Richard Canfield

The House always wins – Banker has the only sure thing in Games of Chance – Grant County Herald -1903 This 1903 article, in the newspaper Grant County Herald, confirms that around 1903 support for gambling was low and that the hunt for Gamblers (this refers to the operators of the gambling houses) had been … Read more

The Season in Saratoga, The New York Times, 12 July 1878, New York, USA An article is published in the New York Times about the start of the touristic season in Saratoga Springs in the summer of 1878. An anonymous visit describes the upcoming summer season and what activities there are. At that time, Saratoga … Read more