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PIANO PLAYER IS DOOMED

January 30, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

SAN BERNARDINO DAILY SUN SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1927 THEATER USED AS INVENTION DEMONSTRATION General Electric’s Device Has Crack of Pistol at Time Smoke Is Seen PIANO PLAYER IS DOOMED Show How Music of Symphony Orchestra May Be ‘Put’ on Film of Photoplay (By Associated Press) SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. 29. – Talking motion pictures in … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, This Day in History Tagged: General Electric, Motion Pictures, Piano, Silver Screen, Sound Recording, Symphony, Theater

San Quentin Bags 1 Cent Under Cost in Calcutta.

January 28, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, This Day in History Tagged: 1917, Calcutta, Jute, Prison, Prison Labor, SAN QUENTIN

Prisoners’ Tricks.

January 27, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, This Day in History Tagged: 1872, BLACKFOOT, Prison, Prisoners, Turnkey

Media Lords’ Control Biggest Censored Story

January 26, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: 1990, Censorship, Fourth Estate, Media, Media Lords, News sources, Project Censored

NOT FAIR . . .

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Donald Trump, Jonathan Winters, Mother Teresa

We’ve Got Issues

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: "birther" movement, African-American, arrogance, Barack Obama, birther, Donald Trump, Limbaugh, Whoopi Goldberg, xenophobic

A Candy Peddler Geomeirycrotch

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, This Day in History Tagged: 1897, bail, candy peddler, Geomeirycrotch, Speedy Drivers

Much Cousinman

January 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 1892, Alien Law, labor, Miners, Pennsylvania

January 23, 1892

January 23, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Marin County Tocsin, 23 January 1892 The pope has the grip. Cardinal Simeoni died in Rome Jan 14 of the grip. Enormous damage has been done by floods in Spain. Albert Victor, heir of the prince of Wales, died of the grip Jan. 14, aged 28. He was a rather light-headed dandy and credited with … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, This Day in History Tagged: anarchists, beggary, Chief Engineer Kitchen, Chief Engineer Sewell, Jack the Slasher, Jewish, Spain, The pope, Travelers, White Star fleet

Workers’ Compensation

January 22, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Mariposa Gazette, 13 December 1913 NEW ACTS SOON TO BE IN FORCE Workers’ Compensation, Auto and Fishing Laws Take Effect January 1 State Will Go Into Insurance Field — Automobilists and Nimrods to Pay License Sacramento — Three important laws passed by the last general assembly become effective January 1, 1914. The measures are the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics Tagged: 1913, Hiram Johnson, Nimrods, Workers' Compensation
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