No. 706
Crime, Eccentricity, and the Sporting Life in 19th Century America.
August 01, 2023
That Settled It.
A Chicago man wants a divorce because his wife sings Salvation hymns, gains his suit by having her g
August 1, 2023
alias: BARTLETT, JACK CANNON, PAVIS, STEWART
HOTEL THIEF, SAFE BURGLAR
Welcome to the Link Dump!And we tip our hats to our hosts for this week!Who the hell was Christopher Columbus?Henry I's most "notorious" daughter.The world's second-tallest man.The loneliness of being a French POW in Britain.Heads up, Egypt's prehistory is getting rewritten again.Aboriginals and a dingo's well-tended grave.A man's rant against floral funerals.The woman who saved 13th
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Strange Company - 5/22/2026
Kate Scharn.(New York American, August 20, 1900.)It had been more than two years since a murder was reported in New York City’s Tenderloin district, but on August 20, 1900, the pattern was all too familiar. A young woman was found murdered in her room after 1:00 a.m. No one heard a sound. Her jewelry was stolen. A variety of men were suspected, but with very little evidence against any of them.
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Murder By Gaslight - 5/23/2026
Whatever you believe about the guilt or innocence of Lizzie Borden, I have always believed film makers do a great injustice to the story by not beginning at the beginning- the death on March 26, 1863 of the first Mrs. Borden. In the dying moments of Sarah Morse, Emma takes on the weight of the care of her little sister, not yet three years old. Emma herself was just 12 on March 1st. Emma has seen her mother suffer for a long time, seen her pain and loss of little Alice Esther. Emma is old enough
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Lizzie Borden: Warps and Wefts - 3/26/2026
Whatever you believe about the guilt or innocence of Lizzie Borden, I have always believed film makers do a great injustice to the story by not beginning at the beginning- the death on March 26, 1863 of the first Mrs. Borden. In the dying moments of Sarah Morse, Emma takes on the weight of the care of her little sister, not yet three years old. Emma herself was just 12 on March 1st. Emma has seen her mother suffer for a long time, seen her pain and loss of little Alice Esther. Emma is old enough
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Lizzie Borden: Warps and Wefts - 3/26/2026
New York is a city that tries hard not to forget its fallen soldiers, especially those who died in global wars with many casualties. All over Gotham are Great War doughboys in bronze, solemn World War II-era plaques with the names of neighborhood enlistees, and celebratory statues and arches to honor the dead of the […]
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Ephemeral New York - 5/25/2026
"As his son I am proud of hisefforts to succeed in life"Jefferson Randolph Smith IIIArtifact #93-2Jeff Smith collection(Click image to enlarge)
oapy's son hires a legal firm to stop the defamation of his father's name.
At age 30, Jefferson Randolph Smith III, Soapy and Mary's oldest son, was protecting his father's legacy and his mother's reputation from "libel" and scandal. He was also
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Soapy Smith's Soap Box - 10/13/2025
New York is a city that tries hard not to forget its fallen soldiers, especially those who died in global wars with many casualties. All over Gotham are Great War doughboys in bronze, solemn World War II-era plaques with the names of neighborhood enlistees, and celebratory statues and arches to honor the dead of the […]
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Ephemeral New York - 5/25/2026
"As his son I am proud of hisefforts to succeed in life"Jefferson Randolph Smith IIIArtifact #93-2Jeff Smith collection(Click image to enlarge)
oapy's son hires a legal firm to stop the defamation of his father's name.
At age 30, Jefferson Randolph Smith III, Soapy and Mary's oldest son, was protecting his father's legacy and his mother's reputation from "libel" and scandal. He was also
More...
Soapy Smith's Soap Box - 10/13/2025
Welcome to the Link Dump!And we tip our hats to our hosts for this week!Who the hell was Christopher Columbus?Henry I's most "notorious" daughter.The world's second-tallest man.The loneliness of being a French POW in Britain.Heads up, Egypt's prehistory is getting rewritten again.Aboriginals and a dingo's well-tended grave.A man's rant against floral funerals.The woman who saved 13th
More...
Strange Company - 5/22/2026
The Bloody Century 2
Takes the reader back to 19th-century America in all its gory glory.
