Year: 2023

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Desolate and Lonely Sandy Hook [published July 8, 1883]

jpkntz October 7, 2023

Ninety-nine out of a hundred persons look upon...

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The Murderer’s Bloody Shirt [published Feb. 17, 1884]

jpkntz October 6, 2023

It is a singular coincidence that three men,...

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The Street Criers of New York [published Aug. 16, 1885]

jpkntz October 5, 2023

The street cries of New York used to...

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The Deadly Theatre Fires of New York [published Mar. 27, 1881]

jpkntz October 3, 2023

The terrible catastrophe at the Opera House in...

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Crack Marksmen in New York [published July 17, 1881]

jpkntz October 2, 2023

New York always was noted for its crack...

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Hiram Woodruff and the Great Sleigh Race [published Sep. 4, 1881]

jpkntz October 1, 2023

I have in previous chapters alluded to the...

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A. T. Stewart, Wine Connoisseur [published Nov. 1, 1885]

jpkntz September 30, 2023

The late lamented Morris Franklin president of the...

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How Cardinal McCloskey Boosted the Tammany Boss [published Oct. 11, 1885]

jpkntz September 29, 2023

Of all the prelates of the Roman Catholic...

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Ned Hanlan and the Risks of Betting on Rowing [published Aug. 30, 1885]

jpkntz September 28, 2023

The comin’ of Hanlan to New York, his...

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Downfall of the Westcott Heirs [published June 22, 1884]

jpkntz September 27, 2023

Goin’ down Broadway recently I passed the site...