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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
5
Boston police traced a notorious thief connected to eastern robberies after a mysterious trunk was shipped to Boston and found in his Newburyport hideout. Officers seized valuables, identified a Brooklyn residence, and linked stolen goods to various crimes while examining letters and Odd Fellows items.
Say Alexander J. Scherer of Waltham Street Boston is identified by police as the burglar who entered the Frost residence on High Street stealing hundreds of dollars in valuables and possibly linked to Hubbard’s clothing store theft on State Street. A trunk moved from a Washington Street store to a Walhem Street house aided the investigation.
Mrs Julia E Duff drew a large audience at the Dudley Street Opera House urging election to the School Board. She criticized the current board, attacked opponent Ellis and Chairman Storrow, and defended teacher salaries and pension plans in a lengthy speech praising transparency and reform.
Campaigning for and against Mr Ellis for the School Board continued with Mr Ellis speaking in South Boston and Mrs Duff addressing a Roxbury audience. Chairman Storrow spoke at the Mt Hope Citizens Association meeting.
Paris December 5 The renowned astronomer Professor Camille Flammarion renounces spiritualism. He had long written on psychic phenomena with belief in their reality but now rejects their objective importance while not denying subjective value of spirit manifestations.
Large medals reading Ive been there adorn many a child in Boston this week as souvenirs from Humpty Dumpty at Santa Claus headquarters Wonderland on the Henry Siegel Co store third floor. The free show draws thousands daily with grand Christmas displays and low prices, delighting young visitors.
Mrs Duff reads a statement at a Dudley Street meeting and to newspapers denying fanning racial tensions. She says her Boston School Board campaign rests on educational grounds and that she has not raised or inflamed race issues.
Julia E Duff supports the current Boston School Board, challenging charges about high salaries and secrecy. She cites the board’s merit list, teacher pay, and efforts to keep unruly students from court, urging voters to evaluate facts at the Lewis School and beyond.
The March meeting at Stephen M Weld schoolhouse Canterbury features Mr Storrow speaking against a proposed Forest Hills hotel and remarks by political nominees. It notes the New Haven Hartford road scoring for inadequate transport facilities and an address by James J Storrow on the school board.
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