Timeline

1884-

Marion Street Lodging House opens

1890-

Ms. Ricci becomes landlord of the lodging house

1894-

(April) Alessandra joins the lodging house

1895-

(August) Mariana joins the lodging house

1898-

(January) Mariana and Alessandra become leader and second-in-command (respectively) of Marion street lodging house

1899-

(July) Newsies strike. Mariana and Alessandra beg Shane to have Little Italy join.

(August) Strike ends on compromise

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"And that's it for right now, not much to tell," Mariana says, clapping her hands briefly and giving you a smile.

"Now, I'm sure you want to know what everyone's like, and to make it easier on you, I'll just tell you some stories."