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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
5
Pepperell police chief Tarbell reports a strong new lead in the First National Bank raid early Wednesday. He believes he is on the trail of at least one robber after unearthing the clue.
A Dunstable milkman and his assistant met a hasty stranger the morning after a bank break. Police theorize the robbers escaped by car, split the loot, and headed toward Groton and Lowell. Private detectives view suspect images with the witnesses as search parties scan the riverbanks for clues and missing salt bags thought to be used as mufflers.
Patrick Hanrahan aged 17 and John O Neil aged 15 were arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Casey Bohling and Robinson of Division 2 on charges of breaking and entering Theodore Rosenbaum s store at 42 Federal street and stealing 850 cigars valued at 25 The youths gave addresses at 65 C street and 147 Seventh street South Boston.
Patrick H. Grace was rejected by Parlor City Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Binghamton New York. T F Walker was elected to succeed him as financier after Grace had led the office for 12 years. Grace had written to President Roosevelt asking Taft's labor stance, using the word we in reference to the group which members say was improper.
Detachment of mounted police escorts the Hudson Bay Company mail run from Edmonton to northern Canada. The three month, 2000 mile journey carries the largest mail yet to frozen regions, with sacks weighing 953 pounds transported by dog teams.
At the Texas State University grounds in Austin William J. Bryan began speaking when James B. Clark, the university proctor, collapsed and died minutes later from heart disease. Officials postponed warning of the death to avoid panic and continued the program.
President Hall outlines failings in public schools including too few days, poorly trained teachers, and incompetent board control. He cites feminization of boys, deteriorating textbooks, poor English instruction, neglected moral education, and rising juvenile crime as urgent concerns.
Boston school leaders dispute Clark College President Stanley Hall who warned that American public schools are deteriorating. They endorse a more optimistic view, with Stratton D. Brooks and others saying defects are exaggerated or not applicable to Boston schools.
After the next prison electrocution in Trenton the county and prison physicians plan to revive the condemned man to test theories that electrocution only stuns victims and that death comes from surgery or lime. John Mantasanna awaits execution as the subject of the test with Dr. Scammell and Dr. Mackenzie directing the medical procedures.
George H. Gillespie a 32 year old chemist was burned to death in a fire in his room at the Wellspeak residence Pittsfield last night. Gillespie a peddler of toilet articles made by himself had possible relatives in Troy New York and the cause of the blaze remains unclear.
Berlin dispatch reports a cosmopolitan source from St. Petersburg predicting a spring war between Russia and Austria-Hungary. The figure cites religion and popular will as drivers and argues Russia can easily defeat Austria-Hungary to regain prestige after the Japanese war.
In New York on December 6 Nathan Straus challenged Dr. Koch’s claim that tuberculosis cannot be spread by cows. Speaking at a Judeans meeting, Straus said he had asked Koch to retract his position and he had received no reply.
Three houses in Somerville were entered by forcing windows with a jimmy on Saturday evening. From John R. Walsh at 163 Central Street a lady's gold watch a gold bracelet a half dozen silver spoons and several pairs of gloves were stolen valued at 50 dollars. Other victims were Forest C. Cousins at 12 Thurston Street where under a dollar was taken and Winfield S. Kendrick of 418 Medford Street.
Secretary of the Navy received word from the U S consular agent that the armored cruiser fleet was abeam and south bound at 3 pm New York time toward La Union San Salvador and then Panama. The fleet sailed December first from Magdalena Bay after target practice.
Lloyd C. Griscom the American ambassador to Italy was received by King Victor Emmanuel and presented with the American Cross of Honor decoration yesterday in Rome context of formal ceremony and royal recognition.
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