Gets Breakfast For His Invalid Wife Then Hangs Himself
The body of Benjamin Coss, 42, a stationary engineer for Ridgeport Hardware Co., was found hanging in the basement at 711 Brewster Street this morning. He had risen at 6:30 to prepare breakfast for his invalid wife, mother, and four children, then disappeared. The children, aged five to eight, found him. no despondency had been noted by the family. Survived by widow, children, mother, and brother Francis Cross of Fairfield. He belonged to the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Coss
Ridgeport Hardware Co
Brewster Street
Francis Cross
Fairfield
Order of American Mechanics
Thieves Steal Jewelry. Neighborhood Search Underway
Thieves entered the home of Charles Neubauer by breaking a pane at 1569 Noble Avenue while the family was at the theater. Jewelry valued near 100 dollars was taken. Separate notices cover obituaries and funeral details for multiple local residents, with dates, places, and burial arrangements listed for public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Neubauer
Armstrong ‘Manufacturing Co
Noble Avenue
Brakeman Held for Wreck Says Switch Failed
In a fatal collision near Keene the passenger express plowed into a freight at a switch left open. Flagman Hershenroder fled, later jailed. brakeman Thompson disputes Hershenroder about switch status. Investigators note the half red half green signal may have misled the engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wreck
Mix Armi
Tuttle
Hershenroder
Flagman
Mix
T. J. Creighton
New York City
Trainmen die in wreck as doctor cites instant death
Engineer Lake and Fireman Slack were killed instantly in a caboose wreck near Waterbury. Dr. Frank J. Tuttle, medical examiner for Naugatuck, said Lake suffered a broken neck and skull fracture while Slack had a base skull fracture. The bodies, still in the wreck, were not moved until midnight and were taken to Sunny's undertaking establishment in Waterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Beacon Falla
Sherif James EB. Sweeney
Braminer Tuttle
Toac
Waterbury
Lake
Slack
Frank J. Tuttle
Naugatuck
Tuttle
Sunny
Trainmen Observe Switch Fully Open After Overnight Wreck
Witness William C Gruber near Beacon Falls described hearing a New York express freight clash at a station. He saw steam, a blazing engine front, and a dead engineer. He reported passengers largely uninjured, with the switch found fully open by two trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Gruber
Railroad Avenue
Beacon Falls
Farmer
New York Express
Safety Appliance Laws Violated Is Spellacy's Charge
United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy filed in federal court a six count complaint against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad for violation of the federal safety appliance law. Allegations state that at Midway on August 7 and 8 cars and a switching engine carried defective equipment including out of repair coupling, out of repair hand brake, broken brake chain, and missing foot boards. The government seeks a $500 penalty per count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
United States
Thomas J. Spellacy
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Midway
WRECK SCENE ONE HE WILL NEVER FORGET
Robert Fitzgerald and his father-in-law B G Hler recount the New York Winsted express wreck from their Railroad avenue home near the scene. They describe the crash, flames and escaping steam, calls to doctors and the rubber factory fire alarm, and efforts to aid two injured men and the dead engineer. Local doctor Dr Tuttle and Father Morrison assist as rescue unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fitzgerald
B. G. Hler
Fitzgerald
Railroad Avenue
Central
Naugatuck
St. Mary’s Hospital
Father Morrison
Blood on Cars Signals Grade Crossing Wreck
Bethel Connecticut December 2 A South Norwalk bound train stopped at the local station when blood coated steps warned of a fatality. A mile north of the station a mangled wagon lay by the crossing and the wagon driver Perley Hamlin of Great Plain escaped with severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Hamlin
Great Plain
Widow of Garon Seeks Administration Papers
Sadie Garon widow of Nathan Garon, a Warren street dry goods merchant shot by robbers last Saturday, has filed for letters of administration for herself and four year old Celia. Marcus Hirsch filed the petition. bond of $1,090 not yet furnished. Estate includes stock in the 246 Warren Street store valued at about $1,500. widow and daughter named as heirs. Coroner Phelan postponed the shooting hearing to next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Garon
Nathan Garon
Warren Street
Probate Court
Celia
Marcus Hirsch
Notary Public
Garon
Phelan
Agents sought to sell popular priced household goods
An advertisement invites agents to travel by car and introduce a line of 256 fast selling household necessities. It promises the greatest product on earth, earnings of about $10 a day, a complete outfit and automobile furnished free to workers, and exclusive territory. Written by P. D. Conway, Sales Manager, 76 American Building, Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Conway
Cincinnati
Toyland Opens For Christmas Shoppers In Joyful Spirit
Christmas shopping bursts with bustle as families prepare for the holiday. Shoppers eager to treat children with many want lists, while Toyland displays tempt with sweaters and warm worsted knitwear. A mother notes the season brings delight to youngsters eager for gifts from Santa. The ad invites families to Fourth floor Toyland and front basement items like a snug worsted sweater in maroon or dark oxford for five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Toyland
Howland Sealed Records and Seasonal Gifts Offer
Howland sealed records promise pristine reproduction with no handling damage and cost the same as regular records. December records are praised for their quality and variety. Front basement features enlargements from negatives, including 5x7 to 11x14 pictures, priced 30c to 70c. Fourth floor offers smoker’s stands, tobacco jars, and golf themed tables with various prices. Fourth floor also presents loose leaf and bound photo albums with sizes and prices up to $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Columbia
Leather bound books on gift shelves at New Century editions
A catalog style list highlights leather bound volumes for gifts in a library display. Notable items include Romola by George Eliot in a seven volume flexible leather edition, Robert Burns’ poems in eight volumes, and Shakespeare in six to nine volumes with leather bindings and gilt tops. Prices range from $1.10 to $8.50. Main floor rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Stevenson
Dickens
Hirot
Thackeray
Eather
George Eliot
Robert Burns
Longfellow
Burns
Kipling
Lowell
Whittier
Shakespeare
Morocco
O Henry
Alfred Noyes
The
Yukon
Robert W. Service
Red Cross
Service
French jewelry for sale at low prices
Plain goldplated pieces without precious stones offer simple but tasteful adornment. Pins shaped as baskets hold flowers with bright centers. necklaces feature colored stones and mixed beaded strands. Coral and jet accents included. Necklaces 50c to $5. brooches 50c to $1. bar pins 50c to $1 and up. bracelets of genuine jet from England 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Benanyanorooon
3Eet Naugatuck, Conn
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St St. Michael's Cemetery
M. J. Gannon
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St. Rose's Church
Newtown
St. Rose's Cemetery
Shea
St Rose's Church
Nels W
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Gepitel Avenue
Bt. Patrick’s
St. S Saichaleta
Ose
Catherine A. Connor
Bérgard F. Connor
Harmony
Wedger
Métia
Norristown
Univer Go
Third St
Cin
Nesnes Rae
Mauch
Engineer Lake
Fidgman Hershenroder
Thompson
Hershhenroder
Caboose
Iires
Cs E. Johnson
John Trumbull
M. D. Miller
Highland Division
Spellacy
Idgeport, Conn
Howland
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
Axminster
Bogey
Howland Dry Goods
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