The World's Checker Book advertised by Barker editors
Public notice for the World s Checker Book by William R Barker and Charles J Barker announces twenty two openings twenty two original games and twenty four original positions priced for board and cloth covers. Correspondence and reader notes mention solutions to positions 616 617 and 622 as well as delivery to various addressees. Position No 622 by Eugene A White is noted.
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Charles J. Barker
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Cambridgeport
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Heffner First to Show Draw of the Switcher Move
A Checker Editor notes Mr Heffner deserves credit for being the first to display the 29 25 switcher draw. The publication emphasizes novelty in this chess related move and hints at upcoming demonstrations.
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Championship Checkers Challenge And Replies
A historical note records Barker and Kirkwood in a match with Barker’s move and a sequence of positions and scores. It also includes the solution to Position No. 619 by Charles F. Barker and Position No. 616 by J. T. Murray, plus a drawn result and a challenge accepted exchange. Delap of Annapolis responds to Forsyth of Halifax proposing a fifty game checkers match for fifty dollars per side within two months.
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Wee
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Delap
Annapolis
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Annapolie
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Nova Scotia
Vermont Championship Draws Wide Checker Interest
The Vermont Championship drew strong interest as Col O D Gates faced Mr E N Hyzer with Charles F Barker invited to attend and report from Boston. J J Murray departed for Philadelphia to compete with New York players, while Joshua Bibbs and others debate the 29.25 move amid checker discourse and rivalries.
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Austro German alliance details and Russian stakes
Reports from Berlin outline the Austro German alliance with Bismarck and Andrassy agreeing to lower railway rates and duties for cross border commerce. The deal, to start January 1, fuels speculation in Saint Petersburg over Russian aims in Europe and is seen as a restraint on Russian diplomacy.
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Widow Oliver Seeks Aid After Breach of Promise Suit
The Widow Oliver calls on a Centre Street lawyer after traveling with Mrs. Charlotte Smith to Washington. She plans to enter the public alms house under the care of the city’s poor commission while her breach of promise case against Hon. Simeon Cameron is heard on appeals.
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Plans to widen hall exits and add balcony seating
The description covers a modernized hall with a straight main stair, side corridors ten feet wide, and new exits to resemble Music Hall. Lowering the floor will add a back balcony increasing seating to about 3000. Nearby fire destruction in Des Moines area and assorted notices follow, including mine forts at Leadville and unrelated agricultural medicine ads.
Western Samson Colonel John Redman Shines in Buffalo
Buffalo guests recall Colonel John Redman a famed cattle shippers figure whose strength feats astonish crowds at the American Hotel. Tales recount lifting a 1200 pound horse, raising a collapsing barn to save a trapped workman, and driving cattle from Missouri to New York. Redman, a Virginia native long based in Illinois, remains a legendary strength and enterprise in the cattle trade.
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European Armies Strengths of Continental States
Summary of military capacities in Germany France and Russia with projected wartime strength, mobilization speed, fortifications and frontier dynamics. Germany's trained reserve totals about 2.1 million available in 24 hours, with 2.6 million including all ages, and fortresses ready for frontiers. France cited at 1.8 million capable with 600,000 ready for action after deductions. Russia nominally 1.8 million on paper but limited to about 400,000 in practice.
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Washer ad claims $1000 prize for better machine
An Ansonia Connecticut advertiser encloses multiple $24 offers and vows genuine payment for any washing machine proven superior to theirs. They acknowledge not yet giving the matter full attention and challenge readers with a bold sales gambit to attract buyers.
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