Politicians

walshmike

Mike Walsh Couldn’t Help Himself [published June 28, 1885]

jpkntz May 29, 2024

Of all the peculiar and eccentric men who...

arthur-chester

Gentlemanly Chester A. Arthur Defends Lizzie Jennings’ Right to Ride a Streetcar [published Sep. 23, 1883]

jpkntz April 15, 2024

About the time I came from England to...

ox-roast

The Stephen A. Douglas Rally Free-For-All at Jones Wood [published Oct. 12, 1884]

jpkntz January 31, 2024

I see they announced a big, old-fashioned barbecue...

beer

Mike Walsh Shades a Tiffany [published Jan. 13, 1884]

jpkntz January 27, 2024

In a precedin’ chapter I have alluded to...

crotonwater

A Colonization of Pipe Layers [published Nov. 5, 1882]

jpkntz January 24, 2024

The “colonization” schemes, fraudulent registration and all that...

Rattail_cactus

Mike Walsh’s “Japanese Cactus” [published May 22, 1881]

jpkntz January 15, 2024

A friend of mine told me the other...

swissmusicbox

Charles O’Conor’s Music Box [published June 1, 1884]

jpkntz January 3, 2024

The other day, when the last honors were...

Irving_Washington

Anecdotes on Washington Irving [published Apr. 1, 1883]

jpkntz December 23, 2023

I believe in birthdays. I have just been...

Wood_Fernando

A Eulogy for Mayor Fernando Wood [published Feb. 27, 1881]

jpkntz November 24, 2023

The recent death of Fernando Wood, like his...

peoplesline

A Chance Meeting on a Hudson River Steamer [published July 22, 1883]

jpkntz November 9, 2023

Goin’ down to the People’s Line dock the...