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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1899

Page

5

Deafness Lecture Promises Free Treatment Results Shown

Dr. Wilson's illustrated talk last Tuesday showcased four patients cured or improved by his deafness treatment. Cases include Mrs Elliott of Newton aged 71 Mr Monanan of Everett 19 Mr Forbes of Boston 90 and Miss Yatro of Leominster 7 who could hear whispers and distant speech after treatment. Free consultations and examinations are offered during office hours with demonstrations of X ray and modern therapy devices.

Mackin Somerville Mr. Forbes Boston Miss Yatro Leominster Wilson National Association of Physicians and Surgeons Delaeness

Noble elected delegate to International Typographical Union

Clarence A. Noble led Boston Typographical Union No. 138 to election as delegate to the International Typographical Union convention in Detroit. Other delegates include John J. Chase Frank Laker and Thomas J. OConnell. Metcalf re elected president Davis secretary McPherson vice president Betts sergeant at arms Flinagin treasurer.

Clarence A. Noble Detroit Boston International Typographical Union Mr. Noble John J. Chase The Journal Frank Laker Book and Thomas J. O'Connell Globe Walter A. Metcalt Arthur G. Davis J. A. McPherson Betts Frank Flinagin

Post men vote with lively interest in contest

Voters showed lively interest in the contest while adhering to careful civic duty as the postmen voted with pride in the outcome and process.

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Plot to seize Johannesburg fort in Transvaal fizzles

Late May reports from the Transvaal claim a plot to seize Johannesburg fort and hold it until help arrived. The would be plotters were not British officers but pretenders with bogus titles, allegedly used by the Boers to discredit Britain among European powers.

London Transvaal Johannesburg

Mr Moams Fog Show Promises Better Eats With Drinks

At a food show at police headquarters Judge and manager Commissioner Harry F Adams criticized second class hotel proprietors for meager unappetizing foods served with Sunday drinks. They were warned to improve the meals or risk stricter enforcement. Promises of reform followed and a stronger showing is expected next time.

Harry F. Adams Adams

Norwegians in Boston Celebrate 1814 Constitution Anniversary

Norwegians in Boston marked the anniversary of Norway's 1814 constitution at Eidsvold with gatherings in several society halls last night. The Viking Club held a banquet in Legion of Honor Hall on Huntington Avenue.

Eidsvold Boston Norway Viking Club Legion of Honor Hall Huntington Avenue

Unveiling of Sir Walter Scott Bust at Public Library

The Public Library opened a new lecture hall yesterday with the unveiling of a Sir Walter Scott bust by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot. Attending were Mayor Quincy and notable figures including Lawrence Lowell and Edward Robinson as speakers and supporters.

Eliot Harvard University Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Public Library Solomon Lincoln Board of Trustees James DeNormandie Quincy Lawrence Lowell Edward Robinson The Art Museum Charles Francis Adams Historical Society Chantrey Westminster Abbey United States Boston Scotland Iriske Warren Fiske Warren Scott New Eneland Caledonia Tie

Sentences Handed Down in Superior Court

Judge Gakil sentenced Albert K Dickenson to the Massachusetts Reformatory for embezzling about $800 from Hood Rubber Company where he worked as a clerk. It was his first offence. Ray Howard received nine months at the House of Correction for fraud.

Superior Criminal Court Gakil Albert K. Dickenson Massachusetts Reformatory Hood Rubber Company Dickenson Ray Howard House of Correction

Local matinee at Combination Park draws about 100

A fragmentary report notes a matinee at Combination Park yesterday afternoon with an attendance around one hundred. Names and numbers in the text are garbled, but the event is described as a casual afternoon gathering with minimal detail.

Combination Park Jim Aisa Pace Vilkea Pia Neots

Kite Flying Exhibition Captures Boston Audience

A science minded kite display in Boston recalls boyhood joys and golf's early pioneers. Four naval bon kites rose with a 69 degree angle before strings parted sending five toward the Charles River. A sloop rigged yacht kite sailed for five hours while Professor J Francis Cooley attempted an air ship kite from the Ames building but could not rise it.

Drake Horsman Pressor Cooley Admiral Sampson Santiago New York Charles River J. Francis Cooley Cooley Ames Scollay Square Exchange Building Boston W. J. Kersman New York City Loston Tiersman United States Post Exchange Ames Bulldine

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