21 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Cranford Citizen
Location
Cranford, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
1
Seaside bathers faced strict rules a century ago with machines for entering the water and penalties for unauthorized dives. The piece recalls Brighton at the end of the eighteenth century, describing ladder entries, proxy bets, and the impact on shoes and cleanliness as crowds observed the evolving bathing customs.
Chess notes discuss the Princeton Club games in New York City and a Brooklyn Chen Club championship race led by Blank Schroeder and Taft Jr. Entries include Jannowaki, Wabler, Capablance, Kapobik and others. A Geneva Emerald Vase relic is described with security details.
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