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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1880

Page

8

Wyllie Martins Match Games Reported With Variations

The article lists match games between Wyllie and Martins played on Thursday 20 April with Martins as first player in odd games and Wyllie in even games. It details positions 744 745 746 and negotiations for beginners, including variations and scores such as 19.25 23.19 19.10 and draws, ending with notes on variation numbers and ply counts.

Wyllie Martins Theo W. Kimley Greenford Kimley Messrs, Wyllie Mr. Wyllie Iahegeer

Chess correspondence notes and exhibition scores cited

A letter from Theo W Kimley notes how W K Stebbins should draw game 979 with 2.7 as in List 986. Various players including J P r and Ella W d exchange replies in Ludlow Belfast and Greenford. The week features James Reed Jr. blindfold and sighted games in Detroit and Harwich scores, with several draws and totals from Cortlandt Syracuse and Truro area players.

Theo. W. Kimley Greenford W. K. Stebbins Ludlow Belfast Edwin BA Theo. W. K——y Greenford, C Hartford Conn A. R—e Leadville Col Chicago J. A—y Leeds Eng G. H. Powell Cuttingsville E. H. Wheeler Powell Wheeler James Reed, Jr Detroit

Census Man Gets Truthful About Mrs Smiffey's Love Life

In Western Addition, San Francisco, a census taker exposes Miss Susan Smiffey’s romantic entanglements. The mock interview spirals into a confrontation when the enumerator derails her lies about middle name, age, and lovers, revealing Charlie Scudberry as the simpler cause of scandal. Diggs confronts Scudberry, leading to a vulgar outburst and a threat of divorce.

San Francisco Post Susan Smiffey Billy Rice Hull Digger Washington Jimmy Puff Tom Diggs ScudLerry Charlie Scudberry Dark Horse Thowes Diggs Pacific Coast

Did Niagara Run Dry in 1848 Strange Claim by Lord Bishop

The Right Rev Dr Fuller of Niagara writes from Hamilton Ontario to the Chicago Tribune recounting a tale that Niagara Falls dried for a day on March 1 1448. He cites witness Thomas Street and Buffalo official L F Allen who recall low water and suggest causes as ice dam or strong winds. Affidavits from Henry Bond and J F Macklun accompany the letter.

Fuller Niagara Chicago Tribune Hamilton Ontario Upper Canada International Bridge Buffalo Canada Side Niagara River Lake Erie Lake Ewe Falls of Thomas C. Street Alls Table Rock Goat Island Miss Street Nedteay Canada Shore Falls Mr. Street Street Canada FV Allen Henry Bond J. F. Macklun Chippewa

Merits of Dr Pierce’s Family Medicines Proclaimed

Letters praise Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Selen Medical Recovery for curing scrofula pneumonia and persistent coughs. Advertisements claim growing popular favor abroad with a London branch and prompt dispatch from Buffalo. Also invites readers to place summer boarder ads with The Boston Globe.

Pierce Beco London England Budalo, N. Y

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