[Cal. Star’s Sonoma Correspondence.] SONOMA, January 1, 1848. DEAR EDITOR,— I greet you with a happy New Year, and wish you health and prosperity so long as you live, and a host of young editors to prop your tottering old age to the tomb, with talent sufficient to wear the shoes of their dad, and … [Read more…]
Updates to this post as new proclamations are discovered: Daily Alta California, Volume 21, Number 6928, 8 March 1869 AMUSEMENTS, ETC Mechanics’ Pavilion.— The attendance still continues to be large at the Velocipedestrian School. A few days ago Emperor Norton was present, and he mounted one of the bicycles to find how it went. Helios, … [Read more…]
Amazing parallels to how the contemporary press, in 2016, created Donald Trump’s candidacy for the GOP Presidential nomination and how it played out for Daniel Pratt, Junior, in 1869, at least as depicted in this story. Pratt’s life, as shown in his Wikipedia page, was a bit less charmed: A RIVAL TO EMPEROR NORTON. From … [Read more…]
Another Narrow Escape. — Oroville escaped narrowly another fire, on Tuesday evening, April 7th, about nine o’clock. The alarm was occa- sioned by the falling of a camphene lamp in a cigar store, kept by a woman of doubtful reputa- tion. The lamp had been carelessly suspended by a string. Photographs and Ambrotypes. — Mr. … [Read more…]
Sacramento Union, 5 March 1922 Native Californian of 1850 Revives Memories of Early Days WILLIAM H. HOLLAND OF SACRAMENTO RICH IN LORE OF ROMANTIC GROWTH OF STATE FROM DAYS OF GOLD RUSH Local Man, Now 72, and Remarkably Clear in Memory, Tells Some Experiences of Himself and Parents During Building of Western Empire. Living in … [Read more…]
INFLUENZA IS DECREASING IN L.A. SAYS REPORT Falling Off of Total Number of Cases Indicates Epidemic Is Being Checked A falling off of 234 in the total number of new cases of influenza reported yesterday, from the total number reported a week ago Monday, today gave the health authorities reason to believe their campaign against … [Read more…]
Sacramento Union, Aug 23, 1865 Negro Plot Suppressed. New York, August 5th, 1865 The Post’s Washington special says : The National Intelligencer has a statement that a plot was discov- ered among a large number of negro workmen at Aquia Creek to assassinate the white laborers on the railroad there. A company of soldiers arrested … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, 12 January, 1865 Gambling for a Grave.— The best thing told of late illustrative of the “ruling passion” being strong in life or death, is that gotten up on the detail of men sent out to dig the graves for the soldiers killed in the Indian fight on Sand Creek. ” The … [Read more…]
California Star,30 January 1847 Yerba Buena, the name of our town which means GOOD HERB, is situated on the south west side of the principle arm of San Francisco bay, about five miles from the ocean, on a narrow neck of land varying from four to ten miles in width. The narrowest place being sixteen … [Read more…]
California Star, 30 January 1847 An Ordinance. Whereas the local name of Yerba Buena as applied to the settlement or town of San Francisco—is unknown beyond the immediate district; and has been applied from the local name of the Cove on which the town is built.— Therefore, to prevent confusion and mistakes in public documents, … [Read more…]