Feb. 1, 1908

Legal troubles among the Daughters of Pocahontas (white members only!) land in court ... Imported grass seed from the Sahara is to be planted in the California desert ... The Odd Fellows discuss a convention in Los Angeles ... A leaky gasoline pipe is blamed for a fire at the Crescent Creamery and Butter Co., 241 Winson St. ... A woman is fatally injured after she absent-mindedly steps in front of a streetcar at Pasadena Avenue and Avenue 56.

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Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."

Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.

The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.

Keith Thursby. Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk and lives in Irvine.

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