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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1883

Page

8

Checkers and chess notes from Charles F Barker

Charles F Barker edition details a checker and chess notice from April 8 1983. It lists Charles F Barker at 8 Houghton Street Cambridgeport Mass and mentions chess and checker players headquarters at 16 Pemberton Square. End game note by Isaiah Barker shows Black to move and draw.

Boster Charles F. Barker Houghton Street Cambridgeport Mass Chess and Checker Players Pemberton Square Isaiah Barker Black

Wyllie Barker and the checkers debate opens in America

A period piece discusses the Wyllie versus Barker checkers controversy. It cites Wyllie's tour, claims of superior play, public reception in America, and questions over match formats, openings, and who should judge. It prints a long letter from Wyllie to the Leeds Mercury and reflections on fair play.

Checker News A. J. Heffner Boston Mr. Wyllie Wyllie W. R. Barker Wylie Yates New York Hone Scotland Casrles Francis Barker Barker United States Glasgow Lins Darker Wideli Ruth Bowen Buwditel Powell Queson America B. F. Butler Ye Lesseps Boston Players Kansas City San Francisco West C.F. Barker J Wyllie

Grist Mill department contact and solicitations

The Grist Mill edited by comus notes editorial contact W H Todd at 26 Lincoln Street East Somerville Massachusetts for communications. It invites contributions and solutions from readers and hints at a fin segment for readers to submit ideas and answers.

W. H. Todd Lincoln Street East Somerville Mass Lincoln Sweet

Remarkable Miser's Death in Quest of Fortune

William H. Yost of Theresa Jefferson county committed suicide in England after a lifetime aim to amass 100000 dollars. He married in 70 thousand dollars gained, forced poverty on his wife and child leading to divorce and alimony. He fled to Canada with drafts then sent them back for collection, prompting seizure to cover support. He then went to Europe where his death in self-inflicted action ends the tale.

Troy Times William H. Yost Theresa Jefferson County England Canada Kingston Ife Europe

Inventors of Overlooked Odds and Ends in Cortland and Broome

A Cortland man Martin Joyce develops a wheel painting machine that matches five workers, plus an electro mechanical closet occupancy indicator for rail cars using glass plates marked occupied and vacant. A Broome county inventor creates a railroad brakemen tool with rotating cloth rollers showing station names and an alarm to wake the brakeman, ensuring passengers see the next stop.

Utica Cortland Martin Joyce Rome Road Broome County

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