This week’s map is a Sanborn fire-insurance map of Sonoma in 1905. Drawn for insurers, these maps recorded every building in a town, street by street.
What the paper was printing that year
Del Carlo denies that he had any thing todo with setting fire to the barn. frum the Swiss Hotel, where he was stopping, to the house of a friend, where he tried to arouse some one to go with him to the fire. Fail- ing to do so he started hack toward… (Dec. 16, 1905)
Died: On or about 1920 Old Sonoma Parent of Miss New Sonoma, and Modern Progress. A native of California; age close to JOO years. Interment in Sonoma Plaza, Sat- urday Evening, November J 2th, at 9 o’clock. Non – mourners and friends are cheer- fully invited to attend the obsequies.… (March 17, 1905)
Judge Burnett Gave Him $500 Cash and Now He Secures the $1,000 Note Some years ago Florenzo, Nichel- ini entered into an agreement with an aged man named’ Leopoldo Maionchi to provide and take. care of him for the balance of his life. For this service he was to inherit on the death of the old man the sum of $500, while his mother, Mrs. Nichelini, was to receive the sum of ¢1,000. This $1,500 rep- resented the entire of Maionchi, which _been years In acetim… (Oct. 14, 1905)
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