Sunday, June 30, 2024

COVID-19, Vaccine, Masks, Church, Baseball and School -- June 30, 2024

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"Respiratory illnesses are on the rise, so it's important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine now." We haven't gotten our update yet. 

Willie Mays died. That same week, the Giants and Cardinals played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham in a tribute to Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues. The ceremonies were nice, but the Giants lost. The Giants came home on the 24th, appropriately, and all the players wore the number 24. The Giants beat the Cubs on a walk-off walk. 

Later in the month, Orlando Cepeda also died. 

We finished the 2023-2024 school year. 


Saturday, June 29, 2024

Once More "The Daughter of the Stars" Takes Flight -- June 29, 2024

Cliffside Park Palladian, 06-June-1924

The USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) was the US Navy's first Zeppelin, a rigid form of airship. On 03-September-1925, Shenandoah broke up and crashed during a storm over Ohio.

Friday, June 28, 2024

Orlando Cepeda, RIP -- June 28, 2024



Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died. We are losing our Hall of Famers. The Giants had two great hitters who were only suitable to play first base, Cepeda and Willie McCovey.  I have been to many special games that were graced by the appearance of Willie Mays, Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and Willie McCovey. Now only Marichal is left. 

This blow is made worse because it comes so soon after the death of Willie Mays. 

I took the photo of the new statue of Orlando Cepeda, on King near Second Street, on 16-September-2008.

Coulter -- The Island Brig Galilee -- June 28, 2024

San Francisco Call, 15-August-1895

William A Coulter did many maritime drawings for the San Francisco Call. Click on the image for a larger view.

"The island brig Galilee arrived from Tahiti yesterday afternoon." 

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Albert Bierstadt -- Buffalo Hunt -- June 27, 2024

artgallery.yale.edu

Albert Biersdadt created "Buffalo Hunt" at some unknown time. This is a print. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Kodak -- You'd Like to Remember a Day Like This -- June 26, 2024

Washington Times, 08-June-1924

This Kodak ad tells people that "Any Kodak is convenient to carry, easy to work and fun to use..."


Monday, June 24, 2024

Time Magazine -- Hiram W Evans -- June 24, 2024

Time, June 17, 1924

Hiram W Evans was a dentist and the Imperial Wizard of the second Ku Klux Klan. 100 years ago this month, in June, 1924, the Klan was nearing the peak of its political influence. Under Evans, the Klan hated blacks, Jews, Catholics, trade unionists, communists and immigrants.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Burns and Allen in Sixty-Forty -- June 23, 2024

Oakland Tribune, 01-June-1923

Future stars of screen, radio and television, George Burns and Gracie Allen, played in vaudeville at Oakland's Orpheum Theater. Movie star Elliott Dexter headed the bill. 

Oakland Tribune, 01-June-1923


Saturday, June 22, 2024

Orange Crush -- The Krinkly Bottle -- June 22, 2024

Rock Hill Sentinel, 02-June-1924

I could use a "krinkly bottle" of Orange Crush. Ward's Crushes also included Lime Crush and Lemon Crush.

Friday, June 21, 2024

Coca-Cola -- Stop! Refresh Yourself -- June 21, 2024

Cordele, Alaska Dispatch and Daily Sentinel, 20-June-1924

In this Coca-Cola ad, a jolly-looking policeman orders us to stop and refresh ourselves. 

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Tribute to Willie Mays -- June 20, 2024



Major League Baseball had been planning to have a tribute to Willie Mays tonight at Rickwood Field, where he broke in with the Birmingham Black Barons. When he died this week, the tribute became even more important than it had been.  Before the game, a large group of Negro League veterans took the field. 99-year-old Reverend Bill Greason, a Black Barons teammate, threw out the first pitch. 

The Giants wore their San Francisco Sea Lions uniforms and the Cardinals wore Saint Louis Stars uniforms. 

Unfortunately, the Cardinals won 6-5. 

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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Chicago, Will Furnish the Music -- June 20, 2024

Daily Illini, 05-June-1924

Students of the University of Illinois were lucky to have King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band play at their Senior Ball. Louis Armstrong was a member of the band.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Juneteenth, 2024 -- June 19, 2024

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Happy Juneteenth, everyone. 

After Vicksburg fell in 1863, Texas was mostly cut off from the rest of the Confederacy. Slaves in Texas did not learn about President Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation until 19-June-1865, when Union General Gordon Granger presented it to them. I don't think I learned about Juneteenth until I was in college. 

On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed a law making Juneteenth a national holiday.



Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Willie Mays, RIP -- June 18, 2024


Willie Mays, the Say Hey Kid, 24-time National League All Star, Giants immortal, the greatest living baseball player, perhaps the greatest ever has died. He is the reason I am a Giants fan. Willie Mays was the greatest player I have seen in person. 

A high school friend lived in his neighborhood and said that the Mays family gave the best Halloween candy. 

I took the photo of the Willie Mays statue on 21-September-2007.

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Baseball Today -- June 18, 2024

San Francisco Bulletin, 04-June-1924

The Salt Lake City Bees visited the San Francisco Seals for a Pacific Coast League game. Notice that both "baseball" and "today" are written without hyphens. This was a transition that was going on during the 1920s. The Seals won 9-1.

San Francisco Bulletin, 04-June-1924

Monday, June 17, 2024

Unromantic Radio! -- July 17, 2024

New Britain Herald, 02-June-1924

Two actors at Oakland's station KGO demonstrate how they simulate kissing for a radio play. 

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Happy Father's Day, 2024 -- June 16, 2024


Happy Fathers' Day to all my fellow fathers. I miss my dad. And I miss my father-in-law. I haven't had anyone for whom to buy a card for a long time. I am lucky to have a great daughter and son-in-law.


Saturday, June 15, 2024

Southern Lynchings -- June 15, 2024

Indianapolis Times, 22-June-1924

Educator Booker T Washington was very influential in the African American community and in the wider culture in the early 20th Century. When I was growing up, his reputation had diminished, but I believe that he did a lot of good things for America.

SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS
NOTABLE STATEMENT BY BOOKER T.
WASHINGTON, OF TUSKEGEE.
He Shows that Mob Justice Has Not
Decreased the Number of Crimes
Charged Against Negroes.
AN APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY
FOR CREATION OF A SENTIMENT
THAT WILL MAKE LIFE SAFE.
He Also Urges the Arousing of Such a
Sentiment Against Criminal Assault
as Will Prevent the Crime.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 21. -- Booker T. Washington, president of the Industrial and Normal School at Tuskegee, to-day furnished the Associated Press with an elaborate discussion of the race question in the form of a paper. Professor Washington begins his paper by saying that, while it is true there are cases of lynching and outrages in the Northern and Western States, candor compels him to admit that by far the most lynchings take place In the Southern States and most of the persons lynched are negroes.

"With all the earnestness of my heart," he pays, "I want to appeal not to the President of the United States, Mr. McKlnley, not to the people of New York nor New England, but to the citizens of our Northern States, to assist in creating such a public sentiment as will make human life here just as safe and sacred as it is anywhere else in the world."

The paper then offers a review of the appeal that has been made through tho press by prominent men that the negro problem be left to the South. He recites that the whole country, from the President down, has been inclined to do this. "By the policy of non-interference the South has been given a sacred trust," he says. I fear but few people in the South realize to what an extent the habit of lynching or the taking of life without due process of law has taken hold of us and to what an extent it is not only hurting us in the eyes of the world, but injuring our own moral and material growth. Many good people in the South, and also out of the South, have got the Idea that lynching is resorted to for one crime only. I have the facts from an authoritative source.

"During the last year 127 rersons were lynched in the United States; of this number 115 were executed in the South and none in the North and West; of the total number lynched 102 were negroes, 23 whites and 2 Indians. Now let every one interested in the South, his country and the cause of humanity note this fact, that only 21 of the entire number were charged in any way with the crime of rape; that is, 24 out of 127 cases of lynching; 61 of the remaining cases were for murder, 12 for being suspected of murder, 6 for theft. During one week last spring, when I kept a careful record, 13 negroes were lynched in three of our Southern States and none was even charged with rape. Let us take another year, that of 1892, for example. During this year, 1892, 241 persons were lynched in the whole United States: of this number were lynched in Northern and Western States and 186 in our Southern States. Of the 241 lynched in the whole country 160 were negroes and 5 of these women. The facts show that out of 241 lynchings in the entire country in 1892 but 57 were even charged with attempted rape, leaving in that year alone 184 persons who were lynched for other causes than that of rape. Within a period of six years about 900 persons have been lyncned in our Southern States. This Is but a few hundred short of the total number of soldiers who lost their lives in Cuba during the war.

CLASSES OF CRIME.

"If we would realize still more fully how far this unfortunate habit Is leading us, note the classes of crime during a few months which the local papers and the Associated Press say that lynching has been inflicted for they include, murder, rioting, incendiarism, robbery, larceny, self-defense, insuiting women, alleged stock poisoning, malpractice, alleged barn burning, suspected robbery, race prejudice, attempted murder and horse stealing, mistaken identity, etc. The practice has grown until we are now at the point where not only blacks are lynched in the South, but white men as well. Not only this, but within the last six years at least a half dozen colored women have been lynched and there are a few cases where negroes have lynched members of their own race. What Is to be the end of this? Besides this, every lynching drives hundreds of negroes from the farming districts of the South, where they make the best living and where their services are of greatest value to the country, into the already crowded cities.

"I know that some will argue that the crime of lynching negroes is not confined to the South. This is true, and no one can excuse such a crime as the shooting of innocent black men in Illinois who were guilty or no crime except seeking labor, but my words just now are to the South, where my home is, and a part of which I am. Let other sections act as they will; I want to see our beautiful Southland free from this terrible evil of lynching. Lynching does not stop crime.

"In the Immediate section of the South where a colored man recently committed the most terrible crime ever charged against members of my race, but a few weeks previous to this five colored men had been lynched for supposed incendiarism. If the lynching was a cure for crime surely the lynching of five would have prevented another negro from committing a most heinous crime a few weeks later.

"We might as well meet the facts bravely and wisely. Since the beginning of the world crime has been committed in all civilized and uncivilized countries and a certain amount of crime will always be committed both in the North and South, but I believe that the crime of rape can be stopped. In proportion to the news and intelligence of the South there exists a little more crime than in several other sections of the country, but by the lynching habit we are constantly advertising ourselves to the world as a lawless people. We cannot disregard the teachings of the civlized world for 1,800 years -- that the only way to punish crime is by law. When we leave this dictum chaos begins.

NOT FOR NEGROES ALONE.

"I am not pleading for the negro alone. Lynching injures, hinders and blunts the moral sensibilities of the young and tender manhood of the South. Never shall I forget the remark made by a little nine-year-old white boy, with blue eyes and flaxen hair. The little fellow said to his mother, after he had returned from a lynching: 'I have seen a man hanged; now I wish I could see one burned.' Rather than hear such a remark from one of my little boys I would rather see him dead. This is not all; every community guilty of lynching says in so many words to the Governor, to the Legislature, to the sheriff, to the jury and to the Judge: I have no faith In you and no respect for yon. We have no respect for the law which we helped to make.

"In the South, and at the present time, there is less excuse for not permitting the law to take its course where a negro is to be tried than anywhere else in the world, for, almost without exception, the Governors, the sheriffs, the Judges, the juries and the lawyers are all white men, and they can be trusted as a rule to do their duty, otherwise it is needless to tax the people to support these officers. If our present laws are not sufficient to properly punish crime, let the law be changed, but let the punishment be by lawfully constituted authorities, is the plea I beg to make.

"There is too much crime among us. The figures for a given period show that in the United States 30 per cent, of the crime committed is by negroes, while we constitute only about 12 per cent, of the entire population. This proportion holds good not only in the South, but also in Northern States and cities. No race that is so largely ignorant and so recently out of slavery could perhaps show a better record, but we must face these plain facts. He is most kind to the negro who tells him of his faults as well as of his virtues. A large amount of the crime among us grows out of the idleness of our young men and women. It is for this reason that I have tried to insist upon some industry, being taught our young people in connection with their course of literary training."

Professor Washington concludes his paper by appealing to school teachers, ministers and the press to arouse such a sentiment regarding the committing of crime against women that, no such crime will be charged against any member of the race. He says the negro has among the Southern whites as good friends as he has anywhere in the world, and advises him to stay here and work out his salvation.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Happy Flag Day, 2024 -- June 14, 2024

Bismarck Tribune, 14-June-1924

Happy Flag Day, everyone. 

"A Flag for the Millions." Our flag belongs to all Americans, native born and adopted. We need to stick together. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Françoise Hardy and Jerry West, RIP -- June 12, 2024

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Françoise Hardy and Jerry West have both died. 

Françoise Hardy was a popular singer and composer, although I don't think I had heard of her before I was in college. 

Françoise Hardy - Tous les garçons et les filles


Françoise Hardy - La fille avec toi


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I don't think I remember Jerry West playing for Lakers, but his name came up all the time. I do remember when he came to the Warriors and helped them build their championship team. 

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Comic Book -- Our Flag -- June 8, 2024


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 Flag Day is coming, so I thought it would be appropriate to post the cover of Our Flag Comics, which featured The Flag, a superhero. The Flag folded pretty quickly.

Friday, June 7, 2024

Pulp -- Amazing Stories -- June 7, 2024

philsp.com

Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories may have been the first magazine dedicated to science fiction. With Flag Day coming, I thought this might be appropriate.


Thursday, June 6, 2024

D-Day 80 -- June 6, 2024


General Dwight D Eisenhower issued this message to his soldiers, sailors and airmen on 06-June-1944, D-Day. Click on the image to see a larger version. Thank Heaven "this great and noble undertaking" was a success.

Since I first posted this item in 2011, many World War II veterans have died.  We lose about 130 each day.  Of 16 million American soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, there were about 120,000 still alive in 2023.  (http://www.nationalww2museum.org/honor/wwii-veterans-statistics.html)

The image is from Today's Document (http://todaysdocument.tumblr.com/) at the National Archives.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Toonerville Trolley -- The Skipper Weighs the Lot on the Cattle Scales -- June 5, 2024

Perth Amboy Evening News, 04-June-1924

I love Fontaine Fox's The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains.

Washington Times, 30-June-1918


Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Krazy Kat -- You is Spoofing Me -- June 4, 2024

Fort Worth Record, 11-June-1924

I love George Herriman's Krazy Kat. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Washington Times, 30-June-1918

Monday, June 3, 2024

Franz Kafka 100 Years -- June 3, 2024

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Prague author Franz Kafka died 100 years ago today, on 03-June-1924. Very little of his writing had been published. He wrote constantly, but was insecure and didn't finish many of his novels.

I think I began to understand The Trial after I had worked at Wells Fargo for many years. 

Orson Welles made a film of The Trial, which I find it painful to watch. 

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

All Indians Citizens Now -- June 2, 2024

 

San Francisco Examiner, 15-May-1924

100 years ago today, on 02-June-1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act which granted citizenship to Native Americans.


Saturday, June 1, 2024

June, 2024 Version of the Cable Car Home Page -- June 1, 2024

 


I just put the June 2024 version of my Cable Car Home Page on the server:
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/

It includes some new items:

  1. Picture of the Month: Fans were invited to ride the Blue Line to Union Park to see the New York Giants play the Baltimore Orioles. 23-May-1893 was the Blue Line's opening day. Baltimore won 7-5. (source: Baltimore Sun, 23-May-1893.)
  2. On the Cable Car Lines in the District of Columbia and Baltimore page: A ten year update on the Baltimore City Passenger Railway, including contemporary newspaper items and images of the line's terminal attractions
  3. Added News item about special cable car operations and fares that will be available this summer.

Ten years ago this month (June, 2014):

  1. Picture of the Month: Cal Cable Car 60 laying over between Davis and Drumm in May, 2014
  2. On the Cable Car Lines in the District of Columbia and Baltimore page: The Baltimore City Passenger Railway
  3. On the Who page: Added a profile from the Street Railway Journal about AN Connett, who helped build the Druid Hill Avenue line of the Baltimore Traction Company and who served as chief engineer of the Baltimore City Passenger Railway. Be sure to check his moustache.
  4. Also on the Who page: Added Augustine W Wright, who designed the Los Angeles Cable Railway/Pacific Cable Railway
  5. On the Horse Car Home Page: Thanks to Yosef Sa'ar, a new section on Horse Car Transit Tokens
  6. On the Decorated Cable Cars page: Thanks to Val Lupiz, cable cars in the 2014 San Francisco Carnaval Parade.
  7. On the More California Street Pictures page: A photo of Cal Cable car 60 at California and Drumm
  8. On the Other California Cities page: A funny story from the Street Railway Journal about a Texas man's first ride on a Los Angeles Cable Railway/Pacific Cable Railway cable car
  9. Updated News item about California Street Cable Railroad car 11 up for auction
  10. Added News item about the reopening of the Wells Fargo History Museum and a model of a Clay Street Hill Railroad cable car

Twenty years ago this month (June, 2004):

  1. Picture of the Month: Program marking the return of the cable cars in 1984
    • Added 20-Years of Being Back and Building for the Future, a new essay by Val Lupiz and Walter Rice, about the return of the cable cars after the 1982-1984 reconstruction on the San Francisco page.
    • Migrated some more items from the Cable Car Museum site:
    • Cable Car Transfers, Tickets and Tokens by Walter Rice. With a new 1970's child's ticket.
    • TOWED BY RAIL, an 1878 Saint Nicholas Magazine article about cable cars, from Tom Ehrenreich's much-missed Railroad Extra site. Thanks to Walter Rice and Tom Ehrenreich for allowing me to be the new host of this material
  2. Added the June installment of Val Lupiz's quarterly column, Tales From the Grip
  3. Added News and Bibliography items about the California cable car shutdown and the passing of Arnold Greeley

In January 2024 I started on a long overdue process of cleaning things up on my site. I started with the development pages. Actually, I guess I started last year with making the thumbnails 200 pixels instead of 100.

Coming in July, 2024: On the Cable Car Lines in the District of Columbia and Baltimore page: A ten year update about the Washington and Georgetown Railroad.

The Cable Car Home Page now has a Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CableCarHomePage/

The Cable Car Home Page also has an Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/cable_car_guy/


Joe Thompson
The Cable Car Home Page (updated 01-June-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/
San Francisco Bay Ferryboats (updated 31-March-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ferry/
Park Trains and Tourist Trains (updated 29-February-2024)
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/ptrain/
The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion (updated spasmodically)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com
The Big V Riot Squad (updated obsessively)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/