In February 1908, Lieutenant John J. Lussier retired from the New York Police Department. He and his family left their home in Brooklyn, and moved to Utica, New York. According to The Sun, the lieutenant took everything with him except his favorite police cat, Commissioner. What a surprise when the cat showed up in Utica 2 months later!
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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.
