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| Jan-25-23 | | stone free or die: Thanks again, as always, <W> (if I may). I was at the library today, and tried to find a few hits on Proquest for him. I don't think I found much, but I'll comb through it again soon. Cheers. |
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| Jan-25-23 | | WilhelmThe2nd: Despite the description of this photo being given as "Chess player, Emil Eisenburg...", I believe this is actually Louis R. Eisenberg: https://images.chicagohistory.org/s... |
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| Jan-25-23 | | stone free or die: <W> - One of my hits on Proquest seemed to suggest an Eisenberg was active in chess in Chicago near the time of Monte Carlo. Might be the same, or might be different.
Eisenberg is a fairly common name. Might there be another Eisenberg there - perhaps even one related to L.R? |
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| Jan-26-23 | | WilhelmThe2nd: <zed> The Chicago Daily Tribune chess column from Jan. 18th, 1903 reported that L. R. Eisenberg had been visiting the local club in Chicago. Louis R. Eisenberg was definitely playing in Illinois in 1904 when the photo was taken. If you compare it with the other photos of Louis R. Eisenberg it certainly looks like him. I have never seen any mention of another chessplayer related to Louis R. Eisenberg. There was an A. Eisenberg who was a strong amateur active in Vienna, Austria in the 1920s & 1930s and an Ira C. Isenberg active in Pennsylvania after WW1. However, I have seen no indication of any connection they may have had with Louis R. Eisenberg. |
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| Jan-26-23 | | stone free or die: <W> that's pretty thorough, and I'm pretty much convinced by your admirable work - but I'll still report back when I review my clippings. Do we know how and when Eisenberg came to America? Voyage lists, or any NYC or Chicago family/business connections? Also, did he ever naturalize formally?
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Just for fun I searched the chicagohistory images for all Eisenberg hits, and found an additional item, from 1940: https://images.chicagohistory.org/s... |
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| Jan-29-23 | | WilhelmThe2nd: <zed> In both the 1920 & 1940 U. S. Censuses, Eisenberg is listed as being a naturalized citizen. The 1920 Census says he was naturalized in 1903 (but it also claims he first came to the U.S. in 1892 and gives Germany as the place of birth of himself and both his parents). His Louisiana voter registration entries for Dec. 21st, 1911 and Dec. 19th, 1913 both record that he was naturalized at the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois in 1903. In any case, he came to the country before the 5-year residency requirement was in effect and laws on naturalization varied from state to state (e.g. his brother-in-law came the U.S. in 1890 and was naturalized the next year). So it looks like Napier was right when he wrote in 1903 that "Mr. Eisenberg is a full citizen of the United States". Regarding Eisenberg's arrival in the U.S. in 1902 to visit his sister in Iowa and his taking up a job at his brother-in-law's clothing store in Lakefield, Minnesota, here are some items from <The Milford Mail>: <M. Arshak received a letter last Monday from his brother-in-law, Louis Eisenburg, Mrs. Arshak's brother, written from Monte Carlo, saying that he had just won the first prize in the international chess tournament, defeating the American champion, Harry Pillsbury. Mr. Eisenburg's home is in Odessa, Russia, where he is employed by a large company of English merchants. Another brother of Mrs. Arshak's was private secretary and agent for Dreyfus, the French soldier, who recently has been causing so much trouble in France, while the youngest brother is a soldier in the Russian army.> 'The Milford Mail', Mar. 27th, 1902, Page 5 <Louis Eisenburg, a brother of Mrs. M. Arshak, and the man who defeated Harry Pillsbury, the American chess champion, in Europe this spring, arrived in New York last week and he may visit here before he returns to his home in Odessa, Russia.> 'The Milford Mail', July 24th, 1902, Page 5 <M. Arshak returned Friday from his trip east. He was accompanied home by his brother in-law, Louis Eisenberg, of Odessa, Russia, who will visit in this country for some time.> 'The Milford Mail', Aug. 7th, 1902, Page 5 <M. Arshak has decided to open a branch store in Lakefield, Minnesota, and is having the goods sent up there this week. He has recently purchased a large and complete stock, and as it would have crowded the store here he put in the store at Lakefield. The business there will be in charge of his uncle, I. M. Levy, and his brother-in-law, Louis Eisenberg. The branch store at Good Thunder, Minnesota, is now looked after by Harry Arshak and S. Bernbaum. Mr. Arshak will do the right thing by the people of Lakefield if they want to do business.> 'The Milford Mail', Aug. 28th, 1902, Page 5 <Mrs. Arshak went to Lakefield, Minnesota, last Tuesday, and will spend a few days there visiting with her brother, Louis Eisenberg, who has charge of M. Arshak's store there.> 'The Milford Mail', Oct. 2nd, 1902, Page 5 <M. Arshak was transacting business at Lakefield, Minnesota, last week. He has decided to close up his Lakefield store for the present.> 'The Milford Mail', Jan. 15th, 1903, Page 5 There does not seem to be any record available online of Eisenberg's entry into the United States in 1902. His brother-in-law's chain of clothing stores included a branch in Chicago where he also did a lot of his buying of stock. After his brother-in-law closed his store in Milford in 1905, he and his family moved permanently to Chicago (some of his relatives also lived there). It also appears that Eisenberg's wife, who was born and raised in Indiana, had some family in Chicago as well. |
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| Feb-04-24 | | chenrip: <Tabanus>, can you show me the link on San Antonio Newspaper. Mentioned before Sergey Tkachenko is writing a book about chess players from Odessa. Gentlemen, your materials are real treasure - everything looks correct and I already sent him census records, marriage certificate, photo from Chicago museum. He is excited. The only one question is about years 1921-1925... If your story about the trial and Mexico is correct - it explains everything. Why he did not play anymore afetr 1920 and why his name turned from Louis Eisenberg to Lewis Isenberg. Can you give a hint about the source, please |
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Feb-04-24
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<San Antonio Express>, 1925.06.12, p7:
http://www.chessarch.com/library/cl...
<San Antonio Light>, 1925.06.12, p8:
http://www.chessarch.com/library/cl...
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| Feb-04-24 | | WilhelmThe2nd: I'm not <Tabanus> either, but I am certain that the Louis Eisenberg who had legal trouble in Texas was not Louis Raphael Eisenberg the chessplayer. There are reports of L. R. Eisenberg visiting his wife at her family's home in Rensselaer, Indiana in the newspaper <The Lafayette Journal and Courier> (Lafayette, Indiana) on these dates: Mar. 25, July 8 1925; Apr. 6, May 22, July 26, Sept. 2, Nov. 17, Dec. 7 1926; June 7, 1927. Almost all of these reports state that Eisenberg was living in Chicago. |
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: I'm not sure if this is the same Eisenberg, but the <Chicago Tribune>, 1922.01.29, Part 2, p2, gives:
"Gordon Beats Eisenberg in Kenwood Chess Tourney
Mr. Gordon defeated Mr. Eisenberg in the first round of the chess tournament at the Kenwood Chess club."
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: <WilhelmThe2nd: Despite the description of this photo being given as "Chess player, Emil Eisenburg...", I believe this is actually Louis R. Eisenberg: https://images.chicagohistory.org/s...> Perhaps. Perhaps not.
<Chicago Tribune>, 1921.02.23, p18:
"Eisenberg, of Sinai Club, Wins State Chess Title
E. Eisenberg of the Sinai Temple Chess club won the state chess championship last night at the annual tourney held at the Chicago Chess and Checker club. He defeated Pomeroy, Bull, Chase, and Phillips. E. P. Torbenson of the Northwest club won second place. D. T. Phillips, W. Phillips, and Bull were tied for third place." |
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: <chenrip: ...Why he did not play anymore afetr 1920...>
Who says he didn't play after 1920?
<American Chess Bulletin>, v18 n4, April 1921, p91: "Marshall Busy In Chicago. [...]
Marshall also participated in a triangular tournament with L. R. Eisenberg and G. Gessner and won first prize with a score of 2 wins and 2 draws. Eisenberg, with 1 win and 2 draws, was second." |
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: https://images.chicagohistory.org/s... I think <WilhelmThe2nd> is probably correct that the photograph is of Louis. But can we show that Emil Eisenberg, state champion in 1923, would have been too young to be in a photograph alleged to have been taken in 1904? Can we prove that the photograph was taken in 1904? Apparently it came from the files of the <Chicago News>; was there a feature published in that newspaper in 1904 along with a photograph (be it Louis or Emil)? And who was Emil? I would think an Illinois State Champion should turn up a few more times. |
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: And I answer my own question. That photograph is 100% Louis Eisenberg. I was published in the Chicago <Daily News>, 1904.10.08, p4 (top lefthand corner of the page), along with an article indicating that he had been invited to compete in St. Louis. |
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| Feb-05-24 | | WilhelmThe2nd: Comparing these 'Eisenberg' photos, I believe they are the same person: https://images.chicagohistory.org/s... https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt... I think there was a mistake made in cataloguing the Chicago photo and Eisenberg's photo was mistakenly listed with Emil Kemeny's given name (Kemeny was also photographed on the same occasion as you can see when you search his name in that database). I believe 'Emil Eisenberg' is a phantom and that the 1921 <Chicago Tribune> report quoted above simply got Eisenberg's first initial wrong. |
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Feb-05-24
 | | Tabanus: Thanks. |
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Feb-05-24
| | jnpope: <I believe 'Emil Eisenberg' is a phantom and that the 1921 <Chicago Tribune> report quoted above simply got Eisenberg's first initial wrong.> I suspect you are correct. It would be nice to find another mention of Eisenberg winning the Illinois State Championship tournament in 1921 (and not 1923 as I typed earlier) or his participation in the Kenwood Chess Tourney 1922, or a even list of members of the Sinai Temple Chess club showing he was a member. |
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| Feb-07-24 | | WilhelmThe2nd: <j>
<'In World of Sport' (by Associated Press)...CHICAGO.—E. Eisenberg of Chicago won the Illinois chess championship.> - The Rockford Daily Register-Gazette (Rockford, Illinois), Feb. 23, 1921, page 11. <EISENBERG WINS ANOTHER. CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 22.—E. Eisenberg of Chicago won the state chess championship by winning four straight matches in tonight's play.> - Rockford Morning Star (Rockford, Illinois), Feb. 23, 1921, page 11. If you search 'Lisenberg' you can find these:
<NIGHT SUMMARY (by Associated Press)...Chicago, Ill.—F. Lisenberg of Chicago won the Illinois chess championship.> - The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), Feb. 23, 1921, page 7. <WINS CHESS TITLE. CHICAGO—E. Lisenberg of Chicago, won the Illinois chess championship.> - Green Bay Press Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin), Feb. 23, 1921, page 5. |
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Feb-07-24
| | jnpope: Sadly all those sources perpetuate misidentifaction with E. and F. no L. or L. R.; I was hoping for a source to clarify that Louis was the only active player (I believe it was Louis, but belief isn't proof). |
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| Feb-07-24 | | WilhelmThe2nd: <j> I would be curious to know who you think "S. R. Eisenberg" might be in the following report ("Brooklyn Is Defeated In Telegraph Match" in <The Brooklyn Daily Eagle>, June 1st, 1920): https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/... |
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Feb-07-24
| | jnpope: That I strongly believe to be L. R. Eisenberg as he definitely had ties to the Kenwood Chess Club. But I don't know too much about the Sinai Temple Chess Club, leaving a small possibility of there being an E. Eisenberg (while I think it's probably LR I'm not 100% convinced that an E. Eisenberg didn't exist). |
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| Feb-08-24 | | WilhelmThe2nd: <j> I have only seen references to 'Eisenberg' or 'S. R. Eisenberg' (but not 'L. R. Eisenberg') and the Kenwood CC. You might also note that one of the headlines for the win of the Illinois state championship was <'EISENBERG WINS ANOTHER'>. For 'L. R. Eisenberg of Sinai Center' see here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt... |
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Feb-08-24
| | jnpope: I'm convinced. Only one Eisenberg and it's L. R. |
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| Feb-10-24 | | chenrip: Thank you very much for your kind replies.
To mention - how hard these searches are -
I have found THREE Louis Eisenberg / Lewis Isenberg, all born in the same year. One died in Washington state in 1925, one in Baltimore and last one is our hero. I will not be surprised if the guy with troubles in Texas was one of other two |
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Feb-11-24
 | | mifralu: <Louis Eisenberg, the Russian master, who was a member of the local club during the spring and then removed to Pittsburg, has returned to this city, and will make Chicago his permanent residence. His presence will materially strengthen the local club in future telegraphic matches.> Chicago Sunday Tribune, 27 December 1903, p. 12 |
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