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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
2
Chicago February 3 Dr Fenton B Turek a noted stomach specialist who has returned from Europe attacked American eating habits He warned Americans eat three times as much meat as needed and urged better use of cheaper meats He criticized southern hog and hominy cuisine and said soups have no food value insisting on proper diet guidance
De Turek criticizes New England culture describing it as a race of nasal-speaking, sunken people and urges drawing on European Bulgarian peasantry for renewal. He laments local tastes of pork and beans and mince pies signaling decline, and contrasts Rome’s feasts with modern excess.
At the Chamber of Commerce maritime committee meeting yesterday members protested the planned consolidation of the hydrographic office with the weather bureau. They argued the local branch provides essential services including monthly navigational charts, and urged Treasury to keep the divisions distinct. Lieutenant Richardson spoke on the office’s work, warning that charts freely given to mariners could be discontinued if the change proceeds.
John McElroy confronted his wife and brandished a revolver in her face while she denied being his wife to another man. He paid a fine of zero dollars in Municipal Criminal Court yesterday afternoon.
A roof fire at the Union building on State and Exchange streets caused a rapid alarm and a heavy police and fire response. Clerks protected millions in Union National Bank Union Safe Deposit Vaults and Higginson Co. assets while staff hurried for safety, many rushing from the building. Fire crews contained the kettle of tar still burning as engines departed.
The passage describes the first warning of danger with whistles bells and police shouts as engines and wagons surge from streets near the building. Six engines and wagons three ladder trucks a couple of chemicals and a water tower are part of the scene as responders mobilize to the incident.
Mrs T L Johnson alias Mrs Audrey Williams dressed well tried to leave Hotel Astor unpaid. Arrest revealed she was recently discharged from Blackwell's Island workhouse where she served time for fraud by posing as the wife of Percival Whitall Worcester Mass. She is held for trial as a hotel beat.
A Harvard graduate, unnamed in reports, offers to construct a new bridge to replace the existing Charles River span near the Stadium. The proposal emphasizes a direct river crossing and improved access for local traffic and pedestrians.
Senator Joseph P. Lomasney opposed a bill allowing injured city workers to collect full pay during disability, calling it open fraud. Senator John J. Butler accused Lomasney of siding with the up lifters in the same debate.
Senator Lomasney denounces a proposed pay bill as flawed and notes it amends the new Boston charter while Senator Butler defends the humanitarian aim citing a worker injured and his family’s hardship. Teeling favors a six month limit as Lomasney prepares a lengthy rebuttal before adjournment.
Middlesex County District Attorney John J. Higgins has secured a favorable report on his petition to raise petty larceny penalties. The bill would raise fines from 15 to 100 dollars for pickpockets who steal five dollars, significantly stiffening punishment for minor theft.
A vocal group of riders from Andover to Lawrence condemned the Boston and Northern for cold, slow service at yesterday’s railroad board hearing. Arthur T. Chickering represented nine complainants in the session seeking improvements and relief.
A mixed stream of death notices lists Campbell Cola Dennehy Graham Grattan Kinsley Kristoffers en Jones Moeller O Connell Sears Welch and Welch in Roxbury East Boston Dorchester Woburn and Charlestown. Details include dates February 1910 ages and funeral times with high Mass at St Catherine's St Pauls St Marys and local cemeteries. Relatives and friends invited to attend with burial at Holy Cross Arlington and other local graveyards.
Call or Call 10¢ for a copy of the new novelty song IL Love My Steady Ant Em Crazy for My Once In a While KErocoy Music Con 36 Washington Street.
Bentley Warren, representing the company, said it was colder inside the cars than outside and that walking was twice as fast as riding. He expressed astonishment, noted the service as remarkably good, and stated he would investigate at once.
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