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1915: Pussy Suff, the Cheerleading Cat of the Brooklyn Woman Suffrage Association

Posted: 22nd June 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cats in the Mews
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There is a saying that goes, “Cats rule. Dogs drool.” When it came to picking a side during the women’s suffrage movement in Brooklyn, the cat in this story ruled. She picked the winning side–the Brooklyn Woman Suffrage Association.

1899: The Birthday Festival for Ko-Ko, the Revered Cat of Mrs. Edwin Knowles

Posted: 12th June 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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To celebrate her beloved cat’s 13th birthday, Mrs. Sarah Knowles held a fancy breakfast in his honor at her home in Brooklyn. Many newspapers across the country picked up the story and waxed poetic about the pampered cat.

1907: The $500 Reward for a Kips Bay Kitten

Posted: 13th March 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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Two days after the pet kitten of Charles Neal Leigh and his wife Mollie Carpenter disappeared from their apartment on Lexington Avenue, Charles placed an ad in the newspaper. His intention was to offer a $5 reward for the cat’s safe return…

An Old New York cat tale set in the historic Kips Bay neighborhood. with some loose ties to Old Spice cologne and Poland Spring Water…

1915: The Flushing and Bideawee Cats That Starred in a Gaumont Company Moving Picture

Posted: 7th January 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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When director Edwin Middleton needed dozens of cats for the comedic moving picture “A Corner in Cats,” he turned to the streets of Flushing and the Bide-a-Wee home for animals in Manhattan.

This fun tale features cats, a film studio in Flushing, Queens, and an old mansion in College Point with secret tunnels that may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

1949: Cheechee, the Cigar Store Cat at Schermerhorn and Smith Streets Who Came Home for Christmas

Posted: 28th November 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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When Cheechee disappeared from the Central Court Cigar Store at the corner of Schermerhorn and Smith Streets just a few weeks before Christmas in 1949, everyone in the neighborhood lost some of their holiday cheer. Kids from one to 92 would not have a merry Christmas until Santa brought her back safely.

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