Tag Archives: 1908

Jan. 29, 1908

Posted on January 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Wow. Despite what I know about local history, I’m stunned by the article on the mass firing of Japanese employees across the city … Los Angeles County is looking for another coroner … Bad news in the courts for automobile … Continue reading →

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Jan. 28, 1908

Posted on January 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

If you’re going to check the level of oil in a tank, do not use an oil lamp with a flame … The explosion cuts off streetcar service in Los Angeles … And one of my favorite nefarious officials of … Continue reading →

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Jan. 27, 1908

Posted on January 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Women prove themselves to be good shots during a target match in the Cahuenga Pass … A.C. Freeman scores 22 out of a possible 25 at 50 yards with his rifle upside-down and the stock resting against his forehead … … Continue reading →

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Jan. 26, 1908

Posted on January 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Newspapering a century ago: The Times blasts the City Council’s spending in caustic language that is unimaginable today–and so much fun … Eight newsboys and messengers are arrested for–what’s this?–selling tips on the horses … And complicated lawsuits in the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay

Posted on January 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Hotel Alexandria in the background identifies the location as Spring Street south of 6th Street. Note the early design of the streetlights and the streetcar tracks. Here’s a nice little trove of historic Los Angeles images that I … Continue reading →

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Jan. 25, 1908

Posted on January 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Abbot Kinney is the target of 150 complaints about a tent city in Venice … Los Angeles County collects nearly a quarter-million dollars in taxes in one day, its highest record to date … Secondhand dealers — mostly Jews, The … Continue reading →

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Jan. 24, 1908

Posted on January 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s what happens when a streetcar jumps the tracks on Los Angeles’ sainted transportation system: There’s a huge traffic jam on the Eastside because no other cars can pass. Throw in human error and the congestion only gets worse … … Continue reading →

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Wyatt Earp

Posted on January 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Drawing by the Los Angeles Times The famed Tombstone lawman and his wife testify for the defense in the Estelle Corwell murder trial–this discovery was an unexpected joy, I must say …  Potential problems in defending California’s coast against … Continue reading →

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Jan. 22, 1908

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A juicy murder trial draws curious throngs … Food poisoning from a bad sausage kills a Civil War hero and his wife … And note the ad for the Salt Lake Route, which was acquired by Union Pacific in 1921… … Continue reading →

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Jan. 20, 1908

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  More than 200 African Americans gather at First Methodist Church to protest the vandalism of a house on East 33rd Street that was rented to a black family (above, the original Jan. 16, 1908, story) …  A man on … Continue reading →

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Jan. 19, 1908

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

A prop man gets in trouble for stealing greenery from Elysian Park … A devout Methodist and street corner evangelist severs his connections to the church, saying it has nothing to do with his relationship with a troubled woman … … Continue reading →

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Jan. 18, 1908

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

A nude man shocks the neighborhood by taking a shower in the frontyard  of his home on the aptly named "Lookout Drive" …  Los Angeles County Coroner R.S. Lanterman (one of my favorite nefarious officials) wins a ruling in his … Continue reading →

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Jan. 17, 1908

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

An old-fashioned horse thief and gunman is in the Los Angeles County Jail … Charges of dirty dealing at Santa Anita … Two police chiefs in Long Beach … Republicans gather … A painter is badly burned while holding a … Continue reading →

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Jan. 16, 1908

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

A courtroom crowded with people hoping to hear juicy details in a murder trial… Animal cruelty in the Antelope Valley … Complaints about the mails … A pioneer returns to find Los Angeles greatly changed in his absence … And … Continue reading →

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Jan. 15, 1908

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

George M. Cohan’s "45 Minutes From Broadway" …  R.F. Outcault  at performances of "Buster Brown" … Victor Herbert’s "The Tattooed Man" … At least 167 die when the Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown, Pa. in what will be deemed … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1908

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

A man convicted of killing a police officer killer tries to sell his body for a little cash … and his partner goes on trial…  A man can’t get picked up by the streetcar because he looks like a robber… … Continue reading →

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Jan. 13, 1908

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

An experiment in powering streetcars via rails rather than overhead wires (the car reaches 35 mph and the inventor says it could hit 70 mph–an interesting idea when sharing the street with horses and autos)… A clothing sale… And how … Continue reading →

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Streetcar holdup

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1908Los Angeles Streetcars robberies, although not everyday occurrences, were a regular risk 100 years ago on our sainted mass-transit system. In this instance, a passenger grabbed the bandit as he was holding two guns to the conductor’s head … Continue reading →

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Jan. 12, 1908

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

A feud between millionaire James Irvine and his neighbors involving access to land ends up in court … a dispute over the harbor… political influence and graft … and a man recovering at home from brain surgery to remove a … Continue reading →

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Jan. 11, 1908

Posted on January 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Men’s clothing… women’s shoes… Herbert Witherspoon sings… and the Friars Club holds a meeting…

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