Pillsbury Plays 14 Games At Once In U S Chess Display
At the YMCA Pillsbury, the U S chess champion, faced 12 sober players in a 14 game simultaneity and two checkers games. He moved rapidly, ticking off each board with quick orders while spectators watched as two boards ended in draws or resignations.
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Harry Nelson Pillsbury
United States
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C. K. Cooper
Columbus
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Anderson
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Lasker
Pillsbury
Europe
Chess Players Shine As Pillsbury Loses Just Two Of Forty One
In a lively evening session top players competed with Pillsbury, who played 41 games and lost only two. Notable participants included R. W. Furnas Fred C. Victor Mr Blair Prof Wm H Bass G W Brown M C Heaton Schrader Ballard Bedford Luther Voe Wm D Alison Hammonds and Fatout.
Tillie Anderson Wins by a Wheel in Indiana Race
Tillie Anderson with Glan and Lizette led in a dramatic six hour sprint at Tomlinson hall. Anderson seized the final lead by a wheel and held it to the end despite a protest from Glan. The event continues with races scheduled for Thursday to Saturday night as Marion, Indiana, faces no interstate baseball team next year due to local funding disputes.
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Union Traction Company
Cleveland
Bryan and Kern Shine at Jeffersonian Banquet
At the Jeffersonian club banquet in Lincoln three hundred Nebraskans and visiting Democrats heard W. J. Bryan and Indiana's John W. Kern praise principles and party unity. Bryan urged continued reform and noted the Commoner’s boost while Kern credited pro Bryan Democrats and criticized defectors who voted Republican.
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John W. Kern
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Jeffersonian Club
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Jockey Webber Wins Opening Race At New Orleans
Reports indicate A Webber rode three lengths clear in the opener at New Orleans as racing headlines note fast work on the new cup defender and comments on forthcoming bouts and football controversies in colleges and clubs.
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New Orleans
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Polé
Ten Pin Talk Sees South Side Scores Set in League
Graft sets a South-side league record with 223 pins while the Germanias roll 914 to top the same ladder. Salvators struggle with a 449 nightly average, Meridians sweep Salvators three straight, and the Ramblers and Deweys complete postponed games with noted scores.
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Ramblers
Deweys
Saloon Incident Breaks Man's Leg at Midnight
Dr Brown of the City dispensary attended Peter Moss of Zionsville after Moss injured his leg in a railing fall at Bufkharat's saloon 126 Delaware Street. Moss was taken to St. Vincent's hospital.
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Emperor and Prince May Visit America
London reports a New York Yacht Club invitation to the Prince of Wales and Emperor William to witness the Americas Cup races. President McKinley would invite them to visit the United States, expressing pleasure at their acceptance. The piece notes U.S. desire for renewed friendship and the Kaiser's interest as a yachtsman.
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New York Yacht Club Not Invite Prince and Emperor
J W S Oddie secretary of the New York Yacht Club said on Thursday the club had not invited the prince of Wales and Emperor William to witness the cup races as reported by a London newspaper. He could not say whether invites would be extended in the future.
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London
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Professor Stanley Barred or Accepted as Porto Rican Alien
Immigrant Alfonso Gomes Stanley a Porto Rican native and mathematics linguistics professor arrives on La Normandie and faces a board of inquiry. Treasury guidance classifies Porto Ricans as aliens, prompting decision deferral as officials weigh citizenship implications.
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Alfonso Gomes Stanley
la Normandie
United States
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Paris
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Mayor Patterson Arrested on Gambling Charges in Bismarck
Bismarck North Dakota December 27 Mayor Ed ward G Patterson was arrested on charges of keeping a gambling house and allowing one on his premises.
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Giant interior photograph planned by George R Lawrence
Chicago reports that on the coming Saturday photographer George R Lawrence will attempt a four and a half by five foot interior view of the Swift and Company offices. The record image aims to be the largest photograph ever taken.
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George R. Lawrence
Swift & Co
Receiver Named for Old Town Bank in Baltimore
R T Gill was appointed receiver for the Old Town bank Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore Maryland. Bank officers consented to the appointment and Gill's bond stands at 1 500 000 dollars. The bank has suffered heavy losses due to two firm failures and liabilities cannot be met now. The receiver expects depositors to be paid dollar for dollar.
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Gill
Riot at Union Station in St Louis
A Cuban bound battalion from Cuba to Fort Riley seized Union Station briefly after a gate dispute. Soldiers clashed with a gate man and many involved sided with fellow troops. Police failed to restore order until Captain Cooglan halted the disturbance and Momfert was arrested.
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Momfert
Ghost of Mary Seen in Tower on Christmas Eve
A London dispatch reports a whispered superstition that the ghost of Mary Queen of Scots haunts the Tower of London on Christmas Eve, heralding the death of a crowned head and stirring belief in omens among believers.
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Storms challenged after attempt to sell wife in court
Moses Storms agreed to sell his wife Jima to John Hull for ten cents and drew up a contract. Justice McCormick ruled the contract invalid. Storms reacted angrily, continuing to stir up trouble.
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Actress Madge Lessing Shines in Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
London critics hail Madge Lessing in the principal role of Brury Lane christmas pantomime Sleeping beauty and the beast on Wednesday night. An enormous blouse moment drew wild enthusiasm and papers praise her daintiness. Her song Rosey Posey is already the town’s favorite, with boys likely to whistle it soon.
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London
Madge Lessing
Brury Lane
Miss Lessing
Rosey Posey
Census Bureau to re organize clerical staff in January
The census bureau will reorganize on a reduced scale beginning January 1 with about 1,000 clerks. The bureau had 3,300 employees when work was in full swing. The reduced force will continue census work for the next two years or more.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Patrolman Arrests Jay F Cooper in Brightwood Case
Patrolman Silvey arrested Jay F Cooper of Bellefontaine Ohio in Brightwood on Wednesday after his landlady Mrs Rush reported a missing pin cushion and led officers to Cooper’s room. A search found a necklace collar buttons and other jewelry. Cooper claimed to be a railroad employee.
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Jay F. Cooper
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Cooper
Balikstown Woman Weds Stranger After Yearlong Correspondence
Irene Black of Balikstown Balikstown, C. arrived in Sterling on a Wednesday and married Willard L. Jones, a local citizen, an hour later. The couple had never met before and the wedding followed a lengthy exchange of letters.
Catholic Priests Ready to Start for Rome Mass at St Peters
A delegation of 200 Catholic priests and church leaders from England set out for Rome led by the Duke of Norfolk to attend the midnight Mass at St Peters on December 31.
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England
Rome
Duke of Norfolk
St. Peters
Lord Armstrong Dead After Illness in London
Lord Armstrong a distinguished engineer and inventor of the Armstrong gun died in London after illness. The veteran figure was renowned for pioneering breech loading artillery and for his long service to military technology.
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London
Lord Armstrong
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