Bananas! (1907)
The guards chatted about the upcoming “world’s championship” as they entered the yard of the Rhode Island State Prison at 5 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, October 5, 1912. In a few days, the series would begin in New … Continued
An Expensive Bottle of Wine (1907)
A bottle of fine wine can be a very expensive item, as Bay Area restaurateur John Marcovich would discover at eleven o’clock on Friday evening, April 19, 1907. Marcovich, co-owner of Oakland’s Gas Kitchen on Thirteenth Street near Washington, stood … Continued