps toward "a speedy mass transit system." Will it build a monorail from the Valley to downtown Los Angeles? Reporter Ray Herbert is going to look at the implications for bus and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1938

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    It’s Sunday in 1938, and here’s an ad from the real estate section … And a panel from "Buck Rogers" … Hitler plans to announce that he respects Austrian independence … Paul Wright is convicted of manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  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

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  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

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  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

Posted on February 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

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