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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1902
Page
5
The column presents Problem No 46 by E Ferber of Holland for the Antonio Chess Checkera and Whist Club in Room 19 of the Alamo Insurance Building. Black side includes three pieces.
The St Paul Dispatch notes Pillsbury after a tournament game at Hanover, then a public simultaneous display before a large phalanx of 21 boards. He finished with 14 wins or draws and seven losses, a feat hailed by chess enthusiasts.
Mrs. Everett Mortis Ranch cites solutions for Problems 4 3 and 44 with names including Lyons Beeville Hall Hall San Antonio and Palestine. It notes Nile matches in interstate play, a resignation due to illness, and lists a Texas team roster for a Nebraska match with players from Dallas Palestine Corpus Christi Waco Houston Franklin Fort Worth and more. The columnist apologizes for delays after a sick bed.
The text discusses scattered notes on chess columns in Texas and nationwide papers, mentioning Beeville and Rock Island. It cites rules from the American Chess Congress about handling false or ambiguous moves, time penalties, and limitations on benefiting from such rules, reflecting the state of chess publication and governance in the era.
The Hanover prizes are listed with first place Janowski receiving 193 dollars second Pillsbury 214 dollars third Atkins 143 dollars fourth Mieses 5 dollars Napier and Wolf split seventh 48 dollars Tehigorin eighth 36 dollars Olland also noted.
The Aranhattan Chess club faces loss of a popular member as Dr BR Lasker departs for Germany to reside permanently. He contracted malaria some time ago and has not been well, forcing his departure from America after settling here and building a notable practice and numerous ties in New York and beyond.
Circular announces the return of Checkmate a chess monthly by Dr J H Graham Ontario Canada The first issue will appear by late September followed by a full twelve month run Subscription for US and Canada remains one dollar Address Checkmate Prescott Ont Canada Wishing success to Mr Graham on his second venture in chess publishing.
In Hanover an international match between J Mieses of Germany and M Tchigorin of Russia featured Black safely taking all three in the Danish Gambit and escaping. The Philadelphia Times notes the key defensive move for Black on the second player and Von der Lasa’s recommendation for Black’s fourth turn. Mieses sacrifices his queen in a desperate bid, but White’s attack continues while Black holds.
The Hayes County News urges residents to patronize local businesses and home industries to boost town prosperity. It emphasizes that insufficient support retards enterprise growth and hinders profitable ventures, calling for progressive civic action and loyal local consumption.
The El Paso paper upholds strict moral guidelines for reporting court news and indecency. It emphasizes family suitability, avoiding graphic vocabulary, and presenting all news without offending readers.
Hallettsville Herald editor praised trading with home merchants then saw local traders outsourcing bills to mail order houses. He tore up his editorial in disgust, arguing petty rubber-stamped bills undermine support for local firms and the golden rule should apply.
Ex Governor Hogg in an interview with the Houston Post condemns pistol toters and urges harsh penalties for murder. He says murderers should be taught hemp and the gallows and that vigorous enforcement will curb lawlessness in Houston and major Texas cities.
Beginning Monday September 1st the San Antonio Steam Laundry Co. will wash and return the entire family wash for 5 cents per pound, including wearables and household linens, with specialty in sanitary methods, artesian water, and starched garments. The service, at 309 311 313 St Marys Street, aims to reduce home washday chores and requires no mixed loads.
A reflective verse piece questions whether readers would share kindness and comfort if they could read the unspoken sorrows of strangers. It urges deeper sympathy, asking if much needed love and sympathy would be offered to those in distress.
An active principle from Black Root acts on the liver like calomel with no griping or sick stomach. It cures chronic constipation and leaves no bad after effects. Price 25 cents.
The Yoakum Daily Times argues advertising is highly profitable for newspapers and urges readers to recognize that no advertising pays better. It stresses the value of experienced advertisers and the obvious financial benefit.
The piece urges inexperienced readers to attempt the experiment and share the advantages it offers, promising satisfaction through personal trial and observation of results.
In a fragment from Pall Malt Magazine, Ernest McGeffey presents a poem about enduring love through decayed letters and memory. The speaker, an imagined Prince ENVOL, confronts death while asserting love's music survives beyond mortal life.
The Jefferson Davis linked liberty cap story led to Crawford replacing the cap with a helmet and eagle-plume crest for the goddess statue atop the Capitol. The 19 ft 6 in statue weighs 14 985 pounds and was raised in five sections with a national salute on December 2, 1868.
The inscription in St Paul near Penasance marks Dorothy Pentreath who died in 1777 as the last person to converse in Cornish. A stone erected June 1860 by Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte and Rev. John Garnett cites Exodus 20 12 and notes the language expired in the eighteenth century. London News
A bailiff, failing to arrest a Quaker, pretends to be a Quaker. He is admitted by the housekeeper who says Aminadab will see him. After an hour he grows impatient and complains. The servant replies that Aminadab has seen him but does not like him.
A brief exchange about a smoke leads to Tom and Jack noting a cigar like resemblance. The dialogue ends with a casual line referencing Chicago News as the source.
The Boston Transcript notes Banks Dudleigh shows a bright moment but calls the dance not original, suggesting occasional flashes of wit while critiquing the routine as derivative.
A concise reflection notes that small joys brighten life while minor annoyances can sour it more than major woes, contrasting the impact of subtle pleasures against subtle discontent.
Special to the Sunday Light Rocxdale Texas Aug 23 The general Baptist State Sunday School convention of Texas colored is holding its annual session at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev S W Coles of Galveston as pastor. Several hundred visitors attend. Elects president Rev P Diggs recording secretary S J Adams assistant secretary Prof S J Sutton superintendent Sunday school missions J A Sharp colportor M H Odum treasurer H W Jackson. Introductory sermon by Rev A L Sledge. Papers include The Bible in the Light of Modern Thought Our Young People A Method for Increasing Attendance. Prof Sutton voices model Sunday school plans. White pastor Rev W A Hamlet addresses origin history and object of Sunday school. Constitution to be revised to bolster finances.
The Board of School Trustees met at 9 PM with all members present. An executive session discussed school property. a Santa Clara principal pipe complaint was referred to the sanitary committee. Several resignations and new hires were approved, including Mary Huppertz, Mable Bri and replacements at Santa Clara. The board authorized counsel to notify occupants of Commerce and Losoya premises to vacate and to renegotiate the lease.
A crowd of about two dozen fruit vendors crowded a commission house on Military plaza chasing a wagon loaded with fifty crates of peaches that just arrived. In three minutes the wagon was emptied as men leaped onto it from all sides, threatening chaos and a near free for all.
A boy named Ziegler of 1501 Hays Street was thrown from a bicycle Friday afternoon on Nolan Street near Cherry Street when the pedal struck a tree root and he collided with a sidewalk post. He suffered a fractured rib and was treated at home by Dr. Trolinger.
Mr Pablo Cruz told a reporter that the faction that first secured the Springs for the Mexican independence celebration cannot mend the rift. He said the people back the desire for harmony but the matter has progressed beyond a dignified reconciliation.
George Diehl first vice president of Texas ceasion visited San Antonio last evening, meeting the local post's members at the Menger. The visit, arranged by Division President Holland, stirred enthusiasm as the group enjoyed a smoker with hot air, cold beer, salads, and stories. State President Holland reviewed the order’s work while others spoke. the session continued into the early morning. A string band entertained as the group sang and the cornet section performed. Fort Worth peers stated they do things right and San Antonio boys could not be beaten.
W B Manis filed for divorce from Cecilia Manis. Judge Brooks Theil granted $25 monthly alimony pendente lite during the divorce proceedings. The case was heard in the Forty fifth and Fifty seventh District Courts during yesterday’s session.
Real, trustee of the county school at Converse, was in the city yesterday and called on County Superintendent Jo. Watkins. He says the Converse school will be the best equipped in the county when the current building project is finished. Desks of the latest pattern will be ordered for installation.
Democratic convention to nominate Hon Marshall Hicks for state senate will be held in Fredericka burg next Saturday, as announced on the street yesterday.
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