No. 143
Crime, Eccentricity, and the Sporting Life in 19th Century America.
April 09, 2013

Attacked by a Maddened Cat.

April 9, 2013
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Tag: Gambling

A Female Card Sharp.

A female gambler detects an opponent cheating and rakes in the pot.

6/2/2026

The New City of Leadville.

A gambling saloon on one of the main streets of Leadville.

6/24/2025

Bucking the Tiger

In a Cheyenne gambling Saloon.

10/7/2024

The Scandal Which Agitates St. Louis.

Astounding Revelations of a Low Cunning and Vile Curiosity in One of the Proprietors of the Grand Opera House.

7/23/2024

"Bet Anything You've Got."

Jim Tuttle startles a faro bank party, at Gold Hill, Neb.

12/13/2022

A Female Gambling House in Boston.

They call it the "retreat" because of its charming privacy and apparent obscurity.

5/31/2022

A Woman Gambler in Nevada.

She Bucks the Tiger and Quits $200 Ahead.

3/29/2022

Forex news live

Two female athletes at Virginia City, Nevada, indulge in a wrestling match for the championship.

11/9/2021

Renewed Activity of "The Finest."

The Police Succeed in Breaking Up Another Gambling Establishment.

5/14/2018

They Ran a Snide Game.

A “friendly” poker scheme exposed at Bogota, N. J., by one of the players squealing.

6/13/2016

Take a Chance?

Many a one, who otherwise would not contribute a dime, will take a chance in a lottery.

9/9/2014

Thimble Rig A La Mode.

3/18/2014

New York Society Classified.

11/27/2011

The Old Shell Game

7/18/2011

The Bunco Game

The term “bunco” has come to mean to any type of swindle, but in the 19th century it usually referred to a confidence game involving crooked gambling.

5/17/2011
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Blood on the Moon. | Nothing But Wind!

Attacked by a Maddened Cat.

Mad cat

While lying ill in bed a young woman of Upland, PA., is badly bitten by a family pet. [more]

A cat who had suddenly gone mad created consternation and excitement in a home at Upland, Pa. the other day. It ran into a bedroom where a young woman had lain ill for some weeks and severely bit her several times. Medical aid was summoned and the physician found it necessary to cauterize the wounds. The savage attack of the cat unnerved the sufferer and grave fears for the young lady’s safety are entertained.
Reprinted from The National Police Gazette, February 18, 1899