Riots

Judge Daly Held Rioters to Account [published Nov. 1, 1885]

jpkntz February 12, 2024

One of the most interestin’ side issues of...

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...

The Flour Riot of 1837 [published June 4, 1882]

jpkntz January 20, 2024

Meat is goin’ up, or at least, the...

A Know Nothing Riot Averted [published Mar. 19, 1882]

jpkntz December 7, 2023

Passin’ across City Hall Square not long ago,...

The Vicksburg Gambler Lynching [published May 22, 1881]

jpkntz November 26, 2023

Gamblers have their ups and downs like other...

The Siege of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral [published Oct. 18, 1885]

jpkntz November 20, 2023

Along with many thousand others, I went to...

Arthur Tappan’s Good Intentions [published Nov. 29, 1885]

jpkntz November 1, 2023

The recent death of Elizur Wright naturally suggests...

The Fourteenth Ward: Better Elections Through Brawling [published Oct. 4, 1885]

jpkntz August 24, 2023

At this period in the political canvass, when...

The Early Days of “Black Joke” Engine 33 [published Feb. 8, 1885]

jpkntz July 15, 2023

Old Black Joke Engine Company 33 has come...