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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Dr. Liverpool at 360 Tremont Street Boston offering free examinations and cures for chronic and obscure diseases. It claims rapid diagnoses without patient questioning, lists vast cures across numerous conditions, and states medicines are provided free during treatment with office hours for gentlemen.
The Amateur Athletic Union opened its annual meeting with James B. Sullivan presiding. Officers elected include E. E. Babb as president and J. J. Frawley as vice president, along with a slate of regional vice presidents and a secretary-treasurer. Several reinstatement bids were denied, amendments adopted, and redistricting plans discussed.
Harvard returns to the season’s end with speed and energy as Daly and a reenergized lineup pace the team through fast practice. Mifflin and Bowditch shine, Yale’s defense tested but manpower optimistic, while 10,000 seats already sold for Saturday’s Yale game and travel plans set for Meriden and return games.
The Jordan, Marsh & Co employees held their third annual ball at Roughan Hall in Charlestown drawing over 1600 tickets sold and near full attendance despite damp weather. A concert by Condit's orchestra opened the evening, with lively music and festive crowds of guests including many smiling attendees.
Boston business leaders press for speedy action to widen Congress street bridge with a steel structure costing about 480000 to 500000 in the loan bill. Proposed design includes an eighty foot wide span, a fifty foot draw, stone piers, and a tractile draw mechanism. Real Estate Exchange supports widening to ease water commerce and urges mayor and city council to act promptly.
The concert started at eight and lasted an hour before dancing began under promoter F H Condit. Floor director John Broderick led the grand march with Miss Margaret O’Hare and others, as fifty couples followed in red white and blue attire. The ball, a noted success, continued dancing until 3 this morning with a large reception and many aides in attendance.
Frederick P. Bradford and John J. Kelley are named in an early report, indicating involvement in a case or matter under initial notice. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
The Brockton alleys saw the Calumets win one game as Commercial TV took a one sided lead while the 999th Artillery squad scored two victories at North Cambridge securing important regional standings.
In the Massachusetts League at North Cambridge Newtowne defeated 999th Artillery two games to one. Phinney led 999th with 683 total and 12 strikes, 15 spares. Saunders posted 674. Newtowne totals reached 2608 to 2584 for the Artillery as Hales and Tuttle contributed strong scores.
The Insurance League rolling at St James’s alleys featured seesawing, with the Travelers beating the Paige team two games to one by a single pin in the opening game. The Travelers posted 1218 total. The Underwriters won two games and lost the third to the Carpenter aggregation. The Employers swept Bennett, narrowly missing a second-game win. Macomber took three from Darling Russell in a loosely rolled match.
Report from the 65th Police Precinct in Greater New York dated October 11 1900 praises Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer Co as curing kidney and bladder trouble. James Cook Hugh Boyle and John Bodkin small letters describe relief, sleep improvements, and reduced nocturnal urination after using eight bottles. Officers endorse the remedy.
Mrs. Mary Engelhardt of 2835 Madison St St Louis says prolonged female and heart troubles with swelling ended after using Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root. She reports rapid improvement from week one, endorses the remedy, and invites inquiries about her case asserting pleasant taste and targeted relief.
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root advertised as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims to help all organs when kidneys are weak and offers free sample by mail with a booklet of testimonials. Readers urged to test urine and visit drug stores for bottles.
Chicago Nov 19 Nearly 100000 was distributed among 161 professional bicyclists in the outdoor season just closed. John A Nelson earned 11747 leading middle distance with 138 points. Frank Kramer tops general points with 119. Boston area tracks shared the 300 largest premium of the year among top earners including McHachern, Michael, Stimson, Miller, Caldwell, McFarland, Taylor, Stevens, Fisher, Downing and Langdon.
The upcoming Harvard versus Yale football game in New Haven generates wide excitement. Reserve items are available at Wright & Ditson’s on Weaningson Street and Thurston’s in Cambridge.
The article sketches long term heavyweight bout plans centered on Jef Fries with six months until the first fight. It notes promoter aims to stage matches in New York and other cities, discusses possible opponents, weigh in on Tyson Mulvihill and Gans bouts, and cites Odell’s cautious stance on revival.
The piece outlines potential legal action to define automobile rights in the state, mentions Havener and Adams seeking precedents after runaway horse damage, and shifts to six-day race prep. It notes foreign racers earning respect, Elkes training for Madison Garden races, Eck assisting him, and prize money leaders like Nelson and Kraemer.
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