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Post by dicknaegele on May 8, 2010 9:22:00 GMT -5
Post Avenue had to be the busiest, shortest street in Utica! For crying out loud, it ran only from Burnett to Charlotte! [/color
Sounds like what Pearl St was like in the 50's and 60's when Ma Davis was in her heyday, and the bars were all open and busy downtown.
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 10:24:02 GMT -5
BRAWL ON THE "AVE"
the inhabitants of Post Avenue started a brawl in one of the homes at noon to-day. A member of the colored race, who had imbibed quite freely this morning became hilarious and commenced to punch a white man who happened near. Word was sent to Officer Curran, who was near the polling booth in Bleecker street. His appearance on the street quieted matters.
UTICA HERALD DISPATCH - NOVEMBER 6, 1900
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 11:00:48 GMT -5
A CROSS MATCH
There was filed yesterday with the register of vital statistics a certificate of the marriage of Frederick A. Jackson colored, aged 22, and Gertie Belmer, white, aged 23. The ceremony was performed Saturday by Rev. Charles W. H. Lloyd. The residence of the parties is given as 16 Post Avenue. The groom by occupation, is a waiter.
UTICA DAILY PRESS - NOVEMBER 5, 1895
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 11:31:39 GMT -5
CITY COURT AND POLICE NEWS
William Sanders, a colored man. was arrested on complaint of Ella Carter, a white woman, who lives in Post Avenue. She charges him with assault. Sanders was released until May 18.
A young man arrested at the corner of Whitesboro and Harper streets for corner-loafing, was reprimanded and released.
Carl Vogt of Morris street, arrested last night for rining a bicycle without a lantern, was released with a reprimand.
William Hamilton was ordered out of town. He is an elderly man, who has represented himself, in eastern cities as a Grand Army man in destitute circumstances. Hamilton is a clever liar. He was ordered out of town. In Poughkeepsie he said that his name was William Ewing.
Frank Humphrey, arrested for drunkenness, was released under a suspended sentence.
The case of the People vs. John J. Jones charged with assault on William Roach, was set down for trial this morning. A jury had been called, but Jones asked to have the matter further adjourned and the jury was dismissed.
UTICA OBSERVER - MAY 5, 1896
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 12:59:56 GMT -5
CITY COURT AND POLICE NEWS
Paul Zimmerman was arrested at Clayville Saturday, and brought to this city by Detective Harry, charged with grand larceny in the second degree, It was charged that Zimmerman took the horse of Henry Reterdorf, of Chenango Avenue, on Friday last. The case was set down this morning for June 14.
Cornelius Conley was sent to the County House for six months. He had been drunk.
Ella Dykeman went to Syracuse for six months for drunkenness.
On information of the Health Board the police were led to make a raid on Post Avenue Saturday night, and raided two disorderly houses. One was that from which Turner, the small-pox patient, was removed. Nellie Hurd, a white woman, 42 years of age, conducted this. She, together with Maud Ross, aged 18, and James #wright, age 23, both colored, were arrested. In a double house opposite were found Thomas Smith, Marshal Hayman, John Below, Mary McCarthy, all white, and Lucy Monroe, Fanny Moore and Mary Smith, colored. Fanny Moore was sentenced to Syracuse Penitentiary for six months, Mary McCarthy for four months, and Nellie Hurd for six months. James Wright, John Below, Marshal Haynes and John Hogan were fined $10 each as inmates of a disorderly house. sentence was suspended on Thomas Smith. Three paid. Four of the young negro women had not been arraigned at noon.
UTICA DAILY OBSERVER - JUNE 11, 1894
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Post by Dave on May 8, 2010 13:49:49 GMT -5
"Corner loafing" is bound to get you into trouble, no doubt about it.
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 14:54:01 GMT -5
A DRUNKEN BRAWL __________________________
Tommy McMahon and Fred Emerson Were Pounded on Post Avenue[/size]
Tommy McMahon and Fred Emerson were arrested early this morning on Charlotte street, charged with drunkenness. Both were almost too drunk to stand and they talked in the foolish characteristic of drunken men. Tommy told the night captain how he had licked all the police officers on the force and could do 8it again, but when the night man at the Police Station took him by the arm he walked meekly to a cell in the basement.
When McMahon and Emerson arrived at the Police Station their faces were covered with blood. Both had gashes in their foreheads caused by some unknown person. McMahon and Emerson were walking up Burnet street when the assault occurred. At the corner of Post Avenue someone pounded on the couple and after hitting both men escaped. Emerson insisted that he did not have an enemy in the world.
UTICA SUNDAY TRIBUNE - JULY 16, 1899
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 16:58:14 GMT -5
MR. BROWN AND MR. LACEY Each Believed Himself to Be "Best" - How They Settled the Point[/size]
Recently there has been added to the residents of Post Avenue a gentleman of color. His name is Brown. He walks with proud and leisurely air and is treated with signal respect by his brethren. Not much over the medium height. Mr. Brown is broad and sturdy and would impress a critical observer with the idea that he might be a bad man in a "scrap." It seems that Mr. Brown has aggressive ways and does not hesitate to speak his mind to and of his colored brethren when the spirit prompts him. This free speaking habit and sundry hints dropped that he, Mr. Brown was as "good" as any man on the "Avenue" came to the ears of one Sam Lacey. Now, Sam is a great big fellow, who has successively been assaulted by a steam roller at one time and by Teddy McMahon at another. The steam roller, while having the heat of the "go," failed to curb Sam's warlike spirit, and his easy victory over Teddy in the ring at Casino Park confirmed Mr. Lacey in his opinion that he was just a little better than any other "coon" that promenaded through "De Av." This opinion Mr. Lacey was not slow in spreading, and one day it struck offensively on the ears of Mr. Brown. Up to this time there had been no hostile spirit displayed between the two, and they treated each other with studied and knightly courtesy whenever they chanced to meet.
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 17:01:10 GMT -5
But formal courtesy could not long preserve friendly relation between the two. The fates had decreed that Mr. Brown and Mr. Lacey must "get-together," and the inevitable clash came the other day. Last Tuesday night Mr. Brown perceiving Mr. Lacey standing on a corner, approached him in his large and leisurely way and quietly asked: "Mr. Lacey, don't you think I'm as good as you?" Scornfully and critically looking him over, Mr. Lacey replied: "Noaah. I don't think you're good as me. Where did you come from? Who's your family any way?" Fire flashed from Mr. Brown's eyes but his voice took on its polite tone, as he said: "Mr. Lacey, get ready." Sam needed no second hint, and at once threw himself into the attitude in which his friends tell him he bears a resemblance to Jim Corbett. Fiddling around for an instant, Sam led his right with force toward Mr. Brown's head. Mr. Brown sidestepped and countered with a fearfull uppercut on Mr. Lacey's unguarded jaw. Sam's knees began to wabble, and in spite of his gameness he sank down, throwing up his arms to protect his head. But Mr. Brown was chivalrous. He would not strike a man that was down. "Get up, you dog," said Mr. Brown, for a moment lapsing into the language of the slums. "Get up you dog. I won't hit you till you stand." Sam arose and threw himself into a posture of defense. This time it was Mr. Brown who led, and again Mr. Lacey;s jaw felt the impact of Mr. Brown's ham-like fist. Again Sam's knees wabbled, and again he sank to Mother Earth.
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 17:02:13 GMT -5
Again Mr. Brown permitted him to rise, and once more shot his right over to Mr. Lacey's sore jaw. This time Sam went down without wabbling at the knees, and as he showed the strain of trying to rise, Mr. Brown asked him if he had enough. Enough? Sam had too much, but he diplomatically told Mr. Brown that he was willing to call it quits. "Now," said Mr. Brown, his voice for the first time rising, "go back to the Avenue, you dog, and tell them that there never was a Lacey born that could lick this man Brown."
And this is the reason why Mr. Brown strolls through the Avenue district with the air of one who is monarch of all he surveys.
UTICA SUNDAY JOURNAL - JUNE 30, 1901
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 20:28:57 GMT -5
COLORED WOMAN DRANK LAUDANANUM __________________________
Mrs. Sadie Blair Said to Have Had Disagreement With Her Husband - Is Now Recovering[/size]
Elizabeth street is the section inhabited by colored persons and the vicinity of Post Avenue was perturbed early this morning by the effort of Mrs. Sadie Blair a young colored woman, who wanted to end her days became of a disagreement with her husband. Shortly after midnight Mr. Blair swallowed a quantity of laudanum in an effort to end her life. Persons residing in the same house with her averred that she had had a slight quarrel with her husband. She is said to have swallowed the contents of a two-ounce bottle of laudanum after declaring that she would kill herself. Her threat was at first considered a joke, but when she began to grow ill, her friends realized that she had carried out her threat.
Dr. T. H. Clositeasy was called and administered antidotes, after using a stomach pump to relieve Mrs. Blair of the poison. Her friends walked her back and forth in front of her home during the remainder of the night. Mrs. Blair was not in serious condition, this forenoon.
UTICA HERALD DISPATCH - AUGUST 15, 1906
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Post by jon on May 8, 2010 21:03:28 GMT -5
IN POLICE COURT _________________________________
Big Crowd of Prisoners Before City Judge O'Conner this Morning[/size]
Judge O'Conner had a busy day session in City Court this morning. There were eight prisoners before him for trial and three of them were women.
Cora Peake, an 16-year-old girl, whose method of conducting herself has long been adverse to the rules of true ladyship, was arraigned on a charge of being a vagrant prostitute. She was sent to the House of Refuge for Women at Hudson for three years.
Imora Butler, colored, aged 30, was sent to jail for 39 days for public intoxication and Sarah Deming received a like sentence for vagrancy. The Deming woman was arrested by Officer Reugan and Mullen, who conducted a raid on a Post Avenue resort last night. The "joint" was conducted by Hiram Carpenter. He was arraigned in Police Court this morning and discharged with a reprimand.
Thomas and Frank Plummer, two boys, were charged with malicious mischief, the complaint alleging that they took a dog to the Bullard farm at the head of Albany street and allowed the canine to kill four chickens. In court it was found that the wrong boys had been arrested and they were discharged.
Abram Schwarzberg was arrested for loitering about the Opera House. He was reprimanded and discharged.
Henry Gildet, charged with vagrancy was discharged. John Sticker, charged with public intoxication, was also allowed to go.
UTICA HERALD DISPATCH - MARCH 22, 1902
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Post by Dave on May 8, 2010 21:17:13 GMT -5
CITY COURT AND POLICE NEWSPaul Zimmerman was arrested at Clayville Saturday, and brought to this city by Detective Harry, charged with grand larceny in the second degree, It was charged that Zimmerman took the horse of Henry Reterdorf, of Chenango Avenue, on Friday last. The case was set down this morning for June 14.
Ella Dykeman went to Syracuse for six months for drunkenness.UTICA DAILY OBSERVER - JUNE 11, 1894 The horse stealing item reads as though the theft took place in Utica. So I wonder where Chenango Ave was. Maybe near the Chenango Canal? What we today call Lincoln Ave.? And why was Ella sent to Syracuse in the second item? Not a rehab, certainly! Did Utica have no women's prison, maybe?
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Post by Dave on May 8, 2010 21:18:50 GMT -5
"Cora Peake, an 16-year-old girl, whose method of conducting herself has long been adverse to the rules of true ladyship .." Now that is truly funny!
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Post by Dave on May 8, 2010 21:24:20 GMT -5
I liked the Mr. Brown and Mr. Lacey story. Wish I'd wrote it.
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