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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1891
Page
12
A Detroit Frear writer extols tomboy charm and cheerful health as ideal, urges more tomboys in society, and describes wedding attire palettes with primrose and yellow tones. The piece also notes evolving hairdressing, stockings, and dress shapes like bathing suits, with fashion tips and contrasts between hotel work and private households.
A compact note highlights three headwear trends: Busou caps, white Dine hats, and ordinary sailor hats. The brief points to distinct styles worn with uniforms and casual outfits, noting their differing shapes, brims, and materials.
A sweeping roundup of international and domestic incidents reports Berlin bus strikes, locust swarms in Northern India, heat deaths in Southern Russia, and Washington ordering troops to disarm strikers. Tornadoes devastate Missouri, rail fare cuts near Kansas City, and global politics include Parliament plans and banking probes.
In the church column the editor notes a slip about Peter being robbed of glory to pay Paul and prints a correction. Numerous services follow across several churches with sermons by William J. Reid D D and others, listing times and topics from Our Country’s Gov to Behold the Lamb of God.
Allegheny churches schedule July services led by Rev. Fox McCormick and others at Liberty Chestnut, Arch, Sandusky, and North avenues. Holy Communion at 7, 10:30 a.m. lessons and evening services noted. Plans for Edgewood and Wilkinsburg church growth and subscription totals over 10,000 mark. John Russell Young to contribute weekly to THE DISPATCH.
A four year old boy, George Altsman of Wilkins Street Woods Run, was badly bitten by a large Newfoundland while playing with other children. The dog attacked biting ears and nose, doctors burned wounds with acid. Police fired seven times then finished the animal with clubs. The boy remains in danger. A second attack injured Miss Behers of Martin Alley on South Fourteenth Street. she was attended by doctors and declared not necessarily serious. Her brother vows to shoot the dogs alleged to belong to Kestner Bros., butchers.
The Bradford team captain studies games from Bradford Observer Budget and notes brilliant endings. Solutions by Loyd and others show short winning lines and rook knight interactions, including a sequence ending with checkmate and a discussion of rook knight restraining moves and optimal rook positioning on adjacent diagonal squares.
A garbled passage describes a decisive win by White in a contest described as most beautiful. The text references The Queen losing a game and Prynosbin as an outlandish term, with no clear players, dates, or places identifiable.
On Monday evening June 2 at the Craning club a table of players including Dr K McCance and Mr Bippus won two and lost one. J hot fase played well until end when Keckiee drew. Other participants were Colonel Rob erts Dr Butler and Messrs Anderson Douglass Gray Hepler Lyons Lezard and South.
Mr. C. L. Curtis of Toledo won the Ohio Chess Association championship defeating J. F. H. Willenberg. The Thees played, with the minor New York State Chess Association tournament set for July 30 at White Slipper Springs Hotel, Chittenango New York, featuring Delmar and F games. If tied, the first will decide, and draws count as half a point. Kentucky State correspondence tournament arrangements are done and play will begin soon with chess editors of the Courier-Journal and Com.
Historic score and notes of a Morphy v Riviere game as published in Revue des Jeux on May 16 1901. The Paris source provides an authentic transcription with remarks on the unfolded tactics and sequence reached in the black white moves.
The Memphis Criminal Court crowd watched as the jury found H. Clay King guilty of murder in the first degree in the slaying of David H. Preston. King showed calm indifference as defense counsel moved for a new trial and the judge set dates for further argument. The Dispatch preview teases a heavy sports section in tomorrow’s twenty-page issue.
Chicago July 3 Corp Counsel Miller acting for the city plans to file against County Treasurer Charles Kern to compel turnover of the city share of annual taxes. Officials claim Kern holds 5 to 6 million dollars of city funds and may seek to have his office declared vacant. Funeral held for Captain J M Kent in Allegheny with Union Veteran Legion services and interment arrangements.
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