[May 16th, 1925] On the Hastings and St. Leonard's Observer, this chess column features a solution to Problem No. 149, with an alternative solution by Mr. Garrod. Problem No. 151, composed by Kenneth B. Howard, challenges readers to find a 2-move mate for White
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[May 16th, 1925] A committee of 40 San Francisco organizations, led by the Real Estate Board, opposes a proposed building height limit in a district west of Van Ness Avenue and north of Market Street.
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[May 16th, 1925] Chicago's new Union Station, costing $60,000,000, officially opened this morning. The half-mile-long station, covering 35 acres, replaces the 44-year-old "finest railroad station in the world." The old station is being demolished.
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[May 16th, 1925] The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-3 in a game called early due to rain. Bob Meusel hit two home runs, driving in four runs, while Earl Combs added a triple. Urban Shocker pitched effectively, allowing the Tigers limited success.
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[May 16th, 1925] "Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) one of three" by R.K. Cook
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[May 16th, 1925] The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's 1639 opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris.
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15th of May 1825. The Theater Aachen opens in Aachen, Germany
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15th of May 1825. Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm married Henriette Dorothea Dortchen Wild, a pharmacist's daughter and childhood friend who had given the brothers several tales.
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15th of May 1775. The Second Continental Congress passed a resolve to place the colonies in a state of military readiness, directing them to prepare for potential conflict
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[May 15th, 1925] Students of the National Orthodox School, in Jerusalem
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[May 15th, 1925] "Al-Insaniyyah," launched, making it Lebanon’s first Arabic communist newspaper, advocating workers' rights, secularism, and anti-colonialism. Linked to the Lebanese People’s Party, it criticized French rule.
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[May 15th, 1925] Union scale of wages and hours of labor
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14th of May 1825. A group of 114 Auburn state prison inmates arrived in Albany, en route to work on the new Westchester state prison, which will be named "Sing Sing"
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14th of May 1775. 30 patriots from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, led by Captains Daniel Egery and Nathaniel Pope, retrieved two captured vessels and took 13 British crew members prisoner in Buzzards Bay, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War.
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14th of May 1525. Peasants led by Thomas Müntzer repelled a scouting party of princely troops near Frankenhausen, but withdrew into a wagon fort on a hill as the main enemy column arrived.
[May 14th, 1925] Playwright Eugene O’Neill announced the birth of his daughter in Bermuda, Oona O'Neill, with humor, suggesting she’ll be a Polo Grounds announcer and grand opera star, noting both mother and baby are well.
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[May 14th, 1925] Debs at Twin Oaks - spring fete for neighborhood house
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[May 14th, 1925] The Giants rallied in the ninth to tie 4-4 after blowing a three-run lead, then won 5-4 in the 12th on doubles by Frisch & Kelly. Luque’s collapse & Southworth’s homer sealed it. The NL’s golden jubilee was celebrated with a parade and flag-raising.
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[May 14th, 1925] Panoramic view of Lahaina Roads, Maui showing many US Navy ships
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[May 14th, 1925] Fairbanks, Alaska city council passed an ordinance requiring motor vehicle drivers to buy a $1.00 license from the municipal clerk between May 18 and June 18. Drivers must know traffic rules, be competent, and carry the license.
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[May 14th, 1925] Western high school fencing team, Washington, D.C.
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[May 14th, 1925] Over 400 University of Michigan freshmen gathered to plan spring games, aiming to foster class unity among first-year students.
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[May 14th, 1925] Sir Rider Haggard, renowned novelist and colonial figure, died in Marylebone, London, England at the age of 68.
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[May 14th, 1925] Virginia Woolf publishes her novel "Mrs Dalloway"
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[May 13th, 1925] The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) messengers adopted the Cooperative Program and the Baptist Faith and Message in Memphis, Tennessee at its annual meeting. The program was adopted with some minor changes.
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