Tag Archives: 1908

Woman architect

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1908 Los Angeles I stumbled across the story of Penelope Murdoch yesterday but didn’t have time to pursue it until now. This photograph and few inches of type from The Times may be all that remains of the … Continue reading →

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March 21, 1908

Posted on March 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, baseball and ostriches. Below, the Rev. G.W. Woodbey, an African American minister described in The Times as a rabid radical, is convicted of speaking on a street corner without a license. Woodbey sounds like an interesting fellow and he … Continue reading →

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March 20, 1908

Posted on March 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

A German politician speaking in the Reichstag provokes snide remarks from the press gallery for saying "a Negro also has an immortal soul." Below, an Examiner reporter is jailed in the theft of photos that were published in the Hearst … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1908

Posted on March 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, development spreads across Southern California. And of course, once people move to Chino they will need some sort of transportation … Below, a clever fraud by a clever, affable insurance man who fakes a death … At an African … Continue reading →

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March 17, 1908

Posted on March 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the St. Vincent nine … Below, The Times’ Harry Carr files a firsthand report on the U.S. fleet in Magdalena Bay, Mexico … Quote of the day: "The fleet in the distance really looked like a great smoky factory … Continue reading →

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March 16, 1908

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, The Times examines life among the homeless in the railroad yards and encampments of Mojave. Note the particularly unfortunate use of an ethnic slur in the artwork by The Times’ cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale … Click on the … Continue reading →

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March 15, 1908

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an early model of electric car is  being sold in Pasadena … Below, “The She-Dogs of Anarchy”–there’s a headline that says: “Read me.”

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Home of the week

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 15, 1908Los Angeles Above, a home at the northwest corner of Kingsley Drive and Wilshire Boulevard designed by Frank M. Tyler. There are four rooms and a servants’ suite on the first floor, and four bedrooms and two bathrooms … Continue reading →

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March 14, 1908

Posted on March 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, swell ties at Silverwood’s … Below, grieving parents say that shadows cast a portrait of their dead daughter on her tombstone at Beth Israel Cemetery in Boyle Heights … James A. Whitaker, founder of Buena Park, dies at his … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1908

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, furnishings for the smartly decorated office in 1908 (shoutout to my pals at Allsteel!) Below, the postmaster receives a letter from a 60-year-old widow asking his help in finding a man … A modest appearance conceals the heart of … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1908

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, notes on pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski during his stay in Los Angeles. A typical musician, he is usually so wound up after his performances that he doesn’t go to bed until 4 a.m., then sleeps to noon … The … Continue reading →

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March 11, 1908

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, 100 masked night riders shoot and whip African Americans in Birmingham, Ky. …  A man is arrested after a fight over a woman turns deadly …  And there’s pandemonium in prices at Bukowski Square, courtesy of Overell’s. Email me

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March 10, 1908

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, a status report on construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct … Los Angeles Railway officials look into what was almost a disastrous crash between two streetcars … A 5-year-old girl is badly burned when embers set her clothes on … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1908

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

A woman nearly dies when she runs into a burning home at  1707 Brooklyn Ave. to retrieve $25 hidden under a mattress–another killer gasoline stove is to blame … Westminster Presbyterian Church (this time reported to be at Denker and … Continue reading →

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House of the week

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1908 Los Angeles Above, the Kellogg mansion, built for newspaper executive F.W. Kellogg. It was named Highlawn by John Muir, The Times says. One of my favorite pastimes is to visit these 100-year-old "homes of the week" but … Continue reading →

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March 7, 1908

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an African American church is planted at 37th Street and Denker, The Times says.  According to the church’s website, Westminster Presbyterian was built at 35th Place and Denker. Below, The Times reports on Los Angeles County’s plans for a … Continue reading →

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March 6, 1908

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Fritz Kreisler and ostriches, with the White Sox thrown in. No shortage of things to do in 1908 Los Angeles … Below, in an ideal world The Times would have packaged its three stories about red activists, two on the … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1908

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

A cat poisoner is loose in Watts … Mayor Harper plans to crack down on free boxing match tickets for his aides … Three months ago, the mayor caused a near-riot at City Hall by forbidding his secretary to let … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1908

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, I am always a sucker for stories about religious cults … Below, in fraternal lodge news, two chapters of the Knights of Pythias merge–perhaps the last time the organization appeared in a Times cover story … The Times describes … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1908

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Judge Smith tries to sort out a drunken brawl between neighbors … Police arrest John Herr, a local red agitator, during a speech at 7th and Grand as the nation fears the spread of anarchy …   Three reds are … Continue reading →

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