Tag Archives: 1908

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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Jan. 10, 1908

Posted on January 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

A "widow" from the Azusa Street Revival evicts her husband and says the Lord will be a father to their children… (she’s developed the "gift of tongues," which has "driven a score or more crazy in this city")… a dog … Continue reading →

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Jan. 8, 1908

Posted on January 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Oil at 40 cents a barrel ($8.36 USD 2006), overcrowded jails,  a road from the San Gabriel Valley to Long Beach (the stirrings of a freeway, perhaps?), a near-lynching and a lady of the stage who had led a colorful … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on January 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Trolling EBay, I found this 1908 postcard showing the Jonathan Club when it was on the roof of what is now the Pacific Electric Lofts, 610 S. Main.   Here’s a detail shot from the former Jonathan Club, taken on … Continue reading →

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Jan. 7, 1908

Posted on January 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

A slice of life in Los Angeles: A man is fined $3 for feeding his horse without the bit in its mouth, a  mother rescues her child after a gasoline stove exploded (which they did all the time) and a … Continue reading →

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Jan. 6, 1908

Posted on January 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

This is an example of the ghastly injuries that occurred when a streetcar hit a horse. The stories in the days before papers published photos of breaking news were graphic and left little to the imagination–if you are a horse-lover, … Continue reading →

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Dirty streets

Posted on January 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

The question arose as to the cleanliness of streets in 1908. As I noted, a half-ton animal can make a fairly large mess. Interestingly enough, The Times complained that the newer paved avenues were more of a problem than the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay

Posted on January 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  This is even better than the Pacific Electric detective badge: An envelope addressed to my old friend Victor Segno! Segno was an early 20th century mentalist who conned people into sending him $1 a month in exchange for a … Continue reading →

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Health spa

Posted on January 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1908 Los Angeles I love looking through the early 20th century issues of The Times. For one thing, they are only about 26 pages and the ads are amazing. Here’s a shout-out to Nathan Marsak of the 1947project. … Continue reading →

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Jan. 5, 1908

Posted on January 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s what we looked like 100 years ago. Notice we have the eight-column grid, and illustrations instead of photographs. I don’t believe the dropcaps on those stacked headlines will come back anytime soon. Most important, there’s almost no local news … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1908 Los Angeles Journey back with me now to the simple, carefree days of life in Los Angeles in 1908. You might wonder what our great-grandparents were up to 100 years ago, or 30 years before the ground-breaking … Continue reading →

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