“A mascot there was who almost wasn’t But he has the life he almost hasn’t. And the fact is this: Though he’s somewhat wizened, Though he almost isn’t— He is.” — Angus MacGregor, Hartford Courant, October 12, 1930 An old maritime superstition was that if a mascot was lost at sea, a member of the […]
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1931: The Wink That Saved Pinky the Cat at the West Side Magistrates Court
Posted: 4th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews, Featured FelinesTags: ASPCA, cat story, Frances Borrah, John H. Duncan, Midtown Community Court, West Side Magistrates Court
In the early 1900s, magistrates in New York presided over cases involving misdemeanors or violations of ordinances. On this particular day, the ordinance violation concerned a stray alley cat named Pinky, who appeared at the West Side Magistrates Court.
