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August 8, 1921
The Abbeville Press And Banner
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Boston war veteran Harry Shanley, injured by a German shell in France, has a hole through his head from ear to ear, enabling him to pass objects like buttons and paper through it. Treated at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; may lose voice.
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Boston Youth Has Hole Through Head That Puzzles Science.
Boston, Aug. 7. Boston specialists are puzzled over the strange case of Harry Shanley, American war veteran, who has an open passage in his head extending from ear to ear.
The former soldier can pass as many as fifteen buttons through one ear and out the other. He was in France with the Canadian army, when a German shell exploded over his head, deafening him. Although his vocal cords remain, physicians have told Shanley, he will eventually lose his voice. Shanley can put a wad of paper in his mouth and remove the same from either ear. He is being treated at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Boston Youth Has Hole Through Head That Puzzles Science.
Boston, Aug. 7. Boston specialists are puzzled over the strange case of Harry Shanley, American war veteran, who has an open passage in his head extending from ear to ear.
The former soldier can pass as many as fifteen buttons through one ear and out the other. He was in France with the Canadian army, when a German shell exploded over his head, deafening him. Although his vocal cords remain, physicians have told Shanley, he will eventually lose his voice. Shanley can put a wad of paper in his mouth and remove the same from either ear. He is being treated at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
War Injury
Head Wound
Medical Anomaly
Wwi Veteran
Shell Explosion
What entities or persons were involved?
Harry Shanley
Where did it happen?
Boston, Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary
Story Details
Key Persons
Harry Shanley
Location
Boston, Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary
Event Date
Aug. 7
Story Details
American war veteran Harry Shanley has an open passage through his head from ear to ear due to a German shell explosion in France while serving with the Canadian army, allowing him to pass buttons and paper through it; he is being treated at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and may lose his voice.