Magnus Smith, 1915

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January 26 1915

The Standard Union, Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, January 26, 1915

Obituary
AUGUST STEINBUHLER.
August Steinbuhler, New York representative of the Charles Horn Shoe Company of Pennsylvania, died yesterday after a brief illness at his home, 351 Fifty-fourth street, where he had lived for many years. He was formerly an active member of the Church of St. Andrew; Fourth avenue and Fiftieth street. He served as treasurer, warden and vestryman of the church. Recently he had attended the Church of the Redeemer in Pacific street. He is survived by four children, Charles, Frederick, William and Mrs. Magnus Smith. Funeral services to-morrow night at 8 o'clock will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Lacey, rector of the Church of the Redeemer. Interment will be made at Greenwood Cemetery Thursday morning. Mr. Steinbuhler was born in Austria seventy-two years ago, came to Brooklyn in his early youth and was active in business almost until the day of his death.

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Magnus Smith, 1916

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November 01 1916

Free Press Prairie Farmer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Wednesday, November 01, 1916

PIONEER LAID TO REST
Late Hannes Sigurdson One of First Settlers in Bru District.
Glenboro, Man., Oct. 30.—The funeral of the late Hannes Sigurdson held last week was one of the largest in the history of the Bru district. The funeral services at the home and in the Bru church were conducted by the Rev. Fr. Hallgrimson, of Baldur. The pallbearers were all neighbors of the deceased, and old-timers of the district: Messrs. Skuli Anderson, Halldor Anderson, Jon Helgason, Thorstein Johnson, Sig. Landy and Gudmundur Nordman. The casket was very beautiful. The earthly remains were laid to rest in Bru church cemetery.
The late Hannes Sigurdson was one of the old-timers of Manitoba. He came from Iceland in the early days and was one of the pioneers of the Bru district. He went there without means, but through hard work and business ability he climbed the ladder to success and was one of the wealthiest farmers of the community. His home was one of the most up-to-date and beautiful in the surrounding country. Mr. Sigurdson was always a worker. As husband and a father there was no better; he was kind-hearted and generous and had many friends. He leaves a wife and eight children. He was about 60 years of age. He had been suffering from heart trouble for some considerable time, but was up and about every day to the last. On Friday morning be had a sudden collapse, and death come without a warning. A half-brother, J. J. Anderson, resides at Glenboro. Mr. Magnus Smith, of Now York, at one time the chess champion of Canada, was also a brother of his.

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Magnus Smith, 1910

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April 13 1910

Manitoba Morning Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Wednesday, April 13, 1910

CHESS.
LETTER FROM MAGNUS SMITH.
Magnus Smith, a former Winnipegger and champion chess player, writes as follows to the Free Press from Brooklyn. N. Y., under date of April 8:
“In reply to a number of complaints addressed to me personally by subscribers of the Chess Weekly, who have not received that publication of late. I wish to announce that I have severed my connection with the magazine during the latter part of February, 1910, and that I am in no way responsible for any irregularity in its issue since that time. I also wish to thank American chess players generally for their kind appreciation of my humble efforts while connected with the Chess Weekly, and hope my able successors, Messrs. Rosebault and Capablanca, will carry on the work in a still more satisfactory manner. May I ask that you kindly note the above in your valuable paper.”

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Magnus Smith, 1934

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September 27 1934

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, September 27, 1934

Magnus Smith Passes
Joel F. Hewes of Titusville, Pa., a prominent chess enthusiast of that place, announces the recent death there of Magnus Smith, formerly prominent in metropolitan chess circles as champion of the Brooklyn chess Club and, later, of the Manhattan Chess Club. Before coming to this country Smith lived in Winnipeg and frequently held the Canadian national title. Smith was born in Iceland 64 years ago and was brought to Canada as a lad.

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Magnus Smith, 1956

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June 16 1956

The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, June 16, 1956

The rising young star of Iceland, Fridrik Olafsson, 20, who tied for first place in the recent tournament at Hastings, and who later won four and drew two games to defeat grandmaster Herman Pilnik (Argentina) in a match at Reykjavik, is a grand-nephew of the late Magnus Smith. Smith, a native of Iceland, when a resident of Winnipeg won the Canadian championship title three times in succession in 1899 (Montreal), 1904 (Winnipeg) and 1906 (Montreal).

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Magnus Smith, 1901

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1901

Relation: Lodger
Name: Magnus M Smith
Gender: Male
Birth: Dec 10 1870, Iceland
Immigration year: 1885
Residence: Mar 31 1901
Ward No. 3, Winnipeg (City), Manitoba, Canada
Age: 31
Marital status: Single
Race: Icelandic
Religion: Lutheran

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