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Greek News Stories
Year 1873
- THE GREEKS IN AMERICA
Published in The New York Times - Aug 4, 1873
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Year 1892 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
- GREEK MURDERER CAPTURED - Charged with Killing the Captain of His Ship
Published in The New York Times - July 23, 1892
Greeks mentioned in the article - Legonedas Vourgares
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Year 1893 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
- GREECE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY - That Is Why The Greek Flag Is Floating Over City Hall
Published in The New York Times - April 6, 1893
Greeks mentioned in the article - Solon J. Vlasto
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Year 1894
- GREEK FLOWER PEDDLERS’ TROUBLES - T. T. Timayenis Says They Are Persecuted By Police, Not Protected in Court
Published in The New York Times - May 18, 1894
Greeks mentioned in the article - T. T. Timayenis
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Year 1895 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
- HE FOUGHT UNDER MARCO BOZZARIS - Death of a Greek Who Took Part in the Famous Night Attack
Published in The New York Times - Feb 21, 1895
Greeks mentioned in the article - Frank Constantine Victorato, Marco Bozzaris
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- THE GREEK JUDGES SENTENCE
Published in The New York Times - Aug 4, 1895
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Year 1896 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
-THE GREEK CHURCH’S CHRISTMAS - A Season of Fasting Ended and a Shorter Season of Feasting Begun - Services at Midnight
Published in The New York Times - Jan 6, 1896
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- FLOWER BOYS AT “HOME” - Their Uncarpeted, Unfurnished, and Cheerless Rooms - Large Colony of His Countrymen in the Employ of “George the Greek” - Work from Morning Until Midnight on a Dish of Stew and a Sandwich - Often Arrested and Fined - Evils of the System - Magistrate Wentworth’s Suggestion
Published in The New York Times - April 15, 1896
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Year 1897 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
- ROW AT A GREEK MEETING - Patriots Rout Malcontents by Putting Up Ready Cash for the Cause - APPEAL TO AMERICAN WOMEN - Society of Which Queen Olga is President Asks for Aid from This Country in the Shape of Money and Sympathy
Published in The New York Times - April 22, 1897
Greeks mentioned in the article - Charalambos Monkakos, Petria S. Monkakos, Joseph Gerakos, George Calamara, George Canaros, Nicolas J. Coundouris, Helen Griva, Vlasto Brothers, John Leousi, Father Agathodoros, Consul Botassi, Prof. Leotzacos
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- GREEK WAR CRY IN CHICAGO - Mass Meeting Called to Raise Money to Transport Volunteers to Athens
Published in The New York Times - April 23, 1897 (1)
Greeks mentioned in the article - Father Phiambolis
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- GREEKS IMPATIENT TO SAIL - Telegraphing From All Parts of the Country for Reduced Rates to the Piraeus - OBJECT TO A SPECIAL STEAMER - Services Will be Held Next Sunday, The Greek Easter, To Invoke Divine Aid in Preserving the Greek Nation
Published in The New York Times - April 23, 1897 (2)
Greeks mentioned in the article - Father Agathodoros, Mrs. Nikolaides
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-THE GREEK EASTER DAY - The Orthodox Church Observed It With Imposing Services - Multitude of Waving Candles
Published in The New York Times - April 26, 1897
Greeks mentioned in the article - Archimandrite, Agathodorus A. Papageorgopoulos, Consul General Botassi
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- SPONGE DIVERS GO TO WAR - Greek Experts Furnish the World’s Supply of High-Grade and Expensive Goods - STOPPED WORK TO FIGHT - Florida and West Indian Sponges of Rougher Grade in Demand, Even in Europe, but Greece Takes the Palm for Shape and Texture
Published in The New York Times - May 2, 1897
Greeks mentioned in the article - J. E. Leousi
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- GIRL HEADS THE IRREGULARS - Enthusiastic Athenians Hail Her as Greek Joan D’Arc
Published in The New York Times - May 3, 1897
Greeks mentioned in the article - Helen Constantinides
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- BACK FROM THE GREEK WAR - John Christus Says That the Crown Prince is a Coward and a Hard Drinker
Published in The New York Times - July 11, 1897
Greeks mentioned in the article - John Christus
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- A NIGHT WITH A GREEK PRIEST
Published in The New York Times - Oct 3, 1897
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Year 1898 - Updated Dec 5, 2008
- GREEK WOMEN APPEAL FOR AID - The American People Asked to Assist Fugitive Thessalians to Return to Their Home
Published in The New York Times - Jan 20, 1898
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- ALLEGED GREEK THUGS’ NEST - An Immigration Official Thinks He Has Discovered a Band Of Fugitives from Justice
Published in The New York Times - Feb 6, 1898
Greeks mentioned in the article - Christo Laganos, Georgi Kalinas, Petros Pantaselos
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- A GREEK CHURCH IN OLD LONDON
Published in The New York Times - July 31, 1898
Greeks mentioned in the article - Joseph Georgeirenes
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-GREEK BANDIT ACCLIMATED - Sarantos Said to be Plying His Vocation in This City - 5,000 FRANCS DEAD OR ALIVE - Price Placed on His Head by Greek Government - Arrested Here for Robbing Sailor
Published in The New York Times - Dec 28, 1898
Greeks mentioned in the article - Michael Ferrando, Soteros de Sarantos, Nicholas Zoutzouble, ? Zegouras, Demos Cancollis, Demetrius N. Botassi, Adjy Neivo
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Year 1900
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-GREEK ACCUSES POLICE - Magistrate Cornell Hears Story of Assault and Extortion - HOLDS POLICEMAN FOR TRIAL - Disclosure of Alleged Tribute Collected From All Peddlers - Oak Street Station Men Involved -
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-Published in The New York Times - Sept 11, 1900
Greek mentioned in the article - Karalabos Kololouros
Year 1907
- NINE GREEK CAFES WRECKED BY A MOB - Roanoke Rioters Also Stone the Mayor, Police Justice, and Police - CONSUL IS ASKED TO ACT - Mayor Says the Riots Are Shameful and Promises to Protect the Greeks - (Roanoke, Virginia) - Published in The New York Times - July 15, 1907
Greeks mentioned in the article - Nicholas George, D.N. Botassi
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Year 1909
-OMAHA GREEK HAS MRS. HEINZE’S PEARLS - Says He Found Them Outside the Knickerbocker Hotel, Where He Was a Sweeper - THOUGHT PEARLS GLASS - He is Arrested for Trying to Sell Them - Necklace Was Lost on Thanksgiving Night
Published in The New York Times - March 5, 1909
Greeks mentioned in the article - John Savis, Joe Mandanis
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- STABBED WITH AN UMBRELLA - Greek Peanut Vendor Attacked While Protecting His Stock
Published in The New York Times - Sept 29, 1909
Greeks mentioned in the article - Thomas Concellas
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Year 1910
- GREEK MET GREEK; FOUND IT COSTLY - Vareolipos, Who Knew Mascos’s Uncle at Home, Got Away with His $870 - HID UNDER TRAVELER’S BED - Startled Fruit Merchant, Here on a Visit, Awoke as His Genial Countryman Left the Room
Published in The New York Times - July 15, 1910
Greeks mentioned in the article - George Metaxias, George Mascos, Zenotes Mascos, Baselos Vareolipos, (first name unknown) Batistatos
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Year 1911
- FUGITIVE GREEK RUN DOWN - Detective Ditsch Gets Clue in Longshoremen’s Tale of a Swindle
Published in The New York Times - Aug 7, 1911
Greeks mentioned in the article - John Papas
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Year 1912
- RUSH TO WAR BY SPECIAL TRAIN - Greek Volunteers in One Detail of 350 Arrive From San Francisco, Bound Home - ONE SOLD OUT FOR $10.50 - Single Example of $10,000 Sacrifice Is Cited To Show Willingness to Serve Fatherland
Published in The New York Times - Oct 29, 1912
Greeks mentioned in the article - Gus Stamatas, Joseph Mertiris (Martin)
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Year 1914
- GIRLS KISS GREEK SOLDIERS - Veterans of Balkan War Leave for the West Amid Cheers
Published in The New York Times - March 12, 1914
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Year 1915
- FIGHT FOR ESTATE OF GREEK FLORIST - Decendent’s Brother Seeks to Have Hellenic Consul General Ousted as Administrator - CLAIMS A HALF INTEREST - Contest Over Bank Book Thanasules Turned Over to Friend When Entering Army for Balkan War
Published in The New York Times - Jan 4, 1915
Greeks mentioned in the article - Demetrius N. Botassis, Antonios A. Thanasules, George A. Thanasules, Constantinos V. Kangaris, Mrs. Panagou Thanasules, Mrs. Aglaica Thanasules, Treatafilos P. Thanasules, John A. Thanasules
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Year 1919
-2,000 GREEKS TAKE OATH AGAINST ITALY - Swear with Upraised Hands Never to Make Peace With Foes of Greek Liberty - DEMAND THE DODECANESUS - Send Resolution to Venizelos - Americans of Note Give Sanction to Protest
Published in The New York Times - May 12, 1919
Greeks mentioned in the article - Dr. C. Vassardakis, Nicholas Manoussis, George Pippinos
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Year 1921
- FORCE AMERICANS INTO GREEK ARMY - Our Consul at Smyrna Protests Against Impressment of Men Who Served in France - REPORTS SCORES OF CASES - Washington Instructs Legation at Athens to Make Informal Representations on Practice.
Published in The New York Times - June 18, 1921
Greeks mentioned in the article - Governor General Steriades, James Raftel
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-SEEK WOMEN FRIENDS OF MURDERED GREEK - Police Want to Question Them - Think Jealous Man May Have Killed Rich Furrier
Published in The New York Times - Sept 5, 1921
Greeks mentioned in the article - Gregory Day
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- GREEKS MUST GO BACK - Quota Exceeded, 378 Immigrants Will be Deported
Published in The New York Times - Oct 2, 1921
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-DIES BEFORE ALTAR IN ROW WITH PRIEST; NEAR-RIOT FOLLOWS - Fig Merchant’s Mysterious Death Leads to Free-for-All Fight in Greek Church - AUTOPSY TO BE HELD TODAY - Police Seek to Discover Whether Blow from Candlestick Killed President of Trustees - WIFE AND SON SEE TRAGEDY - Shouting Men and Screaming Women Rush to Street and Detectives Get Confused Story of Case.
Published in The New York Times - Oct 3, 1921
Greeks mentioned in the article - Nicholas Varzakakos, Mary Varzakakos, George Varzakakos, Rev. Kerlilo Vafiadakis, Xanafou Rieskkas
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