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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1880
Page
7
Charles F Barker announces training in checkers with varied opening options and rates at his Cambridgeport address. Also promotes The World’s Checker Book by Barker brothers, six openings and many games, plus problem pages and game records by Kimley and Behn er.
The page lists chess and checker position problems by author names Isaiah Barker and Charles W., with multiple position numbers and outcomes. It mentions winners, positions 755 to 757, results like W. wins, and provides publication details and mail notices from West Albany, Halifax, Memphis, New Bedford, and other locations. The OCR fragment mixes game lines with names, scores, and addresses without a clear single narrative.
Brief reader correspondence and game notes from multiple correspondents. Items mention corrections to Drummond position, acknowledgments of letters, and a new “Laird and Lady” game with thanks, plus instruction on the “Suter” game and a score publication.
Mr J T Smith of Springfield and Mr C L Jewett of Monson meet with Mr Ferry of Monson and exchange scores. John Busby at the Early House Boston begins visits with friends. Schafer visits Wall street brokers and Scofield comments on New York players. W Reid wins Sunderland Weekly Times tourney. Fred Allen second. Wyllie dominates Cambuslang and New Cumnock matches with high totals. H D Lyman noted problem composer receives publicity for forthcoming book.
Chloe Ida Bates a 22 year old patient at the Cleveland asylum crawled through a 5 and 14 inch window opening between ward bars during a brief attendant absence. She fell nineteen to twenty feet, suffered brain concussion, and died the same evening.
In New York a pair of tramps, picked up at Washington Square, faced Judge at Jefferson Market police court. One declares he is a man of means with connections in Wall Street and a Western gold mine owning brother, while the other tentatively confirms a millionaire father and a family mansion as they spar over identity and fate.
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