Archive for August, 2018

1922: The Daily News Asks: Does New York City Have Too Many Dogs?

Posted: 25th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails
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Since my last two posts were about too many cats, I thought it appropriate to be fair and balanced by following up with a story about the history of the Daily News and too many dogs. Years ago, the New York Daily News had a daily feature called “The Inquiring Photographer,” in which citizens suggested questions […]

1917: Dr. Hale’s House of 100 Cats in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Part II)

Posted: 16th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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In Part I of this Old New York cat story, we met Dr. Hale, the superintendent of Brooklyn’s public baths who was arrested and charged with uncleanliness — that is, for having a messy house filled with way too many cats. In Part II, I’ll tell you why the fur was flying at 40 First Place […]

1917: Dr. William H. Hale’s House of 100 Cats in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Part I)

Posted: 13th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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Part I: Guilty of Having Too Many Cats Many people ask me how I find all the stories for my Hatching Cat blog. One of the things I often do is search for keywords in the old newspaper archives that are available online. For this story, I searched for news articles about “too many cats.” […]