AJanuary 23 1901
Baraboo News Republic, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Wednesday, January 23, 1901
Harry N. Pillsbury of Philadelphia, chess champion of America, added a dash of romance to one of his business trips Thursday by meeting and wedding in Chicago Miss Mary F. Bush, also of Philadelphia. Mr. Pillsbury did not let his marriage interfere with a professional engagement that evening in the University club. He played fourteen simultaneous games with members of the club, granting the odds of a knight and a move on every board. At the end of the evening it was found that honors were even. A month ago Mr. Pillsbury left Philadelphia for a professional trip in the northwest. Apparently the marriage had been arranged before hand, for Miss Bush was in Chicago to meet her future husband, having come on from Philadelphia. They took quarters at the Morrison and were married privately. Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury are each 28 years old. Mr. Pillsbury has interspersed his chess playing with the study of law, and intends ultimately to go into practice.
May 23 1901
The New Zealand Mail, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, May 23, 1901
H. N. PILLSBURY.
Harry N. Pillsbury and Mary E. Bush were married in Chicago, Ill., on January 17th 1901, by the Rev. Frank de Witt Talmage, at the home of Mr. Bush, a brother of the bride. The bride is the daughter of the late Albert J. Bush, who at his death was judge of the County Court, Sullivan County, New York, and resided at Monticello. Judge Bush was considered the ablest lawyer in Sullivan County and up to the date of his death was respected by all throughout the community in which he resided alike for his ability and integrity of purpose. His daughter was born at Monticello and resided there with her mother several years after the death of her father. She and Mr. Pillsbury have been friends for many years. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Pillsbury spent some time in Philadelphia with friends of her family and during that time many of Mr. Pillsbury's friends had the pleasure of meeting her. All were charmed, not only with Mrs. Pillsbury's beauty, but with her unusually bright mental attainments and now unite in extending to Mr. Pillsbury their heartiest congratulations. The only regret of Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury's friends was that the marriage did not take place in Philadelphia, but this unfortunately was prevented by Mr. Pillsbury's business engagements. Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury, at present, are enjoying an extended tour through the southern and western portions of the United States.—“British Chess Magazine”.
