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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
10
Morse’s department store cuts prices on all trousers and suits to clear 1800 pairs from regular stock. Trousers priced at 2.00 and 3.00 with markdowns to 1.00 to 3.00 savings. suits for boys ages 8 to 16 now 3.00 to close.
Quincy police arrested Louis W. Sinclair of New York a suspected con artist known for staying with a claimed wife at Wollaston Hotel without paying and stealing a ring from a guest at New Adams House. He is accused of passing bad checks and claims to be a Massachusetts agent for a large typewriting firm. Authorities plan to have Boston detectives review him for possible prior recognition.
Boston Post reporters tested ice deliveries across several companies in the North End and downtown. Dealers consistently shorted weights for 50 pound orders, with scales showing 41 to 47 pounds and prices around 10 to 20 cents, drawing accusations of systematic overcharging by multiple firms.
District Attorney Moran announced he will investigate institutions run similarly to the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women. He said action will be taken against them when time permits, after ordering the inmates at that home released.
A network of institutions including the North End Mission and Rescue Mission operate on similar plans to the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women. Matrons describe small, private funded facilities with limited external work and court referrals. The district attorney’s actions drew condemnation from charity workers, while inmates at the Massachusetts Home largely chose to stay, praising the home's work.
District Attorney Moran will not hurl the 16 inch bomb until Saturday. He held a consult with Corporation Counsel John D. Mc Laughlin and Schoolhouse Commissioner Thomas A. Mullen to gather essential details about graft allegations connected with the normal school building project.
Reporters interview a deputy as ice companies bring scales daily for inspection. Last week 183 scales were checked, 50 tagged for repair and eight condemned. Proportions resemble previous years as several deputy sealers ask to see scales on the street.
District Attorney Moran vows to pursue local ice dealers despite New York grand jury exonerating the American Ice Company. He says the cases are distinct and will not set a precedent, intending to use Boston evidence in his prosecutions.
Henry M Whitney for Governor and John A Sullivan for Lieutenant Governor are discussed as the Democratic regulars consider Whitney to challenge Moran. Colonel Gaston and Josiah Quincy back Whitney while Thayer is named for convention chairman with Williams denying any power of Gaston Quincy committee in Bryan reception.
Harry K. Thaw drew widespread charity from Wall Street cafes and others who sent meals and utensils to the Tombs. Officials struggled to manage the stream as a misattributed quarrel over utensils sparked the bounty. Thaw’s attorney later denied any real dispute beyond the caterer’s illness.
Mayor Fitzgerald said he will cooperate with civil service commissioners and seek to hire emergency workers from certified lists rather than appointing by department heads. He argued the current rule could violate civil service law and cause delays, while promising to comply where possible.
Patrolman Hoy arrested George T. McAllister on a warrant charging larceny of 18 dollars from William Rowland. The theft was alleged to have occurred August 6 at a Lyndheboro Street residence in Charlestown.
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