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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1927

Page

14

Benson Murder Case Deepens with New Suspicions

In the Benson murder saga District Attorney Markham and detective Vance press the case revealing forged checks and a key clue from Miss St Clair. They plan to confront Mrs Platz and uncover how the captain Leacock fits the night’s events while tracing the victim’s circle including Adler Benson's associates and household staff.

Sohn F-X Markham New York County AL H. Benson Wall Street Anthony Benson Anna Plat Alvin Benson Muriel ET Clair Philip Leacock Miss St. Cisir Leander Ppyfe Alin Benson SG Paula Banning Elsie Hoffman Benson and Deagon Brigsby Ostrander William H. Moriarty George G Stitt Sutt. and McCoy Maurice Dinwiddie Honest Heath Burke Vance Leacock Piste Ti Fa Alvin Vanes Tod Mme Benson Miss St. Clair Rhaost Hin Markhar Hoft Morningside Heights Stuyvesant Ub Markham New York Bible Society

Around the Dial Sundays Program in New York

A radio listings roundup shows NBC WEAF and affiliated stations broadcasting Atwater Kent Hour performances by tenor Rafaela Diaz, pianist Jobo Powell, and numerous NBC WEAF blocks across cities like Atlanta, Atlantic City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York, and more, with varied concerts, operatic pieces, and organ recitals.

New York B.t Rafaela Diaz Nee Metropolitan, Opera Jobo Powell Wil Atwater Kent N. B.C WEAF Wit

The American aesthetic credo and a Madison Square scene

A narrator mocks Americans favoring oversized skyscrapers while admiring a five story building. After dinner at the Roof Garden, the pair discuss Mrs Platz and Benson tea-company ties, then identify Miss Hoffman as Benson's housekeeper through cranial and ear characteristics, noting shared pigment and height.

Vance Markham Lve Rau Phetz Gretchen Vere de Vere Madison Square Miss Hoffman Benson Mrs

Fragmentary description from a translated book excerpt

The passage notes that the shoulders were narrow and the wrists and ankles small while the hips were bulky. it mentions Hoffman's possible alias Vlatz and suggests the work has recently been translated into English, with the note To He Continued.

Hoffman Vlatz Maiie

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