This Day in Newspaper History: Los Angeles Times is Bombed
The October 1, 1910 early morning attack killed 20 and injured 100.Via the LA Times Framework blog:
The attack didn’t stop the Oct. 1, 1910, issue of The Times; it was printed at the Los Angeles Herald.
The city of Los Angeles hired private detective William J. Burns to catch the bombers. His work led to the arrest of two brothers, John J. and James B. McNamara — members of the International Assn. of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers union.
Clarence Darrow defended the McNamaras only to lose the case when the brothers changed their pleas in open court to guilty. After the trial, Darrow was twice tried on charges of jury tampering. The first trial ended in acquittal, the second in a hung jury.
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(Source: Future Journalism Project)
(Source: futurejournalismproject)
From Futility Closet:
“Another French trial is related of a beggar who being famished went to the door of a victualing house and inhaled the smell of the dinner until refreshed. He was sued by the proprietor for the price of a dinner. He declared he had taken nothing but the plaintiff…
Pontiac “Ghost Car”
“Unveiled at the General Motors Highways and Horizons pavilion at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York, the Pontiac ‘Ghost Car’ was buit on the chassis of a 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six. In collaboration with Rohm & Haas, a chemical company that had recently developed Plexiglass, the concept for a transparent car was conceived and it was the first one ever built in America.”
Photograph by AARON SUMMERFIELD for RM AUCTIONS
More Photos at:
http://twistedsifter.com/2011/06/1939-pontiac-plexiglass-ghost-car/
