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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1897
Page
5
The November special allows all seeking or renewing care to be treated until cured at a $5 monthly rate. Doctors McCoy and Powell promise identical care to all, covering catarrh, bronchial tubes, lungs, and deafness, with no extended commitment beyond November.
Joel Allen of Natick Massachusetts recounts decades of deafness in his left ear from a measles attack. After seeking Doctor McCoy's treatment he reports hearing returning in that ear on Saturday November 6th, describing the result as miraculous and surprising.
Eames Minges of 174 Webster Ave Chelsea Mass describes twenty six year unilateral deafness ending after trying a new doctor pedate discovery. He reports left ear now hears clearly and ringing noises have eased following treatment.
A Roxbury man recalls nine years of chronic bronchial trouble and failed therapies before visiting Doctors McCoy and Powell. After nightly and morning treatment, he reports improvement and relief from fatigue, with renewed energy and better health.
W. W. Corrigan of 98 Grove Street Chelsea Mass recalls a May evening when a severe coughing fit caused a torrent of bright red blood to spurt from his mouth three times in one night. He sought medical advice after a sleepless night to determine the cause of the hemorrhages.
A patient describes illness with catarrh and consumption symptoms after rest in the Maine woods. After seeking treatment from Doctors McCoy and Powell the chest pain, cough, and breath difficulty faded, appetite returned, and overall health improved, confirming a cure.
Reverend Miles Grant, evangelist for forty six years, earned a world wide reputation through long gospel campaigns and public preaching across diverse communities.
A seven week expert committee reports on the West End Street Railway assets as the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners prepare to decide the lease terms with the Boston Elevated Railroad. The appraisal covers 21 miles of track and the company assets valued around 26.4 million dollars with data supplied by West End and checked against current prices.
Several cemetery workers are dismissed after a heated Boston Cemetery Association meeting where President Mulvey’s re election was debated. Six opposition members, all gardeners, age ranged from 35 to 70, were fired for voting against Mulvey, fueling ongoing faction tensions and plans for a new special meeting.
The National Academy of Sciences holds sessions at the Rogers Building MIT with speakers from Columbia Brown Yale and others presenting on atmospheric mass steel physics evolution molluscan fossils and borax nutrition. Afternoon papers include imperial yard metre relations evolution Matters and Japanese pottery collection at the Boston Art Museum. Sessions resume today.
The jury in New York City convicted Fritz Meyer of the murder of Policeman Frederick Smith of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer after only twenty five minutes of deliberation. The verdict declares Meyer guilty of first degree murder.
Police weigh murder charges as Francis McLaughlin lies wounded and on the hospital danger list after his wife Margaret McLaughlin dies at City Hospital. An inspector notes no arrest while he recovers. sister Bridget stays with the injured woman. funeral planned in Lynn. The couple were first cousins born in Ireland.
Yesterday afternoon 947 new voters were added to the municipal registration at the election commissioners office in Old Court House. Democratic wards show the bulk of work with 587 names across twelve wards, ward 13 leading with 1% and ward 10 next at 8. Outside registration to begin citywide today.
Charlestown Nationalists announce Miss Maud Gonne, Ireland’s Joan of Arc, will lecture at the Columbia Theatre in Boston on Sunday evening December 19. A reception and parade by the Irish of Bunker Hill will precede the event. 600 tickets were to be secured.
At a Chelsea Board of Aldermen meeting Alderman Rowe warned the edge stones and sidewalk budget is exhausted and workers may go unpaid without a temporary appropriation. A $100 transfer from street watering was approved for second reading. A bond issue of 126000 to settle 1897 debt was moved to finance committee after passage to second reading.
The Continental Clothing House announces a massive stock sale after acquiring Davies Hopkins & Co holdings. With one hundred thousand dollars worth of added goods, the store promises first class men’s, boys’, and children’s wear at prices below cost and extended evening hours until Thanksgiving Day to aid workers and families.
In Aspen Colorado on November 16 the Smuggler fire area faces worsening danger as gas drives mass evacuation. About 200 miners were pulled from Smugglers Mountain this morning, with roughly 1600 workers displaced in total. Around forty to fifty miles of tunnels have been abandoned. Engineer Irving from the Park Regent mine was carried out insensible, others partially or wholly unconscious.
A Suffolk Supreme Court case questions whether Rev. A. A. Miner's widow properly exercised a power of appointment in favor of their niece Maria L. Field. If invalid, about 60 000 dollars would pass to residuary legatees including Universalist societies and Tufts College, which would receive the majority around 40 000 dollars. Judge Allen will report the case for determination.
Arthur B. Moody son of a New Haven insurer was jailed at Central station as a fugitive. Bonds posted for 2500, to appear in City Court. New York Detective-Sergeant Evanhoe seeks requisition papers. Moody allegedly took 1200 from a lady, 5000 in paintings, and kept proceeds. indictment reportedly found. Moody has been living in New York.
The Knights of Labor general assembly chose Chicago as the meeting place and the first Tuesday in November 1898 as the time. A contest occurred with Cincinnati Pittsburg Washington Boston and New York also named, but Chicago carried the vote on the first ballot.
Washington D C November 16 The following pension changes from the November 2 issue list Original grants for Massachusetts Moses P Richardson Winchester George Parkhurst Gloucester George W Hyde Cambridge Edmund Cooper Westfield Lyman G Thompson Charlestown John F Mudgett Salem George E Cole Soldiers Home Suffolk Edward McElroy South Boston Samuel A Thumway North Brookfield Theodore Darling South Boston Increase special November 6 Charles G Foster Lynn Reissue John J Coffey Boston Reissue and increase George Schnitzer Springfield Original widows etc Sarah E Lord Manchester Elizabeth B Leonard Milford
Barry of Dorchester claimed Sanford supporters will back Mayor Quincy in Dorchester if Sanford loses to Curtis at upcoming caucuses. The Oakland Hall rally by the Sanford Club No. 2 drew over 2000 attendees with Buck presiding. Taft attacked Curtis and Atwood, charging improper payments and pressure on local merchants to influence the Sanford ticket.
Dorchester wards 20 and 24 become the political storm center as factions rally around Sanford and Curtis. Atwood Codman clashes cloud ward committee control while plans for a new, fair committee gain traction to shift votes ahead of the next congressional nominating fight.
A fragment notes Curtis delegates could influence a school housing plan and a congressional nomination for Harrison Harmony Atwood, highlighting the political stakes tied to local choices.
Democratic mayoralty and aldermanic withdrawal notices were not released at the party HQ as time ran out for filing. In Ward 6 six names were pulled from the municipal slate and replacements named. Sen I Charles I Quirk amid a senatorial contest drew talk as McCarthy aided his bid. The 3 o’clock deadline for filling vacancies loomed this afternoon.
Samuel Cazenove was withdrawn from the Ward 9 mayoralty delegation and Hon Joseph H O Neil was substituted to secure a seat at the mayoralty convention. The move aims for Mr O Neil to deliver the nominating speech for Mayor Quincy after sealed papers showed near unanimous renomination. O Neil agreed to the invitation due to his party standing and ties to the mayor.
At a full meeting of the Massachusetts Republican Editorial Association officers and executive committee, the candidacy of Hon. W. H. Cook of Milford for the Senate presidency next year was unanimously and formally endorsed. Senator Cook has led the association since its 1891 founding.
Somerville Ward 2 Municipal League met last evening and completed its nominations adding James F. Davlin to run with Councilman John McDonald. Incumbents James Kenney and Arthur D. Osborne seek re election along with D. D. Lord and Arthur D. Vinal. Dr. Dearborn is endorsed for re election to the school board.
Clergymen in Cambridge met yesterday afternoon to organize church involvement in the upcoming campaign. Professor Francis G. Peabody was elected president, with Rev. F. E. Ramsdell as secretary and treasurer. Two committees were formed to coordinate general campaign work and to plan a large mass meeting scheduled for December 12.
The Captain Tyrell Independent Political Club schedules a 8 pm meeting at Inne ton Mall Dover and Washington streets with a joint debate in Revere between Martha Moore Avery and Andrew Garbutt on socialism or single tax. Ward 10 aldermanic and Common Council campaigns feature Mc Devitt Griffin Hayes McManus Ryan and Bradley with multiple endorsements and nominations discussed.
Revere Assembly 1621 met at Lusitania Hall 164 Hanover Street. It is formed by Boston city employees. James Donnelly and M O'Hare of D A 30 addressed the assembly on organizational fruits and improving city employee conditions. Ten new members admitted and six propositions referred.
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