Castro's Fate Battle Expected Today
Government forces will attack Carupano in the state of Bermudez by land and sea at 2 p.m. today. The bombardment, notified to consuls 48 hours prior, may determine the future of President Casro. The German cruiser Gazelle is present to protect foreign residents. US minister H W Bowen urged restraint. An engagement between revolutionary and government forces is anticipated tomorrow.
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Trinidad
Carupano
Bermudez
Venezuela
United States
Caracas
H. W. Bowen
Women golfers compete in first 36 hole match in Concord
The Concord Golf Club hosts the invitation tournament on Nashawtuc links with 19 of 28 entries. Players from Braeburn Oakley Concord Vesper Wollaston compete for silver cups in a windy opening day, Mollie B Adams of Wollaston leading with 97. A reception and dance followed at the clubhouse after dinners in town.
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Concord Golf Club
Nashawtuc Links
Braeburn
Country Club
Concord
Oakley
Vesper
Wollaston
Mollie B. Adams
Wollaston Club
Elizabeth S. Porter
Grace B. Keyes
Elizabeth Farrington
Harriot Curtis
G. H. Francis
Country
Gertrude H. Fiske
Marjorie W. Phelps
Alice Bradford
Pauline Mackey
Olive Morrison
Marie F. Phelps
Laura Wells
Grace Stults
White Star Line Considers Morgan Shipping Pact
Liverpool May 17 shareholders of the White Star line met in a private session to consider the Morgan Atlantic shipping agreement. The meeting was well attended and the agreement is understood to have been ratified.
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White Star Line
Morgan Shipping Agreement
Liverpool
Morgan Atlantic Shipping
Henry Clay Evans Visits Boston City Hall
Henry Clay Evans former commissioner of pensions and now U S consul general at London calls on Mayor P A Collins in Boston. He meets the mayor at city hall and they share a luncheon together this afternoon.
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Boston
P. A. Collins
Henry Clay Evans
Commissioner of Pensions
U. S
London
Collins
City Hall
Martinique relief funds reach across Europe
Paris reports a Colonial office subscription totaling 667,400 francs for Martinique relief. London notes the Mansion House West Indian relief fund at 17,000 pounds. Constantinople records the Sultan of Turkey contributing 20,000 francs to the Martinique relief effort.
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Paris
Colonial Office
Martinique
London
Mansion House
Constantinople
Turkey
Dickson's Tea Store Offer for Tea and Coffee
We offer 21 pounds for $1.00 and deliver free to our tea and coffee customers. Mail or telephone orders. Dickson's Tea Store, 68 Merrimack Street.
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Dickson's Tea Store
Merrimack Street
Showing the Way to Relieve a Bad Back with Doan’s Pills
Lowell reader recounts lasting back pain relief after using three boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills from Ellingwood & Co. The testimonial notes praise from railroad workers and recommends Doan’s at 49 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as U.S. agents.
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Lowell
F. Reiley
Fulton Street
Lowell & Suburban
R. A
Dean
Ellingwood & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
(Houlton's Fire Loss) Town Rebuilds After Major Wreckage
Houlton Maine May 18 fire losses remain unchanged from last night with seventy five residences twenty three shops and three churches destroyed. the devastated area spans about a mile and the gross loss is four million dollars insurance limited to about one hundred seventy five thousand dollars. one hundred twenty five families are housed by townspeople and merchants plan brick rebuilding on the cleared sites along a new street from main to military. churches including unitarian free baptist and methodist were demolished.
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Houlton
Military Street
Emperor William to commission Frederick the Great statue
Berlin reports the Emperor suddenly decided to gift the United States a new statue of Frederick the Great. At Wiesbaden during an informal court box reception, he told sculptor Uphues of the plan, a revelation that surprised even the artist.
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Emperor William
Frederick the Great
United States
Berlin
William
New Theatre
Wiesbaden
Uphues
Renolied
Ehrenfels Lost in Arabian Sea. Coast Vessel Missing Crew
The German steamer Ehrenfels of Bremen, 5450 tons, sailing from Calcutta to Hamburg, was lost May 9 at 12N 56E. Part of the crew landed at Aden. 50 aboard the ship, including the captain, were in small boats and no trace has been found. Built 1898 in Newcastle.
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Aden
Arabia
Ehrenfels
Hansa Line
Bremen
Hamburg
Calcutta
Newcastle
England
Canadians Sail for South Africa From Halifax
Halifax Nova Scotia May 17 seven hundred fifty nine Canadian mounted riflemen and ninety horses sailed this afternoon on the steamer Winifredian for South Africa. The detachment proceeds to join imperial forces in the ongoing campaign and marks a notable mobilization from the Maritimes.
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Halifax
N. S
Winifredian
South Africa
Balschaueff's appeal rejected. minister's killer hanged
The Official Messenger reports that Balschaueff's appeal for revision of his sentence was rejected and that he was hanged on May 16 for killing M. Sipiaguine, the minister of the interior.
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St. Petersburg
Balschaueff
M. Sipiaguine
Interior
Mohair Champs Edge Billerica In Tight Seven-Wicket Win
Mohair team beat Billerica 12 to 7 and earned seven wickets in a league opener at Fordway Park. Mosley and Greenwood bowled superbly for the visitors, taking most of Billerica’s scant seven runs, while Hird led the Mohairs with late bat to secure the victory. The match underscored the dangers of overconfidence and the importance of top-order batting.
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North Billerica
Fordway Park
Billerica
Mosley
Greenwood
Capt
Southam
Hird
Priestley
Moss
Harrison
Harriman
Bingley
Mossey
Pittsburg Triumphs In Golf Club Cup Semis and Finals
In Columbia events club cup semi finals H Selfridge defeated A S Mattingly 2 up with 1 to play and W S Harban beat M Thompson 1 up at 21 holes. Final saw Harban win 6 up 5 to play. Consolation semi finals O McCammon 6 up 5 to play over A Britton while W W Bennett beat J T Hough 3 up 2 to play. Final McCammon edged Bennett 1 up 4 to play. Sweepstakes semi finals Dalzell 4 up 3 to play over W H Moses with G 5 Der rick defaulting. Final Dalzell beat Derrick 1 up.
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Pittsburg
G. S. Derrick
Columbia
H. Selfridge
A. S. Mattingly
W. S. Harban
M.thompson
Chevy Chase
Harban
Selfridge
O. McCammon
A. Britton
W. W
Pittsburg riot aftermath keeps militia on alert
In Pittsburg Georgia the negro settlement aftermath of a police battle stayed peaceful while authorities keep a military presence. Capt McCurdy was fired at and escaped unharmed as crowds gathered and rioting rumors circulated overnight. Police and troops remained stationed as hundreds watched tense scenes at Marietta and Peach Tree streets.
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Atlanta
Pittsburg
McCurdy
Central Station
Marietta
Peach Tree
Mohair Rovers defeat Maynard cricket club 50 to 33
May 17 Maynard report: Mohair Rovers of Lowell beat Maynard cricket club 50 to 33. Southam and Stirks top-scored with the bat, Curl excelled with 4 for 4. Hickey fielded superbly, many catches, Waterhouse took most wickets, and a list of dismissals follows with multiple bowler figures.
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Maynard
Lowell
Southam
Stirks
Curl
Hickey
Local High School Scoreboard Plugs In Big Wins
Saturday results show Merrimac beating Lowell Bunting 119 to 37 at Lowell Bunting. Fordway Park Mohair defeated No Billerica 12 to 7. Lowell Methuen topped Zion 78 to 7. Lawrence edged Andover 61 to 3. Everett-Lynn defeated Everett 165 to 26. Pawtucket Harvard 107 beat Pawtucket M. C. A. 47.
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Bunting
Merrimac
Fordway Park
Mohair
No. Billerica
Methuen
Zion
Lawrence
Andover
Everett—Lynn
Everett
Pawtucket
Harvard
Buntings Dominate Merrimacks In Saturday Cricket Match
The Buntings defeated the Merrimacks in a one sided Saturday clash. Key performances came from Burns Gath Briggs and Watson for the winners while Whittaker led the Merrimacks. Several players recorded wickets and runs including Ogden Rowley and Patrick in a high scoring, error prone match effort.
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Merrimacks
Burns
Gath
Briggs
Watson
Whittaker
Scholes
Ogden
cseKds Eowiek
Longbottom
Coy
Rowley
Berdlstys _Robertshees
Cale
Patrick
Morrell
Etia
Simpson E Morrell
Robertson
Haddon
Ceecsgasy
Merrell
Ale Longbottom
Robertshaw
Ieee
Gordon
Os R. Ogden
C¢ Scholes
vogGden
BUCS
di Richardson
Ec Rowley
Ten Minutes Overtime In Polo Tie At Armory
A Saturday night match between Co. C and the C. M. A. C polo teams at the armory ended in a 7 to 7 tie after ten minutes of overtime due to injuries to two Co. C players. Allard and Ramsey scored early in overtime. Ramsey added two more in the second period, with Faneuf Allard and Secord each adding one. Stanley left with cramps, then the C. M. A. C. tied the score, the game halted by an injury to Berry after Allard struck him. Snow and Tetreault shared goaltending duties for Co. C and C. M. A. C. had stops by their goalies. Referee was Capt. Kittredge. attendance about 200.
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Armory
Allard
Ramsey
Faneuf
Secord
Armory Boys
Stanley
Berry
Co. C. Com. Ae
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Secord Stanley
Allard Berry
Ce Harmois Faneuf
Guimond Snow
Tetreault
Snow
Capt
Kittredge
Timor— Swaby
Leominster Weavers Aid Striking Colleagues
Leominster on May 17 reports weavers from the Leominster worsted mills contributing about $1000 to support striking workers at the Beok and Fitchburg mills of the American Woolen company. Local workers have also aided strikers at Olneyville, R I during the ongoing dispute.
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Leominster
Beok and
Fitchburg
American Woolen Company
Olneyville
R. I
New England Cotton Yarn to Build 1500 Loom Shed
Credible reports say New England Cotton Yarn company will construct a 1500 loom weave shed at the Bennett plant this summer. The move would shift the company from yarn production toward cloth milling, signaling a radical change in its business scope.
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New Bedford
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Bennett
Harban Wins Club Cup at Columbia Golf Club
W S Harban won the club cup in the Columbia Golf club tournament held today in Washington. H Selfridge of Vesper Country club Lowell Mass took second prize while Ormsby McCammon Chevy Chase earned the consolation cup. J C Davidson of Columbia won the handicap cup with 84 8 76 and L L Harban received the US prize of 79 bogey. Fifty five players competed including 12 from out of town in the handicap event. Samuel Dalzell Edgewood club led the sweepstakes after the match.
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Washington
W. S. Harban
Columbia Golf Club
H. Selfridge
Vesper Country Club
Lowell
Mass
Ormsby McCammon
Chevy Chase
J. C.davidson
Columbia
L. L Harban
Samuel Dalzell
Edgewood Club
Battle ships Kearsarge Alabama and Olympia head to meet Gaulois
Norfolk Va May 18 The North Atlantic squadron including the battleships Kearsarge and Alabama and the cruiser Olympia moved past Cape Henry this afternoon to meet the French cruiser Gaulois. Gaulois is expected to arrive off the capes Monday or Tuesday with the Rochambeau commission aboard.
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Norfolk
Kearsarge
Alabama
Olympia
Cape Henry
Capes
Close game on Zions grounds spurs rooting rivalry
It was a close game between the Me thuens and Zions on the grounds of the latter Saturday and the rooting at times had all the fierceness of a baseball game. Ruston and J. Hamer were
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Methuens
Zions
Ruston
J. Hamer
Big $490000 Robbery Stuns Cracow General Staff
A Vienna dispatch reports Cracow Galicia headquarters of the general staff robbed of 1,000,000 roubles about $490,000. Two generals and several staff officers have been arrested in connection with the crime.
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London
Vienna
Cracow
Galicia
Emperor William to visit West Point cadets
Berlin May 18 reports Emperor William has authorized Col. Von Witzleben and Major Will Mann of the Grosslichter felde cadet institute to accept the invitation to visit the military academy at West Point, extended previously.
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Berlin
William
Col. von Witzleben
Will Mann
Grosslichterfelde
Lord Pauncefote Better
Washington May 18 Lord Paunce fote the British ambassador was reported to be slightly improved today His condition is said to be satisfactory
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Washington
Lord Pauncefote
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