Chess Chat from San Antonio Club
George C. Moffet reports from the San Antonio Chess Club in Room 19 at the Alamo Insurance Building. Problem No. 82 is sourced from the Philadelphia Times with Black listed as having five pieces.
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San Antonio
Checkera and Whistlab
Alamo Insurance Building
Texas and Missouri Chess Duel Highlights Two Move Mate Trick
A dense chess column reports on a two move mate problem from the White to play and mate in two puzzle. It notes a Texas Missouri match with Crown versus Cowles, plus analysis of a French Defense game and remarks on players like Lasker and Charousek.
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Wihlite
New York
Texas
Missouri
M. Crown
Waco
Tex
J. W. Cowles
Kansas City
Crown
Mississippi
Mexico
Johnston
Méridian
Miss
L. L. Labatt
New Orleans
Ware
Kansas
City
Texas Postmasters Meet in Galveston This Week
Dr. Clifford of San Antonio will attend the Texas Postmasters convention in Galveston. The program includes addresses on postal laws, Rural Free Delivery, Star Route Service, and post office operations. A post-convention excursion aboard the revenue steamer Galveston is planned with city officials and local posts.
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Texas
Galveston
Clifford
San Antonio
Brush
Austin
U. S. Court Room
Federal Building
C. E. Sullivan
First Presbyterian Church
Wm.i. Austin
Board of
Galveston City Commissioners
Geo. G. Clifford
Roll Call
Association
Julius Laux
Flatonia
Beth Wb. Strong
Houston
Marshall, Smith
Brownwood
G. G. Clifford
Joe. P. Johnston
New Orleans
Sam Lt. Gaines
Fort Worth
Wi. M. Nagle
Denison
J. D. Abney
Graindview
T.d. Darling
Temple
Harry Beck
Hillsboro
Carrie E. Hoke
Taylor
Elizabeth Rhea
Groesbeck
Mattie Lamon
Burnet
W. J. Dwyer
Brenham
C. 0. Nelson
Clifton
G. W. Stewart
Luling
Chas
Lewis
Tyler
J. Schoonover
Greenville
M. O. Briggs
Utopia
Tom Hall
Palestine
Tyler Haswell
Bryan
C. P. Ziegenhals
Bastrop
WH. Coldazar
Philadelphia
Wm .B. Brash
Gen
A. 8. Roberts
Railway Mail Service
J. W. Bass
Montgomery
Anderson
Waco
Register Department
H. O. Wilson Marshall
Harry Martin
Bonham
Darling
Owen Ford
San Marcos
Carrie BE. Hoke
Tien
F. L. Lee
Daughters of the Republic
Coppini
Hicks
Alumni Pride Drives School News and Manuals in 1900s Chronicle
The San Antonio High School section highlights alumni pride, student writings, and faculty achievements. It notes the growth of the alumni association, manual training programs, upcoming lectures, and a series of school events and picnic activities across multiple grades and campuses.
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San Antonio High School
Anna Hilton
New York
Hilton
Chess correspondence notes and opponent updates
The letter discusses players in Palestine and McGregor praising solving corps work, notes on a temporary opponent absence, and plans to find a new opponent. It details synthetic attack ideas in Ruy Lopez, game outcomes including Young Johnston and Barry Pillsbury positions, and mentions sending games by mail from Springfield Missouri.
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G. A
Palestine
Mali
W. H
McGregor
Han
Glid
McKinney
M. D. McG
Brookhaven
Ruy Lopes
Klagg
M. D
Waco
J. L. Orms
Wie
Springfield
Missouri
Brooklyn Defeats Washington in Telegraph Chess Match
The Brooklyn Chess Club defeated Washington 8 to 0 in a telegraph match on May 10. Brooklyn scored five wins, six draws, and one loss, as Marshall trails Ward who won the third and fourth games in London.
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Telegraph
Brooklyn
Washington
Marshall
Ward
London
Throne
Walker Wins DC Championship In Boxing Bout
Walker defeats Capt. Patrick O Wartell 7 to 0 with one draw in the District of Columbia championship clash.
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Walker
District of Columbia
Patrick O'Wartell
Resignation Letter Cited Amidst Chess Game Commentary
The passage records a resignation remark from a player during a chess match variation sequence. It notes a claim of no meaningful progress for ten moves and expresses a hope the opponent errs to allow an exit. The tone centers on move notation and a quoted line about resigning.
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills use an active principle from Back Root to stimulate the liver like calomel without griping or stomach upset. They claim to cure chronic constipation and leave no bad after effects, priced at 25 cents.
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Grove
Seventy-Year-Old Health Advice Promotes Wine of Cardui
A Memphis woman Miss Nellie Drake credits Wine of Cardui with relieving chronic ailments and menstruation issues. The Chattanooga Medicine Co promotes the remedy through reader letters and an advisory department offering free advice.
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Nellie Drake
Maclean St
Memphis
Toc. Co
Migs Rate
Cardus
Miss Drake
Thedford
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Fredericksburg
Jean Dell
Mr. Morphy
T. E. Lyons
J. C. Mangham
T. H. Cooke
Sorvers
C. G. Angus
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Philadelphia Times
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Manhattan
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Emanuel
Lipschuetz
G. Reichhelm
Franklinites
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Pittsburg
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Charousek
Ray Lopez
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Amiie Davis
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Alan Manuel
Hunsdon
Fred ’Lovett
Guatemala
Paul Kariger
Mattie Nickolson
Bridget McDermott
Leslie Meyers
Ida Carolus
Lora Helle Seamonds
Reda Lee
Nellie Darnell
Alice Wootten
Berg Miller
Eddie Neidert
Jula Jerrell
Arthur Doebbler
Tom Wheat
Nina Dickson
Lawrence Lough
Irene Engle
Jénnie Garza
Andrey Itenen
Lottie Burge
Maggie Theubauld
Herman Albright
T Hugo
Hlmetdorf
Claude Preeman
Lauvrence Burh
John Rives
Palmer Steere
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B. Miller
A. Wolff
Sophie Blunter
Vida Brown
Wisie Caullagnan
Lillie Gartinghouse
Fannie Greenlay
Fda Lindsay
Lula ‘Perrell
Alas Merbeth
Harry Martyn
Roger Lentz
Lessins
Fife
United States
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Smith
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Fannie Byus
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Ida Meyer
Helen Rheiner
Artelia Scheapfer
Pearl Burnside
Vera Kypfer
Winnie Burwell
Lina Tolle
Sulphur Wells Park
Scheurmeyer
Bongo Weiss
Homer T. Wilson
Chistian Church
Messrs Oge and
Goggan
Ethel Trolmgreen
Edna Foote
Erna Obst
Edith Levier
Suaitie Martin
Eugenia Nerdhans
Olive Armstrong
Hortense Mills
Lizie Hutcheson
W. A. Watler
Francis Flores
Isabel Moglia
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Teetia Navarro
Hedwig Geisler
Ruperto Aguirre
Lilie Jones
Katie Towers
Joe Hernandez
Teresa Fernandez
Lizzie Uerrera
Sara Lozano
Jacob Sorolovich
Loew
Annie Harris
Marie Terrera
Christie Beek
Sallie Boatrighe
Fulgencis Ramirez
Josefa Trevino
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Hild
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Alma Warren
Kate Beck
Melinda Schaper
Mable Stephenson
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Thomas Hdwards
Letha Menoher
Howard Putnam
Adela Garza
Katie Beck
Anne Sutcliff
Alice Putnam
Hilda Wagner
Lottie Spangler
George Glyde
Florence Schlecher
George Punnig
Joe Mayer
Louisa Sloan
Lydia Rendon
Margaret Peter
Charlie Sc
Adele Phillips
Maryeer Rosalie “Felthouse
Adelynart
Winfred Kingsley
Laura C. Cooley
Rosetta Dreyfus
Blossom Reynolds
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Daisy Gleason
Manetta Thomas
Leonore Hummel
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Louise Phelps
Florida Lockwood
Irma Siemering
Maud Hart
Carrie Pfieffer
Emily
Denver
Turner Hall
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Mathews
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