Tag Archives: 1908

March 11, 1908: Masked Night Riders Terrorize Blacks

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.

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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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March 2, 1908

Posted on March 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, beer, the health drink, with a mere trace of alcohol–just to aid digestion. A deadly crash involving a car and a train is reconstructed at a coroner’s inquest … Will the Great White Fleet bypass Los Angeles and head … Continue reading →

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March 1, 1908

Posted on March 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Pat Garrett, the man who killed Billy the Kid, dies by the gun … An update on the Great White Fleet … Grisly details about a crash in which a car ran into a train … And priests in Chicago … Continue reading →

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Home of the week

Posted on March 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note, below, that the Hancock home, which was obviously torn down years ago, had a pipe organ. I wonder what became of it. And there was room for an orchestra. Email me

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The comics

Posted on February 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 1, 1908

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Feb. 29, 1908

Posted on February 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Stoddard-Dayton ($58,265.68 USD 2007). Drivers prepare for the annual Pasadena-Altadena Hill Climb, an important event in motor sports in early 20th century Los Angeles. The race course started at Orange Grove and went up Los Robles, took a … Continue reading →

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Feb. 28, 1908

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Now this is interesting: Plans for a new Pacific Electric depot on the west side of Hill Street between 4th and 5th. Hm. Isn’t the Subway Terminal Building on Hill Street between 4th and 5th? Sure is … Powdered eggs … Continue reading →

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Feb. 25, 1908

Posted on February 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

An "instantaneous heater" explodes while a man is taking a bath and the fire destroys much of the home at 1201 W. 7th. … A fire caused by crossed wires in the attic destroys a home at 2659 Ellendale Place … Continue reading →

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Feb. 24, 1908

Posted on February 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the first paparazzi … With a headline in dialect, no less … Below, a nighttime intruder doesn’t suspect the woman of the home sleeps with a .32 under her pillow … 19 African Americans are arrested in a raid … Continue reading →

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House of the week

Posted on February 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1908Los Angeles The neighborhood of Kingsley Drive and Wilshire Boulevard is all commercial buildings now, but here’s an example what was there 100 years ago:

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The comics

Posted on February 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1908Los Angeles It’s Sunday in 1908, and The Times publishes its weekend features, including the comics. Here’s "Buster Brown" one of the most prominent strips of the era. It featured young Buster, who loved to play practical jokes, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 23, 1908

Posted on February 22, 2008 by lmharnisch
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