Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.W. Steinitz

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Newark Sunday Call, Newark, NJ
Editor
Lenau, J.W. (1875.08.29-1878.03.10)
Hervey, Daniel Edmondstoune (1878.03.17-1899?)
Chess Columns
1875.08.29-1876.01.23 [P#1 to P#20]
1876.01.30-1876.03.12 [P#21 to P#27]
1876.03.19-1878.03.10 [P#28 to P#127]
1878.03.17-1881.05.01 [P#128 to P#301]
1881.06.19-1881.07.17 [P#308 to P#312]
1881.07.31-1882.09.17 [P#314 to P#377]
1881.10.01 [No problem]
1881.10.08-1882.12.17 [P#378 to P#389]
1882.12.24 [P#400 to P#401] (Numbering skip)
1882.12.31 [No problem]
1883.01.07-1883.07.22 [P#392 to P#420] (Numbering corrected)
1883.07.29 [No problem]
1885.02.22-1886.06.06 [P#501 to P#563]
1887.08.28-1887.12.25 [P#625 tp P#641]
Missing Chess Columns
1876.08.06: [P#50]
1878.06.09: [P#140]
1881.05.08-1881.06.12: [P#302 to P#307]
1881.07.24 [P#313] Google copy missing pages
1882.09.24: [P#378] Half of the column is missing
1883.07.29-1885.02.15: [P#421 to P#500]
1886.06.13-1887.08.21: [P#564 to P#624]
Column Quality Notes
1880.05.16: [P#234] Damaged
1880.05.23: [P#235] Damaged
1880.06.13: [P#240] Poor Quality
1880.06.27: [P#242] Poor Quality
1880.10.03: [P#272] Low Quality
1880.10.10: [P#276] Poor Quality
1881.06.19-1882.08.27: [P#308 to P#374] Poor Quality (some with 95% loss)
1881.09.03-1882.09.17: [P#375 to P#377] Low Quality
1885.11.29: [P#541]: Damaged
Notes
Hervey took over on 1878.03.10, the column for 1878.03.10 is dated 1878.03.09 (see American Chess Magazine 1898)
Appears to be that the 1878.03.10 column was Lenau's last
Source
Google News Archive (Sunday Call) ( to 1881.05.08)
Google News Archive (Newark Sunday Call) (1890-1946)

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