Larry Harnisch
@lmharnisch.bsky.social
L.A. history, movies; out of journalism after 34 years, 27 at the L.A. Times. Fleeing Angry Bitcoin Toddler. WIP: The Black Dahlia. Link to my blog, the L.A. Daily Mirror.
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Hello, new folks, and welcome! I'm a retired journo happily out of the news business, which I criticize frequently. Proud D since being attacked in 4th grade for my JFK campaign button. L.A. research/Hollywood mythbusting is my forte. WIP 'Heaven Is HERE!' on the Black Dahlia.
December 9, 1907: Mayor Harper has restored E.J. Bowen to his old job in the Fire Department after the rookie police officer was fired for allegedly being a coward—a charge that Bowen, who is Black, blames on racism.
December 9, 1907: Black LAPD Officer Blames Firing on Racism, Rejoins Fire Department
December 9, 1907: Mayor Harper has restored E.J. Bowen to his old job in the Fire Department after the rookie police officer was fired for allegedly being a coward—a charge that Bowen, who is Black, blames on racism.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
December 9, 1907: Mayor Harper has restored E.J. Bowen to his old job in the Fire Department after the rookie police officer was fired for allegedly being a coward—a charge that Bowen, who is Black, blames on racism.
Mary Mallory has suggestions for holiday books for film fans.
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Film Books for the Holidays
Mary Mallory has suggestions for holiday books for film fans.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mary Mallory has suggestions for holiday books for film fans.
December 8, 1941: The FBI begins rounding up 200 "alien Japanese suspected of subversive activities."
Several truckloads of Japanese were seen passing through Brea toward Pomona, police said, and orders to stop all cars bearing Japanese and to confiscate maps and binoculars or radios were seized.
Several truckloads of Japanese were seen passing through Brea toward Pomona, police said, and orders to stop all cars bearing Japanese and to confiscate maps and binoculars or radios were seized.
FBI Rounds Up Japanese in Hunt for Subversives, Dec. 8, 1941
December 8, 1941: The FBI begins rounding up 200 "alien Japanese suspected of subversive activities." Several truckloads of Japanese were seen passing through Brea toward Pomona, Brea police reported, and orders to stop all cars bearing Japanese and to confiscate maps and binoculars or radios were given.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
December 8, 1941: The FBI begins rounding up 200 "alien Japanese suspected of subversive activities."
Several truckloads of Japanese were seen passing through Brea toward Pomona, police said, and orders to stop all cars bearing Japanese and to confiscate maps and binoculars or radios were seized.
Several truckloads of Japanese were seen passing through Brea toward Pomona, police said, and orders to stop all cars bearing Japanese and to confiscate maps and binoculars or radios were seized.
In our exploration of "unsuitable" movies, we have the most "unsuitable" one yet, as in extremely "unsuitable."
Movieland ‘Unsuitable’ Mystery Photo
In our exploration of "unsuitable" movies, we have the most "unsuitable" one yet, as in extremely "unsuitable."
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December 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In our exploration of "unsuitable" movies, we have the most "unsuitable" one yet, as in extremely "unsuitable."
December 8, 1907: Three members of the Schiffman family who are Jewish refugees from Russia: Sigmund, the father; Benjamin, 15; and Emella [or Emelia], 10. They have been brought to Los Angeles in the Galveston Plan, when Jews were taken to Galveston, Texas, for dispersal throughout the West.
December 8, 1907: Jewish Refugees, Fleeing Russian Persecution, Come to L.A.
December 8, 1907: Three members of the Schiffman family who are Jewish refugees from Baku, Russia: Sigmund, the father; Benjamin, 15; and Emella [or Emelia], 10. They have been brought to Los Angeles as part of the Galveston Plan, in which Jews were taken to Galveston, Texas, for dispersal throughout the West because New York was overcrowded.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
December 8, 1907: Three members of the Schiffman family who are Jewish refugees from Russia: Sigmund, the father; Benjamin, 15; and Emella [or Emelia], 10. They have been brought to Los Angeles in the Galveston Plan, when Jews were taken to Galveston, Texas, for dispersal throughout the West.
A Firsthand History Lesson on Pearl Harbor
My seventh-grade history teacher, Rene Humbert, was at Pearl Harbor and the anniversary told the class about his experiences. This is his memoir.
My seventh-grade history teacher, Rene Humbert, was at Pearl Harbor and the anniversary told the class about his experiences. This is his memoir.
A Firsthand History Lesson on Pearl Harbor
My seventh-grade history teacher, Rene Humbert, was at Pearl Harbor and the anniversary told the class about his experiences. This is his memoir.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A Firsthand History Lesson on Pearl Harbor
My seventh-grade history teacher, Rene Humbert, was at Pearl Harbor and the anniversary told the class about his experiences. This is his memoir.
My seventh-grade history teacher, Rene Humbert, was at Pearl Harbor and the anniversary told the class about his experiences. This is his memoir.
December 3, 1941: To reduce the welfare rolls, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves paying $100 [$1,441.19 USD 2009] to immigrants to move back to Mexico.
December 3, 1941: L.A. County Cuts Welfare Costs, Pays Immigrants to Go Back to Mexico — Updated
December 3, 1941: To reduce the welfare rolls, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves paying $100 [$1,441.19 USD 2009] to immigrants to move back to Mexico.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
December 3, 1941: To reduce the welfare rolls, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves paying $100 [$1,441.19 USD 2009] to immigrants to move back to Mexico.
December 5, 1907: A Los Angeles couple have a novel way of making money: Antonio Thompson and his wife sell their daughter Marie to the Gypsies, then go to court to get her back. According to statements taken in St. Louis, Marie has been sold off several times as a Gypsy princess.
December 5, 1907: Man Accused of Scheme in Selling Daughter to Gypsies
December 5, 1907: A Los Angeles couple have a novel way of making money: Antonio Thompson and his wife sell their daughter Marie to the Gypsies, then go to court to get her back. According to statements taken in St. Louis, Marie has been sold off several times as a Gypsy princess.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
December 5, 1907: A Los Angeles couple have a novel way of making money: Antonio Thompson and his wife sell their daughter Marie to the Gypsies, then go to court to get her back. According to statements taken in St. Louis, Marie has been sold off several times as a Gypsy princess.
December 4,1959: Matt Weinstock looks at the public relations industry's attempts to improve its image.
December 4, 1959: Matt Weinstock
December 4,1959: Matt Weinstock looks at the public relations industry's attempts to improve its image.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
December 4,1959: Matt Weinstock looks at the public relations industry's attempts to improve its image.
December 4, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of Roger "The Terrible" Touhy, Prohibition gangland boss who was finally released from prison.
December 4, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File
December 4, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of Roger "The Terrible" Touhy, Prohibition gangland boss who was finally released from prison.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
December 4, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of Roger "The Terrible" Touhy, Prohibition gangland boss who was finally released from prison.
December 4, 1959: Mickey Cohen is arrested in the cafe slaying of Jack "The Enforcer" Whalen. Cohen is a "perfect gentleman," says companion Sandy Hashagen, 18.
December 4, 1959: Mickey Cohen Arrested
December 4, 1959: Mickey Cohen is arrested in the cafe slaying of Jack "The Enforcer" Whalen. Cohen is a "perfect gentleman," says companion Sandy Hashagen, 18.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
December 4, 1959: Mickey Cohen is arrested in the cafe slaying of Jack "The Enforcer" Whalen. Cohen is a "perfect gentleman," says companion Sandy Hashagen, 18.
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 1911: Clarence Westfall, 22, is arrested for masquerading in female attire when the boat from San Diego docks in San Pedro.
December 4, 1911: Man Arrested for ‘Masquerading in Female Attire’
December 4, 1911: Clarence Westfall, 22, is arrested for masquerading in female attire when the boat from San Diego docks in San Pedro.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
December 4, 1911: Clarence Westfall, 22, is arrested for masquerading in female attire when the boat from San Diego docks in San Pedro.
December 4, 1907: Shooting on Lucky Baldwin's ranch raises tensions between Chinese and Latino workers.
December 4, 1907: Shooting on Baldwin Ranch Raises Tensions Between Chinese, Latino Workers
December 4, 1907: Shooting on Lucky Baldwin's ranch raises tensions between Chinese and Latino workers.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
December 4, 1907: Shooting on Lucky Baldwin's ranch raises tensions between Chinese and Latino workers.
December 3,1907: Daniel Meskil kills LAPD Officer Patrick Lyons, who was trying to arrest Meskil and his companion, Rolla Robe. Meskil was sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin, but died of injuries from jumping off a roof during an escape attempt.
December 3, 1907: Gunman Kills LAPD Officer; Dies in Slow Agony Awaiting the Gallows
December 3,1907: Daniel Meskil kills LAPD Officer Patrick Lyons, who was trying to arrest Meskil and his companion, Rolla Robe. Meskil was sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin, but died of injuries from jumping off a roof during an escape attempt.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
December 3,1907: Daniel Meskil kills LAPD Officer Patrick Lyons, who was trying to arrest Meskil and his companion, Rolla Robe. Meskil was sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin, but died of injuries from jumping off a roof during an escape attempt.
December 2, 1958: Model Charlotte Trosper is found stabbed to death in a clump of bushes off Angeles Crest Highway. Boyfriend Gerald Feasby was convicted in the killing.
December 2, 1958: Model stabbed, dumped off mountain highway
December 2, 1958: Model Charlotte Trosper is found stabbed to death in a clump of bushes off Angeles Crest Highway. Boyfriend Gerald Feasby was convicted in the killing.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
December 2, 1958: Model Charlotte Trosper is found stabbed to death in a clump of bushes off Angeles Crest Highway. Boyfriend Gerald Feasby was convicted in the killing.
College head football coach annual salaries:
Kirby Smart, Georgia: $13.2 million
Ryan Day, Ohio State: $12.5 million
Lincoln Riley, USC: $11.5 million
Dabo Swinney, Clemson: $11.4 million
Steve Sarkisian, Texas: $10.8 million
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Kirby Smart, Georgia: $13.2 million
Ryan Day, Ohio State: $12.5 million
Lincoln Riley, USC: $11.5 million
Dabo Swinney, Clemson: $11.4 million
Steve Sarkisian, Texas: $10.8 million
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Highest Paid College Football Coaches & Salaries - USA TODAY
Ever wondered who the highest paid coach in college football is? Find out today with USA TODAY's complete salary data.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
College head football coach annual salaries:
Kirby Smart, Georgia: $13.2 million
Ryan Day, Ohio State: $12.5 million
Lincoln Riley, USC: $11.5 million
Dabo Swinney, Clemson: $11.4 million
Steve Sarkisian, Texas: $10.8 million
sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salarie...
Kirby Smart, Georgia: $13.2 million
Ryan Day, Ohio State: $12.5 million
Lincoln Riley, USC: $11.5 million
Dabo Swinney, Clemson: $11.4 million
Steve Sarkisian, Texas: $10.8 million
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Today at 4pm Pacific Time!
I'll be hosting *two* separate livestreams this week, each w/different focus. First, join me on Tue, Dec 2 @ 4pm PT for a CA weather update. I'll discuss the recent tule fog/stratus episode & what appears to be a pretty long dry spell into Dec. #CAwx [1/2]
California weather update: Tule fog, a December dry spell, and an overview of our topsy-turvy autumn - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and ...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today at 4pm Pacific Time!
This month's Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case includes a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a brief introduction to the Black Dahlia case.
Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, December 2025
This month's Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case includes a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a brief introduction to the Black Dahlia case.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This month's Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case includes a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a brief introduction to the Black Dahlia case.
Item: USC football coach Lincoln Riley earns $11.5 million a year, making it a football team with a university rather than a university with a football team.
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USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley's Salary Revealed in Federal Tax Documents
Lincoln Riley's salary at USC was revealed in federal tax documents.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Item: USC football coach Lincoln Riley earns $11.5 million a year, making it a football team with a university rather than a university with a football team.
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December 2, 1958: Fire sweeps through Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago, killing 92 children and three nuns.
December 2, 1958: 90 die in Chicago school fire
December 2, 1958: Fire sweeps through Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago, killing 92 children and three nuns.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
December 2, 1958: Fire sweeps through Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago, killing 92 children and three nuns.
A Daily Mirror gift suggestion: Mary Mallory's latest: First Women of Hollywood.
L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Shopping Guide
A Daily Mirror gift suggestion: Mary Mallory's latest: First Women of Hollywood.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A Daily Mirror gift suggestion: Mary Mallory's latest: First Women of Hollywood.
December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Los Angeles Times columnist Lee Shippey and discusses Shippey's blindness.
December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock
December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Los Angeles Times columnist Lee Shippey and discusses Shippey's blindness.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Los Angeles Times columnist Lee Shippey and discusses Shippey's blindness.
December 1, 1959: Jerry Lewis is a strange guy, Paul Coates writes, but this time the comedian is going to the aid of actor Jay Robinson, "Hollywood's forgotten man.:
December 1, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File
December 1, 1959: Jerry Lewis is a strange guy, Paul Coates writes, but this time the comedian is going to the aid of actor Jay Robinson, "Hollywood's forgotten man.:
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December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
December 1, 1959: Jerry Lewis is a strange guy, Paul Coates writes, but this time the comedian is going to the aid of actor Jay Robinson, "Hollywood's forgotten man.:
December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the new gas chamber for two executions rather than the previous method of hanging.
December 1, 1938: California prepares to execute two killers at San Quentin
December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the new gas chamber for two executions rather than the previous method of hanging.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the new gas chamber for two executions rather than the previous method of hanging.