The April 22, 1850 edition of the “Placer Times” is the first Monday issue of this newspaper, this being the week that it has gone from a weekly to a tri-weekly. It starts out with an article on what is…
Month: October 2019
Criminal Annals, Part 30 – The Placer Times: More About the Recent Election
The April 13, 1850 edition of the “Placer Times” has one final note on the recent election of city officials in Sacramento. It was picked up from a recent issue of the San Francisco newspaper, “Alta California,” and involves one…
Criminal Annals, Part 29 – The Placer Times: A Bit of ‘Tongue in Cheek’
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.…
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…