Lewiston Triumphs Over Nashua in Rain-Slashed Game
Lewiston Maine urged by Farrell the Lewiston pitcher in a six inning rain halted game defeated Nashua 5 to 2 at Auburn A A park. Batter Farrell and Burrill led Lewiston while Moore and Coveney handled Nashua. Attendance about 300. N E League results show Lewiston 5 Nashua 2. Augusta games postponed by rain.
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Burrill
Moore
Augusta
Portland
Bangor
Lowell man shines with Nashua team in first pro year
The Lowell player has shown up well with Nashua this past week. Though new to professional play, he may hold his own and outlast older players. The Manchester Union notes, in its percentage column, that Lowell has won three fourths of its games yet shows a 0.750 per cent figure, highlighting a misread of percent values.
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Manchester Union
Francis 8. Perkins
Charles M. Williams
Lowell Daily Courier
Belvidere K A C 2d seeks games with Young Eagles May 30
Belvidere K A C 2d team invites under 12 teams to challenge, Edw Allen 79 Bartlett St. Riversides expected to face Centrals of Lawrence Saturday but Centrals did not appear, Riversides then beat Shamrocks 18 to 15 in four innings. Riversides manager Flannery seeks strong local games, club plays Nashua May 30. Young Parksides will play any team under ten. Lineup listed. Challenges to Thomas O'Brien 65 Durant St.
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Flannery
The
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Normal School Juniors Defeat Lowell High in Soft Score Game
Tuesday afternoon at Lowell Normal school the juniors defeated Lowell High School girls in a basketball game. The score was reported as 11 to 1 in favor of the Normal girls.
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Lowell Normal School
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Vesper Country Club Beats Newton Centre In Golf Match
In a Tyngs island match play Vesper Country Club defeated Newton Centre 10 to 9 though Newton brought five players. Scores list players with few readable names. The article also notes upcoming matches between Vesper and Brae Burn ladies teams, a Scotch foursome, and Findlay trophy qualifying entries with partner drawings posted Friday.
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Vesper- Country Club
Newton Centre
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Vesper Country Club
Brae Burn
West Newton
Boston Woman’s Golf Association
Tyngs’ Island
Alex. H. Findlay
U S Bunting to meet Andover in cricket league clash
The U S Bunting first eleven will play Andover in a league cricket match at Andover Saturday afternoon. Named players include captain J Priestley, J Patrick, M Burns, H Rowley, J Waterhouse, A Simpson, J Briggs, W Croft, W Ellison, J Aspin, R Birt whistle, with J Barber as scorer and T Robinson. The Buntings reserves plan a return match against Lancashire at Wigginville grounds on Saturday afternoon.
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Andover
Buntings
J. Priestley
J. Patrick
M. Burns
H. Rowley
J. Waterhouse
A. Simpson
J. Briggs
W. Croft
W. Ellison
J. Aspin
R. Birtwhistle
J. Barber
T. Robinson
Lancashire Cricketers
Wigginville Grounds
Bunting Reserves and Local Cricket Matches Schedule
R Winters leads the Bunting Reserves with a 15 member squad as executive committee meets at Wigginville club-house tonight at 7 30. North Billerica hosts Lynn Wanderers at Fordway park while Mohair Reserves travel to Boston Memorial Day to face Roxbury on Franklin field all day. Local Mohairs and Lynn Reserves clash on Chelmsford street grounds followed by Mohairs first eleven versus Lynn first eleven with Thomas Southam captaining the Mohairs at Chelmsford street.
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Aveyard
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Pascall
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Mohairs
Lynn Cricket Club
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Thomas Southam
Hird
Gath
Yacht Independence Could Hit Water This Weekend
Boston May 28. Yacht designer Crowninshield said Independence may take her initial spin on Saturday afternoon as machinists strike would not delay work. Limited deck drilling and fittings remain. mates Haff and Miller doubt any voyage before next week. Atlantic works halted by rain with one machinist drilling and carpenters finishing cabin work.
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B. B. Crowninshield
Independence
Lawley
Crowninshield
Haff
Miller
Atlantic Works
Tests Her Sails Constitution Yacht Trial Runs Off Newport
The Constitution tested sails for about two hours at Newport with Capt. Rhodes at the wheel. It used main, stay sail and jib topsail on different points, then deployed the spinnaker on return to Gould's Island. Mr. Duncan praised the craft and the crew's handling, noting a satisfactory performance.
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R. L
Constitution
Gould's Island
Rhodes
Duncan
Country Club Races Open Amid Muddy Brookline Track
Boston May 28 opening day of a three day meeting at the Country Club Brookline featured exciting sprinting and steeplechases despite quaking mire. Thos W Lawson’s Ronkenkoma won the Country Club steeplechase while Draughtsman led the hurdlers. Myopia ridden by a Harry W. Smith jockey upset Higbee in the other steeplechase. Willie beat Jim Slick by a length in a tense flat race second. Cametop easily won the Hunters Race, spotless in white silk. Ronkenkoman’s victory followed a late surge after Decameron faltered. Sacket and Diver battled to the wire for a half length. Racing continues Thursday.
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Thos. W. Lawson
Country Club
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Champion
Visiting Teams Hurt Chicago By Lefty Pitchers
Chicago hosted Baltimore in a May 28 game as left handed starters dominated. Skopec yielded eight hits and seven runs in two innings while Harvey shut out Baltimore the rest of the way. Final score 5 to 5 with messy innings and uneven defense.
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Chicago
Skopec
Harvey
Booker T Washington appeals to Alabama constitutional convention
In Montgomery on May 28 Booker T Washington urged conservative action for African Americans, noting past involuntary arrival and current progress. He urged stability to avoid harming both races, and supported a suffrage clause restricting voting based on past offenses while reserving office holding to white men. The convention also received Morgan’s address and Washington’s backing for the clause.
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Gov. Jones
Senator Morgan
Garvin Debuts in Loss on Milwaukee Home Ground
Milwaukee hosts Philadelphia in Garvin's first American League start. A late controversial call decides the game as Frazer and Powers pair up for Milwaukee while Garvin and Leahy struggle. Final score Philadelphia 4 1 2 1 4 1 Milwaukee 8 8 1. Time 165. Umpire Haskell. Attendance 1000.
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Philadelphia Defeats Reds in 11 Inning Error Thriller
In Philadelphia on May 28 the Cincinnati Nationals lost in 11 innings after a bases-loaded error. Barry batted to Magoon at short, who threw to the catcher to prevent the runners, but Pietz dropped the ball allowing the winning run. Attendance 1,402. Final: Philadelphia 1 adjacent Cincinnati 0 7. Batteries Donohue Orth McFarland Jacklitsch Hahn Pietz. Time 2:25. Umpire Emslie.
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Brooklyn Nationals Rally For Tie In Brooklyn Win
Brooklyn Nationals won by bunched hits as Pittsburg knocked Kitson out in the fifth and Brooklyn did the same to Wiltse, scoring five runs to tie the game. Keeler left with illness. Score innings show Brooklyn 00005111 8146. Pittsburg 001040002 792. Donovan Kitson Farrell Phillips Wiltse Zimmer. Time 1 59. Umpires Nash and Cunningham. Attendance 1500.
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Farrell
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Zimmer
Nash and
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Madame Connollys Fortune Disposition Announced
Heirs of Madame Connolly hold an agreement in Newark on the division of her estate valued at about 1 million dollars. The New York heir will receive property at Elberon valued at 800 thousand dollars. Brothers Thomas and Richard Hodnett, sheep farmers in Australia, receive a large share. Madame Connolly died aged 75 in 1899 after a career as a leading New York dressmaker. Her third husband, John E. Fitzgerald, once a congressman and Boston revenue collector, survived her briefly.
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Madame Connolly
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N. J
New York City
Elberon
Thomas
Richard Hodnett
Australia
A. T. Stewart
John E. Fitzgerald
Internal Revenue
Boston
Mathewson Shines as Mets Batting Stalls in St. Louis defeat
New York opened May 28 with Mathewson pitching splendidly against St. Louis but could not produce runs. The only winner came on a walk, an out, and Ryan's two bagger. Final score St. Louis 1 New York 0. Batteries Powell and Ryan Math ewson and Smith. Umpire Dwyer. Time 1.40 Attendance 3300.
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Mathewson
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New Yorks
Ryan
Powell
Smith
Dwyer
Chicago-Baltimore 14 to 5 scoreline reported
Scores show Chicago defeated Baltimore 14 to 5. Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 4 to 3. Detroit and Cleveland did not play due to rain with no games held.
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Baltimore
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Milford milk war ends with signed contractor cards
In Milford New Hampshire May 28 Milford Amherst and Mont Vernon milk producers held a mass meeting. Representatives of the contractors urged signing cards calling for the surplus clause of the straight price. After listening to the talks the farmers unanimously agreed to sign the cards signaling a shift in the dispute.
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N. H
Amherst
Mont Vernon
George O. Whiting
Isaac Whiting
Messrs. Whiting
Baseball scores and postponement from late games
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 48 Pitts burgh. At New York St. Louis 1 New York. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 0 in 11 innings. At Boston Boston game postponed by rain.
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Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Boston
Toronto Beats Montreal Four to Two
In Toronto, the Orioles defeated Montreal 4 to 2 as weather paused play in Worcester Syracuse and Buffalo with no games staged due to rain.
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Montreal
Worcester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Derby Derby 12 Bristol 11 in ten innings sports score
Baseball scores report several games with Bristol edging Derby in ten innings at Derby Derby 12 to 11 while Bridgeport edged Bridgeport 1 to 0 in Bridgeport Meriden. Exeter Phillips Exeter beat Harvard second 11 to 10 and Worcester Georgetown defeated Holy Cross 6 to 0. Reader notice advertise in Courier.
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Meriden
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Phillips Exeter
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Col James Miner Dies In Poverty At Milford At 82
Col James Miner once assistant secretary of the Confederate Navy died in poverty at Milford aged 82. Before the war he co owned the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. The Civil War ruined his fortune and his later attempts, including a high pressure engine, failed. A trunk held Confederate bonds and money valued at a million dollars.
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Milford
James Miner
Tredegar Ironworks
Richmond
Confederate Veterans Gather For 11th Reunion In Memphis
Memphis Tenn May 28 Twenty three hundred and five United Confederate Veterans members from 1331 camps met in Confederate hall for the eleventh annual reunion. The floral parade was postponed due to weather. A memorial meeting for Jefferson Davis was held by the Ladies Memorial Association before the convention opened.
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Memphis
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Jefferson Davis
Race meeting set for Brookline June 15
Boston May 28 The race committee of the Automobile Club of New England will hold a meeting at the Country Club Brookline on Saturday June 15. Classes include member only events and events open to all participants.
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Country Club
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Fire engulfs hill pavilion and power house in Duluth
A pavilion atop a hill 600 feet above Lake Superior burned today along with the incline railway power house. A car descended the track as flames rose, crashed through gates onto Superior street, and several people narrowly escaped death. Loss estimated at 60,000 dollars.
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Superior Street
Burdock Blood Bitters Tones Stomach Indigestion Cure
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthen and tone the stomach making indigestion impossible. The slogan emphasizes cures for digestive ills and promotes the product as a reliable remedy.
Burglars Wreck Andover Post Office Safe
Two men entered the Andover Maine post office in the early hours, blew the safe with nitro or dynamite, and stole about 1090 dollars plus stamps. A 50 member posse pursued toward Roxbury Notch, recovered the loot, and arrested the thieves in the woods with shots fired. Local deputy sheriffs led the capture, and a witness reported two suspicious men seen on the road prior.
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Rumford
Roxbury Notch
Keith
F. B. Smith
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Roxbury Wotch
Newport Man Alvah W Brown Kills Self on Steamer Plymouth
The body of Alvah W. Brown formerly of New York City was found at Newport police station after he shot himself on the steamer Plymouth of the Fall River line. He had boarded to go to Boston and died from a temple wound after a second pistol shot following a first shot to the left breast. Brown was well dressed and appeared to be of means, with offices on 46 Cedar Street. Officers rushed a doctor, but Brown insisted on reaching Boston and the incident caused intense excitement onboard.
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Brutal murder of Greenwich sewer foreman by discharged workers
Jacob Larsen a night foreman on a Greenwich sewer project was murdered by three Italians he had fired. He was stabbed in the abdomen and nearly disemboweled after a scuffle near the boiler house. An eye witness said the assailants fled as Larsen staggered toward a nearby house. A posse hunts the suspects.
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Larsen
Lambert Held in Murder Case at Foxcroft Me
Henry M. Lambert charged with murdering J. Wesley Allen and his wife and daughter at Shirley was held by Judge Smith for the September term grand jury. Eleven state witnesses testified. Lambert’s counsel produced none. State officials say substantial undisclosed evidence exists for later use. Lambert was moved to jail for the grand jury proceedings.
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