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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1910
Page
9
Henry M. Whitney argues that removing tariff barriers would lift U S food prices by boosting supply from Canada and home production. He cites eggs butter beef potatoes and other items, urging reciprocity to expand available goods and reduce costs for border regions.
A health focused notice endorses Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the preferred gentle laxative for children. It warns against substitutes, urges purchase of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, and notes the regular price and distribution by leading druggists.
The piece reports insistence on maximizing profits from Swift & Co. across New England with a circular signed A. T. H. asserting stores will show reasonable results. It notes industry leaders anticipate temporary food price reductions and expect improved demand and prices next week.
Washington January 28 a meat boycott was launched in the District of Columbia today led by the wife of a former senator and her group the Women s Anti which urges consumers to refuse meat purchases until certain conditions are met the move signals growing consumer protest in the capital aimed at prompting policy or industry changes through a public refusal to buy meat.
The Food Trust League was organized at Mrs. John B. Henderson’s home, wife of former Missouri senator, who was elected president. All district women’s clubs and women in general will be invited to join the movement.
The No Meat Club plans a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall tonight to push a broad boycott aimed at reducing food prices. Legislators governors and packing-house reps are invited to discuss actions and a proposed federal investigation into high food costs. Meat prices have already softened locally with declines of two to four cents per cut.
A bustling day at the water front with seven new arrivals at the wharf and the Lillian staying over. The eight craft carried 178,300 pounds of mixed fresh fish including haddock and cod with varying prices. Leyland line freighter Georgian brought 3400 tons of freight from London, the largest consignment 5700 bales of Australian wool worth about 800,000 dollars. A convoy of tugs tows coal barges departed for western pockets while Vineyard Haven ferried nearly a dozen to Boston with about 80 barges and over 35,000 tons of coal. The sugar laden Pathfinder from Guanlea will dock at Standard Refinery in South Boston. the steamships Caledonian and Massachusetts report buoy issues and upcoming drydocking and repairs for Melrose and other vessels. Arrivals, clearances, and sailings list extensive duties and cargo movements along the Atlantic and harbor routes.
In Washington on January 28 Senator Lodge argued that rising costs of living are global and not driven by American tariffs. He cited changes in gold supply and demand as causes, and said tariffs cannot lower necessities. Senator Bacon supported findings of cheaper beef in England and noted Detroit residents pay more than Windsor, Canada.
Yesterday afternoon in Symphony Hall the Symphony Orchestra performed Schumann Genoveva Overture Franck’s Symphony in D minor Wagner Prelude from Tristan and Isolde Siegfried forest music and Flying Dutchman overture at the 14th public rehearsal. The Schumann overture impresses with romantic poetry yet lacks ideal ensemble balance and dramatic truth while Franck’s reading by Mr. Fiedler earns praise for humanity and structure.
A critique lauds Franck and the symphony for spiritual depth and dramatic orchestration. It praises the work’s bold color scheme, coherent progressions, and triumphant finale, noting Wagnerian excerpts and a dignified Ascension like mood. Winners announced for a prize event. dancing followed with a long list of assistants.
The annual whist party and dance of the Jones McDuffee Stratton Mutual Benefit Association was held last night in Court Hall at 200 Huntington Avenue. Whist ran from 8:30 to 10:30 with Miss J Qber winning the ladies first prize and Miss Agnes IL Sullivan among notable attendees.
Labor notes detail officers installed for Old Colony Lodge and upcoming biennial convention delegates for the inter national union in New Orleans. Other items report wage scale talks for elevator constructors and building laborers, a Boston painters council election, and a call for a waiting room at Adams square by Hebrew Bakers' Union as well as union meetings in preparation for a 1910 wage scale.
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