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1898: Lem and Tiger, the Republican and Tammany Hall Cats of the New York Elections

Posted: 2nd October 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men
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When a large black cat walked in and took possession of the Republican Congressional headquarters on West 125th Street, everyone thought for sure that the Tammany candidate would lose the election.

1879: Fritz, Faust, and the Cat-Man Peddler of NYC’s Forsyth Street

Posted: 21st September 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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The night before the police had to break down the door to his room at 139 Forsysth Street and shoo about two dozen cats off his bed, 63-year-old Adolph F. Armreid said to his landlord, “I think I am going to die tonight.” A few hours after the police chased the cats away, the neighbors […]

1904: The Not-so-Lucky Cigar Shop Cat of Bushwick, Brooklyn

Posted: 12th July 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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In August 1904, Charles J. Nielsen, one of the most prominent cigar manufacturers in Brooklyn, acquired a black cat for his Bushwick cigar shop on the southeast corner of Broadway and Gates Avenue.

1904: The Great Catnip Caper on Avenue B in New York City’s East Village

Posted: 26th June 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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In 1904, an East Village man was charged with disorderly conduct for serving catnip powder to cats, causing them to become intoxicated in public.

1902-1908: The Chevalier and His Clowder of Cats on Carnegie Hill, Part 2

Posted: 18th June 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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The Chevalier rescued cats from the streets of Carnegie Hill, fed them, bathed them, sang arias to them, and named them after heroes and heroines from famous operas. Part 2 of a Cat Man of Old New York tale.

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