On May 14, 1892, The New York Sun reported a cat stuck in a tree in the yard of Mrs. King’s three-story brick row house at 227 West 11th Street. The scheme devised to rescue the cat was amazing!
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1904: Bull, the Mascot Cat and the Cat Man Who Would Be Cotton King
Posted: 25th April 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Cotton Exchange, Daniel J . Sully, New York City History, Thomas W. Lawson
On April 24, 1904, The New York Times reported that Bull, the famous black mascot cat of the Cotton Exchange, had gone on strike. A few days later, the price of cotton had dropped $13 a bale. Many newspapers, including The New York Times, reported that Bull the cat was responsible for the sudden bear market and the Cotton King’s downfall.
1873: Superintendent James J. Kelso and the Great NYPD Cat Hunt
Posted: 10th March 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, James Jackson Kelso, Maltese cat, New York City History, NYPD history
When a Maltese cat owned by NYPD Superintendent James J. Kelso was reportedly stolen from his home on East 55th Street, the cat burglary made the headlines in several national newspapers.
