Sacramento Union, 28 January 1917 SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 27. —The state board of prison directors, at a meeting here today, fixed the price of jute bags manufactured in the prison here at 10 cents each. This price is 1 cent less than the cost of bags manufactured in Calcutta, it was announced. It is estimated … [Read more…]
From the Guardian … Senator Elizabeth Warren’s shift from grilling Ben Carson to voting to approve him for the top job at the Housing and Urban Development agency has puzzled many. Her explanation that she has continued concerns about Carson’s inexperience for the position but was swayed by his promises is feeble at best. Ardent … [Read more…]
Sonoma Democrat, 27 January 1872 Prisoners’ Tricks. Len Harris, late Turnkey at the State Prison, has deposited at the station-house some specimens of the skill and ingenuity of prisoners. They are a pair of dummy hands, made out of sole leather and hay, and with finger-nails cut from horn, they much resemble labor-stained human hands. … [Read more…]
Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar > 20 June 1990 Media lords’ control biggest censored story by DAN MURPHY Tribune Staff Writer It was the media itself, and its control by “media lords,” that was the most “censored” story of last year. But since most people get their news in a 24-minute dose each night, plenty … [Read more…]
Coronado Eagle, 17 October 1990 NOT FAIR . . . Speaking of creation, that always quotable local divine, Dr. Tom Warmer told the congregation at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church that life is not always fair. “If life were fair,” declaimed Tom, “I would have been created with the wealth of Donald Trump, the selflessness … [Read more…]
Corsair, 30 March 2011 We’ve Got Issues By Tim Morse Staff Writer An eye opening explanation for why Donald Trump continuously attempts to expose alleged “shortcomings” of President Barack Obama. Donald Trump, for years a symbol of capitalism gone mad, has recently made some controversial (albeit systematic) comments about President Barack Obama regarding his presidential … [Read more…]
San Francisco Call, 25 January 1892 RAID ON THE FLIERS. Several Speedy Drivers Arrested by the Park Police. There has been so much fast driving through the park of late that the Commissioners ordered the park police to arrest all the too speedy ones. Yesterday Commissioners Austin and Hammond were nearly cut down by some … [Read more…]
Hollywood Reporter – 6/17/2015 A casting call was sent out last week “looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement.” Trump’s big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop. New … [Read more…]
San Francisco Call, 24 January 1892 CONTRACT LABOR. The Alien Law* Violated and American Miners Superseded by Hungarians or Slavs. New York, Jan. 23.— Contract Labor Inspectors Conkling and Osborne, sent from this city to the mining districts in Pennsylvania to investigate the workings of the alien contract law, have sent a report to Secretary … [Read more…]
From the Washington Post, Jan 24,2017 I was pondering the President’s mental health last night then came across this today. Seems I’m not alone, others are questioning his “balance” as well. … Imagine how lawmakers perceive him after a performance like that. Do they imagine he is unstable? Dishonest? Well, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck … [Read more…]