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WAGING WAR ON VAGRANTS. 1896

December 11, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 26 July 1896 WAGING WAR ON VAGRANTS. Fresno Officers Attempt to Drive Them From the City. FRESNO, Cal., July 25.— Constable Shaw and deputies are taking steps to rid the city of numerous rough characters, who come with the annual influx of laborers during the fruit season. The Supervisors have allowed laborers … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Thinking about Tagged: 1896, labor, laborers, vagrancy, vagrant

World’s longest rail tunnel begins regular service in Switzerland

December 11, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Gothard Base Tunnel Opens And we can’t even get the SMART train to run from Cloverdale to Larkspur.

Posted in: Thinking about Tagged: gothard, rail, swiss, tunnel

Hunting Outlaws Part 2

December 7, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

If we go back a few years from the previous post, Hunting Outlaws in 1896, it was mentioned that Hi Rapelje had hunted outlaws. Here is the story about it in some pretty flowery reporting from 1893. Sergneri Sacramento Daily Union, 13 June 1893 SONTAG CAPTURED. The Tulare Bandits Finally Run Down by a Marshal’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive Tagged: Desperados, Evans and Sontag, Fresno, Marshal, Posse, Sheriff, six-shooters, train robbers, Tulare, Visalia, Winchester

HUNTING OUTLAWS ON PINE RIDGE

December 6, 2016 by sergneri 3 Comments

San Francisco Call, 22 June 1896 Searchers for Laverone and Roberts Find “Jim ” Haslip. SURPRISED AT A CAMP. The Indian Desperado Mounts a Horse and Escapes Into the Brush. HI RAPELJE LOSES A TRAIL. Eluded by the Cunning Madera Fugitive—No Trace of Dunham Found. FRESNO, Cal., June 21.— Deputy Sheriff Hi Rapelje, Constable J. … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Thinking about Tagged: 1896, Fresno, Haslip, Madera, MURDER, Pine Ridge, Quartz Mountain, rancheria, Rapelje, Sanger, Yosemite

TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA:

December 5, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Weekly Alta California, Number 2, 11 January 1849 United States. By the Brig Cayuga, Capt. Sevige, twenty-three days from San Blas, we have received late intellgence from the United States. We are indebted to Capt. Savage and the supercargo of the Cayuga, Mr. Probst, for a copy of the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer, of … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: 1849, California, citizens of the United States, Mexico, war with Mexico

The House Excludes the Polygamist.

December 5, 2016 by sergneri 1 Comment

In the House of Representatives in 1900, we have a Polygamist, Republicans, Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans, so much for a two party system. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1900. ROBERTS’ SEAT DECLARED VACANT By a Vote of 268 to 50 the House Excludes the Polygamist. ROBERTS’ SEAT DECLARED VACANT By a Vote … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Brigham H. Roberts, Democrat, Martyr, Mormon, Polygamist, Populist, Representative, Silver Republican, Utah

Trump’s Secretaries

December 3, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Trump’s Secretaries: Guardian Summary So Far, Dec 13, 2016. Agriculture: Commerce, Wilbur Ross Meet Wilbur Ross, who once bailed out Trump in Atlantic City LA Times, Dec 8, 2016 Defense, Gen. James Mattis Education, Betty DeVos Energy, Rick Perry former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy WA POST, Dec 13, 2016 Rick Perry, Ex-Governor … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Cabinet, Secretary

Where shall the Legislature Sit ?

December 1, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California, 10 January 1852 Where shall the Legislature Sit ? — This momentous question has now come up, and is being agitated by the members at Vallejo. Our Legislative reports of yesterday (received through Adams & Co.) show that considerable division of opinion exists on this subject. A great number of variously specified … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics Tagged: California, homeless, legislature, Sacramento, state capitol, Vallejo

Move on? Like 2008?

November 30, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Letter to the Editor, Press Democrat November, 2016 Move on? Like 2008? EDITOR: Don W wrote that “this election may very well have saved the republic” and urged us drop the anger and get on with it (“Time to move on,” Letters, Nov. 10). I would have said the same thing in 2008, but did … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: move on, Obama

The City of Cackles

November 24, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, 6 April 1910 Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Ackerman and Mr. and Mrs. John Favour, autoed to Petaluma Friday, where the day was spent visiting Mr. Ackerman’s uncle, Eddie Ackerman, who is now near his ninetieth year. While in the City of Cackles the gentlemen also transacted urgent business. Healdsburg … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: 1910, 1911, Alexander Valley, aviator, biplanes, City of Cackles, Eggs, Healdsburgers, Knights Valley, Petaluma, Petalumans, Wiseman
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