Today in 1869, teen Maggie Cummings was sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum after running away from home and being found in a "low den" on the Barbary Coast. Also, fares on the Oakland ferry increased from 10 cents to 15 ($3.28 in today's money, still a bargain). pic.twitter.com/VnaznPwNVV
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) December 14, 2022