Last time it was mentioned that one losing candidate for Mayor of Sacramento had decided to protest the results. The editor of the “Placer Times” inserted in the April 6, 1850 issue a small, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, story about this action.…
Category: Criminal Annals
Criminal Annals, Part 28 – The Placer Times: News from the Sandwich Islands
Tucked away at the very bottom of page one of the April 6, 1850 issue of the “Placer Times” is an interesting little note about something that is rarely mentioned in history books. “From the Sandwich Islands. – We learn…
Criminal Annals, Part 27 – The Placer Times: Extraordinary Discovery
The March 30, 1850 issue of the “Placer Times” opens with the usual political business and then a story about a new discovery that will change the way people heat and light their houses and will also allow all to…
Criminal Annals, Part 26 – The Placer Times: Changes in the Court Process
Almost the entire front page of the March 16, 1850 edition of the “Placer Times” is devoted to proposed changes in the court process for California. These kinds of government items, along with an increasing amount of news from the…