Brian De Palma’s “The Black Dahlia”
Author: Larry Harnish
Her Last Walk
Sept. 13, 1907
Los Angeles
The family was too poor to take a streetcar, so Concepcion Parra, 60, and her sister Mrs. J.L. Ghiotto began walking the 12 miles to El Monte with Parra
The Fall Collection
Sept. 11, 1907
Direct Wire From New York
Wow! Now this is the kind of quote one simply doesn
Horoscope for the Day
Sept. 10, 1907Los Angeles
A very uncertain day. No evil omens glare anywhere but in all aspects there lies a heavy veil, defying those who would peer into this day. Beware, therefore, of all and any unconsidered act. Promise nothing unless you comprehend clearly the full scope and limit of the pledge. Sign neither note nor contract this day without full security in your hand. Avoid speculative enterprises like the plague.
Taft Easily Defeats Bryan in Straw Poll
Sept. 9, 1907
Los Angeles
More than a year before the 1908 presidential election, Republican William Howard Taft is far and away the favorite over Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a straw poll reported by The Times.
Taft has strong support across the board, particularly in surveys at the Hellman Building (144 vs. 28 for Bryan), City Banks (192 vs. 31) and the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle (202 vs. 30). Most of the tallies are quite lopsided in favor of Taft. The closest contest is at the wholesale houses, (75 vs. 62).
The final U.S. vote by county is here.
Lmharnisch.com
Lmharnisch.blogspot.com
Los Angeles
More than a year before the 1908 presidential election, Republican William Howard Taft is far and away the favorite over Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a straw poll reported by The Times.
Taft has strong support across the board, particularly in surveys at the Hellman Building (144 vs. 28 for Bryan), City Banks (192 vs. 31) and the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle (202 vs. 30). Most of the tallies are quite lopsided in favor of Taft. The closest contest is at the wholesale houses, (75 vs. 62).
The final U.S. vote by county is here.
Lmharnisch.com
Lmharnisch.blogspot.com
A Flirtation Goes Awry
Sept. 8, 1907
Los Angeles
Jack Foster, a handsome, blond actor who is the toast of the vaudeville circuit, noticed a young lady standing at 3rd Street and Main after a show.
Seeing that she was alone, Foster said:
Aren’t We Healthy?
Sept. 7, 1907
Los Angeles
Henry Sief of the health office has released the latest figures on infectious diseases in Los Angeles and the news is wonderful.
There were only 20 cases of diphtheria in August, a 31% decrease from the 29 cases in July. Scarlet fever was down to 9 cases in August, a 55% drop from July, when there were 20. Tuberculosis is down to 10 cases from 24.
Best of all, there were no measles or smallpox cases, Sief says, while there was one smallpox case in July.
Typhoid, however, is on the rise, with 15 new cases in August, compared with 12 cases in July.
Mathematical problems, alas, prevent us from knowing the exact mortality figures for August 1907. The Times reports that deaths included 61 Los Angeles natives, 163 people from Pacific Coast states and 251 from elsewhere in the U.S., then gives the total of 328 as opposed to 475. Sixty-one people, or 12.8 percent, died of tuberculosis, The Times says.
Lmharnisch.com
Lmharnisch.blogspot.com
The Little Devil
Sept. 5, 1907
Los Angeles
Poor old Mrs. Moore was ill, so instead of paying the grocer his monthly bill, she put a $10 gold piece in an envelope and told her 9-year-old son, Cecil, to take it to him. But Cecil, of 155 W. 51st St., tore open the envelope, found the $10 ($205.24 USD 2005) and got other ideas, none of them good.
First, Cecil treated his chums to sodas at a delicatessen, then he was off for trolley rides to see the city. For the last two days, he has kept one step ahead of police officers, telling his pals that he plans to visit all the local beaches and
So Rude!
My goodness, one never knows what will turn up on Ebay. This morning I found a copy of
A Labor Day Oration
Sept. 3, 1907
Editorial, Los Angeles Times
Editorial, Los Angeles Times