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- A leap from the bridge . 24 July 1886 . New York Times 24 July , 1
- Amusements . 9 October 1896 . Morning Oregonian 9 October , 5
- Bowery in real life: two members of Steve Brodie's company arrested . 21 October 1896 . Idaho Daily Statesman 21 October , 4
- Bowery landmark to go . 30 October 1908 . Suburbanite Economist 30 October , 7
- Bread and coffee at Brodie's . 3 February 1893 . New York Times 3 February , 2
- Bridge , jumping . 29 October 1895 . New York Times 29 October , 4
- Brodie fond of publicity . 3 February 1901 . The Washington Post 3 February , 17
- Brodie on a train . 1 April 1898 . Chicago Tribune 1 April , 6
- Brodie's unfortunate escape . 21 May 1889 . Brooklyn Eagle 21 May , 4
- Can fight as well as jump . 16 February 1896 . Boston Daily Globe 16 February , 18
- Entertainments . 1 April 1896 . Hartford Courant 1 April , 6
- Fatal leap from the East River Bridge . 30 May 1885 . Scientific American , 30 May , 344 LII(22) .
- Hero of the fourth ward . 25 July 1886 . New York Daily Tribune 25 July , 1
- Is again a bride . 2 April 1898 . Chicago Tribune 2 April , 6
- It was not Brodie after all . 30 September 1888 . New York Times 30 September , 16
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- Notoriety that pays . 18 March 1889 . Weekly Courier-Journal 18 March , 5 [Louisville, KY]
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- Off the Brooklyn Bridge . 24 July 1886 . Newport Daily Advocate 24 July , 1
- On the Bowery a sensational play, with scenes in New-York . 11 September 1894 . New York Times 11 September , 5
- On The Bowery draws a big audience to the Boston . 21 August 1894 . Boston Daily Advertiser 21 August , 5
- Over Niagara Falls . 8 September 1889 . New York Times 8 September , 3
- Spoiled by celebrity . 26 July 1887 . Brooklyn Eagle 26 July , 2
- Steve Brodie and his Bowery play . 8 September 1896 . San Francisco Chronicle 8 September , 9
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- Steve Brodie badly hurt . 9 November 1888 . Milwaukee Daily Journal 9 November , col. D
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- Steve , Brodie . 5 February 1901 . Davenport Weekly Leader 5 February , 2
- The amusement world . 28 October 1896 . The Denver Evening Post 28 October , 8
- Untitled . 2 November 1895 . Decatur Bulletin-Sentinel 2 November , 8
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