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Forget Bird Flu, This Is Serious

Posted on March 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1907Los Angeles A dreadful disease called acute glanders has been discovered in a horse and veterinarian R.J. Ramage ordered that the animal be destroyed immediately. In addition to rapidly causing death, acute glanders can be spread from horses … Continue reading →

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Belles Are Ringing!

Posted on March 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 6, 2007San Francisco (VIA Associated Press) The Irish of San Francisco are furious over a play at the Davis Theater called “The Belle of Avenue A,” which features a character named Mrs. McCluskey who drinks a glass of beer … Continue reading →

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An Independent Woman

Posted on March 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1907Los Angeles What shall we do with Emma? She’s gone off to New Mexico and married a Chinaman. Her horrified mother hopes to get the marriage annulled, but Emma is an independent-minded young lady. Emma’s mother, Mary Culver … Continue reading →

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A Page From the Past

Posted on March 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 3, 1907Los Angeles Stroll into the Los Angeles Public Library on Central Avenue with me for a moment, over to the children’s section. The librarian says there are about 15,000 to 16,000 books, only half of what is needed, … Continue reading →

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Page 1 News

Posted on March 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 2, 1907Los Angeles

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City Fathers Confront an Intractable Problem

Posted on March 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 1, 1907Los Angeles Downtown businessmen are at a complete loss over what to do with the garbage from their operations and want the city to either take it or designate a dump they can use. “They declare that the … Continue reading →

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But the Line Is Straight

Posted on February 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1907Los Angeles An old and massive California live oak used to mark the division between three Spanish land grants lies in pieces on the ground because an Edison foreman refused to run a transmission line around it. “The … Continue reading →

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A Secretary’s Dedication

Posted on February 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1907Los Angeles A thick cloud of smoke from a raging fire in the basement swept through the Germain building on South Spring Street at lunch hour, engulfing businessmen and office workers. In a fraction of a second, the … Continue reading →

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In Indiana, There Is No Beer

Posted on February 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14-26, 1907Los Angeles The Rev. Ervin S. Chapman, a Presbyterian minister who heads the Anti-Saloon League of California, has won a victory through an address that persuaded an Indiana judge to rule that saloons are unconstitutional. Chapman concluded his … Continue reading →

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