Early (1873) link between Hot Dog and Sausage

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:07 AM -0500 9/21/05, Mullins, Bill wrote:
>I don't claim this to be an antedating of "hot dog" as we understand
>the term.  But it is relevant to the story, I believe.
>  ...
Nobody commented on the very nice subject line for the above message
(which Bill sent out on Wednesday).  I wonder if anyone has tried
"The Missing Link" for a hot dog/sausage joint.

larry