Category Archives: LAPD

Why Doesn’t L.A. Do Something About Traffic?

Posted on January 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 27, 1907Los Angeles One thing you can say about Angelenos: We love to talk about traffic. The only thing we love more is to commission studies and draft plans to deal with the problem, and then ignore them. “With … Continue reading →

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Born in the U.S.A.

Posted on January 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 26, 1907Los Angeles Chin Man Can (or Kan) is in jail on charges of being an illegal immigrant. The young man says he is nothing of the sort, but unable to prove that he was born in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Le-MON!! Le-MON!!

Posted on January 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 25, 1907Los Angeles I wonder if Felix Chavarino lost a dog somewhere. Lmharnisch.comLmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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Introducing Miss White

Posted on January 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 24, 1907Los Angeles Meet a tough little lady who gave her life to helping the poor, needy children of Los Angeles. She built a church and school starting with a nickel donated by a newsboy, left it all and … Continue reading →

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Le-Mon! Le-Mon!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 23, 1907Los Angeles Pity, for a moment, Felix Chavarino, caught in the grips, not of opium, morphine or heroin, but of citrus, for he is a “lemon fiend.” He was arrested after begging for food in a small restaurant. … Continue reading →

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The Bible Explained — for $1,000

Posted on January 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 22, 1907Los Angeles Since his teens, James Lauer has been studying the Bible. Where others have struggled to parse its meanings, he has found clarity. He wants to write a book that will explain it all. The only thing … Continue reading →

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If They Had Only Known

Posted on January 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1907Los Angeles Mayor Arthur C. Harper addressed the crowd for a moment, reminiscing about a teacher who used to tell his pupils that someday, long after he was gone, people would get around Los Angeles in self-propelled vehicles. … Continue reading →

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A Conductor Throws Caution to the Winds

Posted on January 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 19, 1907Los Angeles Despite his ill health, Harley Hamilton drove himself to conduct a concert by the Los Angeles Symphony because he believed so much in bringing the music of Tchaikovsky (or in those days, Tschaikowsky) to the public. … Continue reading →

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An Unfortunate Loophole

Posted on January 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1907San Francisco In what is surely an embarrassing and awkward oversight, the California Constitution only prevents “Mongolian” children from attending white public schools when separate campuses have been created. The problem, legislators have discovered, is that the Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Changing Face of the City

Posted on January 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1907Los Angeles On a trip from Utah to visit his daughter, H.E. Gibson keeps getting lost as he wanders around Los Angeles. No, it’s not because Gibson is 80, for his mind is still sharp. It’s because he … Continue reading →

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Union Rescue Mission

Posted on January 16, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Also on EBay

Posted on January 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 2007 Sfxarchive is selling a 4- by 5-inch negative ostensibly from the Black Dahlia case. I don’t recognize any of these individuals, nor have I ever seen the image. It doesn’t show any of the main suspects, nor … Continue reading →

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Another EBay Mystery

Posted on January 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 2007 Los Angeles While making my daily check of EBay, I found another envelope from 1907, this one addressed to A. Victor Segno, 701 N. Belmont. A brief check of Proquest reveals—what’s this? A major scam artist, self-help … Continue reading →

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At the Del

Posted on January 14, 2007 by lmharnisch
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In Cred I Ble

Posted on January 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

The sale of 1940s mug shots, including one of Elizabeth Short, sold Jan. 12, 2007, for $1,802.77 (more than $78 per picture) to phenomaly. Although EBay now conceals bidders’ identities, we can see that the next highest bid was $1,777.77. … Continue reading →

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Not in My Back Yard

Posted on January 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1907Los AngelesThe Times takes a light, humorous look at the destructive wanderings of Eaton Wash: a docile stream, if not entirely dry, most of the year, turned into a churning monster by heavy rains.“The little river that makes … Continue reading →

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Last Rites for an EarlyChurch

Posted on January 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1907El MonteFor half a century, the Baptist Church of El Monte and the Mason’s Lexington Lodge No. 104 shared a clapboard building on Main Street, the worshipers on the first floor and the Masons, as always, on the … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on January 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 11, 1907Los AngelesA woman living on a hog ranch near the Santa Fe railroad crossing over the Los Angeles River contacted police after seeing dismembered human bodies in the old dumping ground near George Street.Investigators dug through the dump, … Continue reading →

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The Floods

Posted on January 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 9-10, 1907 The worst storm in 23 years blew across Southern California with the force of a gale, dumping more than an inch of rain in Pasadena, killing an Orange County rancher, washing out railroad tracks and collapsing tunnels, … Continue reading →

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A Cold Dose of Reality

Posted on January 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 8, 1907Los AngelesPerhaps Mayor Arthur C. Harper and the incoming slate of officials are focused on how they will divide the spoils of the city and assign patronage jobs, although the mayor says the “last seat at the pie … Continue reading →

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