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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
3
Subscribers must buy opera seats before November 2 to secure the early discount. Despite strong sales, good seats remain across all sections. Prices include $2 seats at $1.50 per performance, $1.50 seats at $1 per, and $1 seats at 50 cents per performance.
Five square inches of skin were grafted today from 12-year-old Alice Schulhoff to her 4-year-old brother Winfred at Bellevue Hospital. The operation, conducted to treat severe burns from a bonfire accident, left both children expected to be discharged in a few days.
Lyman C Hood 46, a Roxbury canvaser of 28 Mindora street, died Friday at City Hospital after an arrest at Roxbury Crossing station on drunkenness charges. Superintendent Pierce leads the inquiry into how his injuries occurred.
Ralph Hood's son accuses violence after Hood died following an arrest. Dr Timothy Leary performed an autopsy and cited alcoholism as the primary cause, while police deny fault. Hood suffered a broken nose and facial injuries en route to Hospital, with delirium tremens observed after arrival.
The body of William D. Kean age about 30 of 5 Presley Place Roxbury was found in bushes near Witham Street Gloucester with a shotgun fired through the heart. He reportedly used a jack knife in his left hand and a cord tied to the trigger to shoot himself after planning a trip for rest. His wife had encouraged a change of air. His brother in law Irving Parsons found him.
A high powered motor car dashed into the Brookline Village Elevated transfer station fences near 10 pm, ripping feet of the fence before the driver regained control. The car, Pierce-Arrow 24547, 48 horsepower, owned by A Tenney White of 9 Rawson road Brookline, fled without injuries.
Henry A. Desaulette, 14, of 910 Bennington Street East Boston, died when crushed in a basement freight elevator at 373 Washington Street. He had been an errand boy for Cowan and Meyers jewelers on the second floor. Ladder Company 8 removed the body.
A historical advertisement urges readers to skip paying $25 for a suit or overcoat until seeing Harko at Harrigan Co. The ad cites a price of $12.00 and notes the Washington street location.
Frugal specials listed for Friday include fabrics such as Linings in various finishes from 7c to 31.00, Veils and Veilings in multiple colors, Neckwear with chemisettes and jabots, Laces and Net Veils, and assorted Hosiery and Handkerchiefs. Prices emphasize drastic discounts on black Sateen and Chantilly laces, with Friday-only timing highlighted throughout.
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