Here is delightful find from my time researching in the British Newspaper Archive, from the chess column in The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, September 9, 1899 (I have added diagrams).
Played recently at a Garden Party given to the Edinburgh Chess players.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.b4
8...Bxb4 9.c3 Ba5 10.Ba3+ c5 11.Bxc5+
11...Kxc5 12.Qxe5+ Kb6 13.Qd6+ Kb5 14.a4+ Kc4 15.Qd5 checkmate
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