Dec-08-20
 | | Tabanus: Another Litvak for <hemy>? Copied from a family tree: Mordechai "Marcus Simon" Lurie Birth Dec 1859 • Kaunas, Kauno, Lithuania Birth of Brother Meir S. Lurie (1862–) abt 1862 • Lithuania Birth of Daughter Etta Ganenda Lurie (1880–1918) Dec 1880 • Siauliai, Lithuania Marriage 1880 Reizel (Rosa) Sachs (1858–1950)
Birth of Daughter Mary Lurie (1881–1948) Jan 1881 • Russia Birth of Son Abraham Charles Lurie (1883–1954) Nov 15, 1883 • Russia <Birth of Son William Isaac Lourie (1884–1956) Jan 31, 1884 • Russia> Birth of Daughter Dora Leba Lourie (1886–1972) Aug 26, 1886 • Russia Birth of Son Harry L Lurie (1888–1954) Jun 22, 1888 • <Kovna>, Russia Birth of Son Moses (Moe) Hyman Lurie (1893–1979) Apr 10, 1893 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA Birth of Son Reuben Levi Lurie (1898–1985) Apr 5, 1898 • 83 Leverett Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts Death of Brother Abraham Lurie (1853–1904) Jan 2, 1904 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death of Father Rabbi Sheima Shimon Lourie (1836–1908) Nov 1908 • Kursenai, Siauliu, Lithuania Death of Daughter Etta Ganenda Lurie (1880–1918) Sep 28, 1918 • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Death bef 1930 • Boston, Massachusetts |
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Dec-08-20
| | Tabanus: US Social Security Applications and Claims Index: <William I Lourie, Birth Date: 21 Jan 1884, Birth Place: Lithuania, Soviet Union, Claim Date: 18 Jan 1949, SSN: 298097671> The 1900 census says Mordechai/Marcus came to the US in 1885, and that his wife Rosa/Rosie + children (incl. William) came in 1892. |
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Dec-08-20
 | | jessicafischerqueen:
<Tab> William I Lourie was also a chess problemist. You can find 6 of his compositions here:
http://www.bstephen.me.uk/meson/com... |
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Dec-08-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<Tab> On W I Lourie vs W Woodbury, 1905 The event tag is from 365Chess:
[Event "Boston-New England"]
I think that probably means the game was played in a match eh? I am thinking of changing the tag to
[Event "Match Boston-New England"]
But maybe some historians conversant with this era might be able to confirm? |
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Dec-08-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<Chess Problem> composed by <William I. Lurie> of St. Petersburg, Florida White to move and mate in two:
click for larger view-"Chess Life" (July 20, 1955) Vol. IX, No. 22, p. 11 |
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Dec-09-20
| | Tabanus: <jess> Probably his son William Isaac Lourie Jr. (born 1917)? He also played chess. The Boston Post, 10 Jan 1902, p. 2:
<Pillsbury plays wonderful chess. Blindfold, He Wins 13, Loses 2 and Draws 2 Games. ... The B. A. A. players who took part showed remarkable improvement over their play of two years ago aganst the same opponent. Lourie, who is champion of the English High School, made a very credible fight, securing a draw. At the end he had a king and a castle left, while Mr. Pillsbury's pieces were the same.> (The newspaper gives Pillsbury's two losses.) The Tech (Boston), 23 April 1903, p. 220:
<The New England champion, Mr. A. M. Sussman, played 14 simultaneous games with members and visitors of the Chess Club, Saturday, at the Union. The only winners were Messrs. W. I. Lourie and M. Cline. It was noticeable that the players, with one exception, used but two methods of play, five using king's gambit and eight Ruy Lopez. Mr Lourie won by the latter, while Mr. Cline played a two knights' defence. About two hours was required for the completion of the game. Professors Pope and Locke both played. The Chess Club wishes to increase its membership, and would like to include all Tech chess players, in order to be as representative as possible of Tech in college games. Its not an expensive game nor one which requires constant training, and deserves more attention than is accorded here.> |
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Dec-09-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<Tab> Excellent additional information. How can we tell for sure which one composed these chess problems though?
http://www.bstephen.me.uk/meson/com... I wonder if <Chess Life> was unaware there were two <Louries>. It would have been helpful to history if they had listed <Lourie Jr.> or <Lourie Sr.> in their issues, but they just list <William Isaac Lourie> as the composer in each case. I have the full run of Chess life so I was able to find and document all three of the <Lourie (jr/sr?)> compositions from that publication. So far I am storing them at the bottom of this games collection here: Game Collection: SHREDDER CHECKED PGNS FOR UPLOAD 20 ===========
If worse comes to worse, we can mention these chess puzzles and explain that they may be by <Sr.> or <Jr.>. It would be better to find out for sure one way or the other though. |
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Dec-09-20
| | Tabanus: Hmmm. Lourie Jr. is apparently mentioned in the Geller Manual User Manual at https://download-pdfs.com/v6/previe..., but... :) |
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Dec-09-20
| | Tabanus: The Evening Star (Washington DC), 7 Feb 1903, p. 9: <Chess Champion Lasker was beaten in a simultaneous twenty-flve-game contest at the B. A. A. in Boston on Wednesday night. W. S. Lourie was the champion's conqueror. Lourle is a freshman at the Boston Institute of Technology and has been playing chess less than two years. Dr. Lasker played a giuoco piano. He had to resign after thirty-three moves.> Boston Herald, 31 May 1905, p. 13:
<The New England Chess Association was organized yesterday at the Chess Club rooms, 2411 Tremont street, and the Boston team defeated the New England team by a score of 29 to 11. ... W. I. Lourie 1/2 W. N. Woodbury 1/2 ...> Boston Herald, 11 Feb 1906, p. 27:
<As A. M. Sussman, champion of the Boston Chess Club, who was expected to meet members of the Technolofy Chess Club, yesterday afternoon at Tech Union in a simultaneous match, did not appear, W. I. Lourie, '06, Tech's best player, was substituted, and played 14 matches with other members of the club. Lourie won 11 of the matches, losing two and making a draw on the other. Lourie was defeated by E. T. Henlus and S. C. Allen, and drew with S. F. Nelson.> Boston Herald, 3 Sep 1914:
<Results of last night's play at the Boston Chess Club: ... W. I. Lourie beat W. W. Bellamy, ...> |
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Dec-09-20
| | Tabanus: 1940 census Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio:
<William I Laurie, 56, b. in Russia>, engineer, Steel Company, Isabelle G., Wife, 46, <William I.>, son, 22, born in Ohio, Lenard I, son, 19, Nora Guthman, mother in law, 75. |
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Dec-09-20
 | | MissScarlett: <Matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmo... |
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| Dec-09-20 | | hemy: <Tabanus><JFQ> Thanks for your research, it will be included in the project "Lithuanian chess history". I found on ancestry.ca "the 1940 United states Federal Census" record for <William Lurie, 56, born in Lithuania; home in 1940 - Clevland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; wife Nettie Lurie 42, sons Ben Lurie 16, Alex Lurie 11, Sal Lurie 8.>
(records 31-35):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pklongdap... |
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Dec-10-20
| | Tabanus: <hemy> That laborer must be another William Lurie from Lithuania. I think it's the one WW2 card has born 4 July 1882. |
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| Dec-10-20 | | hemy: <Tabanus>Sure, that one is another William Lurie from Lithuania. Did you found the arrival date to USA of <William Isaac Lourie>? |
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Dec-10-20
| | Tabanus: <hemy> In 1900 census his father Marcus S Lurie is a Real Estate Agent who came in 1885, and wife Rosie and the children incl. William I. came in 1892. Also 1920 census says Rose came in 1892. Cannot immediately find her in passenger lists, perhaps because of another name spelling. |
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| Dec-10-20 | | hemy: <Tabanus> many thanks. Can you send me by email some of the documents (or transcripts of them) you found? Do you use "Snagit" to capture the images from the computer screen? |
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Dec-10-20
| | Tabanus: <hemy> I sent some. In a hurry, hope they are usable. I just used the "Print Screen" button, then pasted into mail. |
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| Dec-10-20 | | hemy: <Tabanus> your help is exceptional, thanks. |
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Dec-13-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<Tab, hemy>
Looking at the dates of the information collected so far, it seems almost certain that the chess compositions were done by <Lourie Jr.>? The last one would have been published just a year before <Lourie Sr.> died. It's possible it was him, but I would say more likely it was his son, as <Tab> suggested. It would be most excellent to find out for sure though. |
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| Dec-13-20 | | hemy: <JFQ> <I would say more likely it was his son, as <Tab> suggested.> We may never find out who of them was the author of the chess compositions, but most likely they were created by <Lourie Jr.>. |
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Dec-13-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<hemy> I think so too. So I believe when writing the bio we should list <Lourie Jr.> as the composer of the five chess studies? |
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Dec-14-20
| | jessicafischerqueen:
This game may be from the same Boston v New England match <Lourie> played in? W I Kennard vs F H White, 1905 |
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Dec-14-20
| | Tabanus: <jess> Yes, the Boston Herald also has (on same date) W. I. Kennard (Boston) vs F. H. White (New England) 1-0. |
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