by Michael Daly
iron ore separation project (“Edison’s folly”)
Isaac Van Amburgh’s menagerie
Ivy Island
Jay Cooke and Company
Jenkins, Charles Francis
movie projector (vitascope) and
Jennie
Jenny
Jerome Clock Company
Joe
Johansen, Joseph
John L. Sullivan (formerly Tiny and Light of Asia, also known as Old John)
Juba (William Henry Lane)
Juliet (formerly Annie)
Juliet (I). See also Lalla Rookh
Franconies Hippodrome and
renamed Lalla Rookh
Juliet (II)
Jumbo
Alice and
Arstingstall and
bought by Barnum
death of
exhibition of
publicity on leaving England
trip from London to United States
Jumbo II
Kemmler, William
execution of
Kenealy, Alex
Forepaugh’s “white” elephant and
Kennelly, Arthur
designs electric chair
McElvaine execution and
Kheddah’s
Kinetograph, Edison invents
Kinetoscope
Edison invents
superseded by vitascope
Kinetoscope parlor
films shot for
opens in Manhattan
shows at
Kinetoscope syndicate, vitascope and
Kings County Electric Light and Power Company
“Kookies,” 7
Krissler, Frank
Lafferty, James
Lalla Rookh, formerly Juliet (I). See also Juliet (I)
Lalla Rookh II, 96
Lane, William Henry (Juba)
Light of Asia (formerly Tiny)
“death” of
exhibited
painting of
rebirth of, as John L. Sullivan
Lil Bet
Lincoln, President Abraham,
Lind, Jenny
London Zoo, Jumbo and
Luna Park (formerly Sea Lion Park)
attractions at
ghosts at
opening
police relations and
publicity and
restiveness of elephants at
Lyman, Levi (Dr. J. Griffin)
Mabie Menagerie and Show
assets sold to Forbach and O’Brien
Craven joins
Juliet (II) and
purchases Romeo (formerly Canada)
Mack, Vantile (the Giant Baby)
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Mandarin
Mariotini, Cayetano
Mary
McCaddon, Joseph
McClaren. See Rice, Dan
McElvaine, Charles
McGuiness, James Anthony. See also Bailey, James Anthony
McKinley, President William
Meaghe, M. J. (“Patsy”)
Big Sid and
Mermaid Parade
Mongkut of Siam, King
Montague, Louise
Moody
Dwight (“D.L.”)
Lady Deborah
Morgan, J. P.
Movie cameras
Kinetograph (stationary)
Black Maria and
projects filmed by Edison’s crew using
portable
invented by Edison
projects filmed by Edison’s crew using
Movie projector (vitascope), invented by Armat and Jenkins
Movies
filmed by Edison’s crew
shown at Ringling Brothers Circus
Mullin, Henry
Murray, Charles
Topsy’s execution and
Edison involvement with
Musth
Newman, William “Elephant Bill,”
becomes Forepaugh trainer
wife of, as trainer
Northern Pacific Railroad,
Panic of 1873 and
Noyes, C. W., 79–80
Nutt, Commodore
O’Brien, John “Pogey”
acquires Mabie Menagerie and Show assets with Forbach
dishonesty of
dissolves Forepaugh partnership
Old Bet
Old John (formerly Tiny, Light of Asia and John L. Sullivan)
P. T. Barnum’s Grand Colossal Museum and Menagerie (formerly Barnum’s Asiatic Caravan, Museum and Menagerie)
assets of, sold to Howes
P. T. Barnum’s Grand Touring Museum Menagerie, Caravan and Hippodrome (1871)
Pan-American Exposition
“airship” Luna at
attendance at
as celebration of electricity
Edison visits
exhibits at
Farewell Day at
films of
McKinley assassination and
Midway Day at
Panic of 1873
Panic of 1893
Parker, James Benjamin
Pete
Phonograph
Pickpockets
at Forepaugh’s shows
at O’Brien’s circus
Pink lemonade, invention of
“Prince of Humbug.” See also Barnum, Phineas Taylor “P. T.”
Racism
invisibility of Thompson and
in 19th century America
black performers and
“Rat bills,”
Raymond, James
“Redcrossing,”
Rice, Dan
changes name from McClaren to Rice
circus of destroyed by fire
Cooper & Bailey’s electrical innovation and
ego of
Forbach and
Forepaugh and
Lalla Rooka and
performance of
pre–Civil War oratory of
Zoyara and
Ricketts, John Bill,
Ringling Brothers Circus
purchases Barnum & Bailey
shows movies at its performances
Ringling Brothers Elephant Conservation Center
Roberts, Mr.
Romeo (formerly Canada)
Craven meets
death of
escapes in Chicago
Forbach (Forepaugh) purchases
Forepaugh and
Franconies Hippodrome and
goes “rogue” on Ceylon dock
kills keepers
Lalla Rookh and
Mabie Menagerie and Show purchases from Hippodrome
mistreated
injured by beatings
memories of
musth and
name changed from Canada to Romeo
Philadelphia rampage of
public mourning for
reputation of
Sanderson, O. P.
Savage, Edward
Scott, Matthew
Sea Lion Park. See also Luna Park
leased to Dundy and Thompson
transformed to Luna Park
Sells Brothers show. See also Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Show
Adam Forepaugh 1893 tour and
merges with Adam Forepaugh show
Snyder, William
kills Big Tom
kills Tip
Tip and
Southside Machine and Metal Works
Southwick, Alfred Porter
Electrical Execution Act and
Kemmler execution and
Sri Lanka, Elephantine Expedition to
Steenburgh, Sam
Steeplechase Park
Stieringer, Luther
Stillwell, Thomas
Stratton, Charles Sherwood. See Thumb, General Tom
Susie
Swindlers, at circuses
Tate, Alfred
on Edison
Edison’s phonograph project and1
opens first kinetoscope parlor,
Tesla, Nikola
Thomas, Hugh
Thompson
Frederick
at Pan-American Exposition,
Topsy’s bad publicity and
Topsy’s execution and
Gideon (farmer)
Moses “Eph”
Bolivar and
death of
in Europe
Forepaugh’s elephants and
John L. Sullivan (the boxing elephant) and
training philosophy of
Thomson-Houston. See also General Electric Company
first electric chair and
merger with Edison General Electric Company
Westinghouse rebuffs,
Thumb, General Tom
Tilyou, George
Tiny. See Light of Asia
Tip
condemned
donated to Central Park Zoo
mistreatment at
executed
hearing about behavior of
Tippo Saib
Topsy
alcoholic beverages and
arrival of, in New York
ASPCA and
attacks keeper
bad publicity about
birth of
Bloomer and
Bolivar and
capture of
condemned
early training of
execution of
disposition of body
Edison and
film of at Luna Park
publicity over
Forepaugh’s circus buys
kills Blount
Meagher and
memorial to, at Coney Island Museum
mistreated
naming of
at police station
Robbins leases
Sea Lion Park buys from Forepaugh & Sells Brothers
sea transport and
separating from mother
teased
temperament of
Toung Taloun. See Gem of the Sky
Tower of Light (Edison Tower)
Trip to the Moon
at Luna Park
moved to Sea Lion Park
moved to Steeplechase Park
at Pan-American Exposition
Trowolla, John
Turner, Aaron, 38–39
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
William
Vitascope
Edison lends name to
films made for
invented by Armat and Jenkins
shows for
supplants kinetoscope
use of at circuses
Vivalla (Antonio)
Vogelsang, Hubert
Wagner, Sergeant George
War of Currents
alternating current
described
Edison on safety of
safety of, and Edison’s “rat bill” about
safety of, and Electrical Executions Act
safety of, and Feeks’s death
Tesla motor design for
Westinghouse on safety of
beginning of
differences between currents
direct current
described
early skirmishes
Edison
as proponent of direct current
“rat bill” of, opposing alternating
on safety of alternating current
stymied in
Electrical Executions Act
electrical executions and
electric chair and
electrocution experiments
Bergh and
Edison and
Westinghouse on
executions and
intensification of
motors for
Tesla
alternating current motor design
Westinghouse and
Westinghouse
as proponent of alternating current
on safety of alternating current
War of the Phonographs
Warren, Lavinnia
Westinghouse, George. See also Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
alternating current and
beginning of War of Currents and (See also War of Currents)
character of
Cockran and
death of
dynamo of and electric chair
early competition with Edison
on Kemmler execution
offers engine to Edison
rebuffs Coffin merger offer
Tesla and
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. See also Westinghouse, George
awarded Cataract Construction Company Niagara Falls contract
World’s Columbian Exposition and
What-Is-It? (Zip the Pinhead)
White City. See also World’s Columbian Exposition
Whitey (Frederick Ault or William Alt)
Topsy and
Williams, William “Canada Bill,”
Windy Dick
World’s Columbian Exposition
Forepaugh’s circus and
Zip the Pinhead (What-Is-It?)
Zoological Institute
Zoyara, Ella
