Historical notes from Covelo, Redwood Valley, Fort Bragg, and more.
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Headlines from history! Coast building boom, Covelo bear fight, Halloween parties abound: Mendocino Co. news from Oct. 1921
The more things change, the more the stay the same.
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Headlines from history! Parades, fires, and women bootleggers — Mendocino Co. news from July, 1921
Dispatch Democrat. July 1, 1921 – INFORMATION FILED AGAINST WENDLING BLIND PIGGERS WENDLING – Information was filed by District Attorney McCowan this week against several alleged bootleggers of Wendling. Annie Mariani is accused of two counts, one for making a sale and one for maintaining a place where intoxicating liquor was sold. Mrs. Betti was accused […]
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Headlines from History! Eel River dam begins — Palace Hotel sale — hops picking debate and more — Mendocino Co. news from May, 1921
News from 100 years ago: Navarro Highway planned, booze peddler in trouble, aurora borealis seen.
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Headlines from History! Men fined for prohibition violations — measles, mumps, & whooping cough run riot — courthouse burns — Mendocino Co. news for April, 1921
What was happening in town a century ago?