Murder in Wall Street Stars Benson Family
Wall Street broker Alvin Benson is found murdered at his home drawing attention to his brother Mayor Anthony Benson, housekeeper Mrs Anna Platz, and a web of associates including Miss Muriel St Clair fiance Captain Philip Leacock and associates Leander Pfyfe and Elsie Hoffman. The case draws in district attorney Alvin H Benson and city officials such as Alderman Moriarty and Colonel Bigsby Ostrander as investigators untangle motives and alibis in a tense New York County inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
John F.X. Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Patla Banning
Pfyfe
Elsie Hoffman
Benson and Benson
Bigsby Ostrander
William H. Moriarty
Stitt and McCoy Firm Aids In Murder Inquiry
The scene lists a team from the District Attorney’s office including Maurice Dinwiddie, Ernest Heath, and Captain Carl Hagedorn, along with detectives Phelps Tracy Springer Higginbotham and others. The narrative shifts to Pfye in Ben son’s power over a forged check and Paula Banning’s jewelry as security, with Leacock’s confession exposed by Vance to protect Miss St Clair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Stitt
Stitt and McCoy, Public Accountants
Maurice Dinwiddie
Ernest Heath
Burke, Snitkin, Emery
Manson
District Attorney's Office
Phelps
Tracy
Springer, Higginbotham
District Attorney’s Office
Carl Hagedorn
Paula Banning
Leacock
Vance
Miss St. Clair
Mrs. Platz
Miss Hoffman
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promote Relief for Constipation
In Monticello Illinois Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a gentle non narcotic laxative suitable for women children and the elderly. The ad touts a long proven track record since 1892 with millions of bottles sold yearly and offers a free sample by mail to prove its value.
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Monticello
Illinois
Caldwell
Rush Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Dr Caldwell
Vance and Markham close in on Benson murder suspect
In a brisk exchange, Vance argues the killer is Benson's intimate crony who knew the house, jewels, and routines. Markham agrees Pryfe is the prime suspect, but Vance delays by promising to reveal the culprit after breakfast, then departs for a concert as tension builds.
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Vance
Benson
Markham
Beau Brummel
Pryfe
Heath
Leacock
Pfyfe
Poison free life with Black-Draught aid
Catlettsburg resident Mr Miles Hopkins recalls suffering gas pains and dull health from accumulated poison. He started with small nightly doses of Black Draught to cleanse his system and improve vitality. He urges keeping it at home and shares broad relief after use. 25c. Get a package today. NC-183
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Catlettsburg
Miles Hopkins
Center Street
North Carolina Leads South in Education Panel Hears Claims
Pace state declared educational leader as the Eastern Carolina Methodist conference opened in Raleigh. Dr John W Shackford warned against overemphasis on material gains while noting progress. Bishop Mouton questioned fairness between retirement pay and conductor wages amid reports of new churches and revivals across districts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John W. Shackford
Sunday
The
Methodist Church
Eastern Carolina Methodist Conference
O. K
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte
M. Bradshaw
Durham
H. L. Glass
Elizabeth City
J. D. Bundy
Fayetteville
J. C. Wooten
New Bern
H. M. North
Wilmington
Tobacco market in Greenville shows drop in daily sales
Greenville market figures report 489 792 pounds of tobacco sold yesterday for 136 812 82 dollars at an average 27 93 a hundred. Estimated sales today near one million pounds would push the season total to 47 000 000 pounds. The market will be closed tomorrow Armistice Day.
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Greenville
N. C
Armistice Day Closures Announced City Hall
Armistice Day Friday the 11th will see city hall closed with municipal activities suspended except works of necessity. Each department head will determine who is on duty, per City Manager P. P. Pilcher.
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P. P. Pilcher
Two New Projects Set for Work in the Fifth District
October construction report lists 13 active projects and 2 contracted ones in the Fifth District. Projects span routes 90 and 60 across Davidson Guilford Randolph Montgomery Moore Hoke Rockingham and Alamance with grading top soiling paving oil treatment and bridge work including a Yadkin River crossing and several intercounty segments.
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J. W. Mills
L. R. Ames
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
Davidson County
Lexington
Reeds Cross Roads
Davidson-Randolph
Randolph- Davidson County
Willamore Springs
Yadkin River
Reed Cross Roads
Guilford County
Randolph-Guilford County
Julian
Greensboro
Hoke County
Raeford
Cumberland County
Montgomery County
Little River
Troy
Biscoe
Moore County
Pinehurst
Randolph County
Guilford-Randolph
Liberty
Randolph
Mayodan
Virginia
Alamance County
Wadesville
Pee Dee River
Rumania Proposes Hardline Measures Amid Manoilescu Case
In Bucharest on the trial day for Manoilescu the regency backs a tightening bill to fortify the regime. It authorizes censorship and suppression of press, public meeting bans, and suspension of liberty to head off a Carolist attempt and any bid to shift power to Bratiano.
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Bucharest
Rumania
M. Manoilescu
Michael
Carol
Manoilescu
Averescu
Bratiano
Lupta
Seizure of Four Stills Reported
Special to the Enterprise Greensboro reports federal dry headquarters seizure of four distilleries. Agents Prevette and Kilby found a 100 gallon outfit in Wilkes county near Ferguson while Rosemond uncovered three stills in Orange county. Three men are recommended for prosecution. Rosemond says John Hunt was captured at an Orange still and has given bond for Greensboro court appearance.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Federal Dry
Prevette and
Kilby
Wilkes County
Ferguson
C. G. Rosemond
Orange County
Rosemond
John Hunt
Orange
Leaven in bread dates to prehistoric times
The notion of leavening bread traces back to ancient, prehistoric eras, marking early humans experimenting with fermentation to rise dough and alter texture.
Prospects Improve for North Carolina Cotton Crop
A report to state agricultural statistician Frank Parker shows October conditions favoring cotton in North Carolina with 845000 bales worth about 9 million dollars. gains noted in Alabama Mississippi and Oklahoma, Texas seeing lower forecasts. Picking prices hover near 1.12 per hundred pounds. U.S. crop totals cited from Washington reflect 12842000 bales at 151.2 pounds lint per acre.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank Parker
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Parker
Panhandle
Georgia
Louisiana
Federal
Washington
United States
The
Crop Reporting Board
Welfare speeches pave way for closing sessions
Charlotte November 10 AP. Child welfare authorities urged tolerant measures toward adolescents at the North Carolina congress of parents and teachers. Dr Ernest Groves UNC and Dr Frank Howard Richardson Brooklyn spoke on development and explanations over punishment. Officers to be elected at 2:30 with installation to follow.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ernest Groves
University of North Carolina
Frank Howard Richardson
Brooklyn
Richardson
Military training at State College boosts discipline and duty
Major Clifford C. Early, commandant at North Carolina State College, says 600 student soldiers gain leadership qualities. 320 freshmen serve as privates, 230 sophomores as corporals, 68 juniors, 50 seniors in training. President Dr. Brooks lauds compulsory and voluntary ROTC benefits and federal aid of 100000 yearly for manpower. In Rutherfordton court Judge Moore presides over multiple cases including manslaughter for Herbert Alley and varied prison terms for Farris Lewis, Herman Coffee, Morris Duncan, Willi Tessencer, and Fred Mask.
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Raleigh
Clifford C. Early
North Carolina State College
5B. C. Brooks
State College
America
North Carolina
Rutherford Superior Court
Sessio
Walter Moore
Syl
Herbert Alley
Chesa
Howar Hamrick
Ruthfordton
Priso Farris Lewis
Herman Coffee
Morris Duncan
Willi Tessencer
Fred Mask
Rutherfordton
N. C
High Point Welcomes Noted Engineers From Health Boards
A group of prominent water system engineers from Pennsylvania Ohio New Jersey and North Carolina toured High Point NC and praised the city waterworks as among the best for its size. The visitors from Durham after a three day waterworks convention planned to tour Winston Salem and other Piedmont towns before returning home.
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High Point
North Carolina
Durham
W. L. Stephenson
Pennsylvania State Board of Health
F. H. Waring
Ohio State Board of Health
C. W. Sparmaker
New Jersey Board of Health
H. E. Miller
North Carolina State Board of Health
F. Catlett
B. S. Trice
Winston-Salem
Piedmont
State
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Trade Buying And Liquidation
The New York cotton market opened steady with a two to eight point advance as traders covered shorts and bought on profit taking after yesterday's declines. January touched 19.91 and May 20.24 before profit taking pulled prices back to 19.81. Early Liverpool cables were lower but steadied, with local activity increasing later as prices fell five to eight points from yesterday's close.
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New York
Shorts
Commission House
Liverpool
GB Ireland newspapers number 2190 published
A historic note states that two thousand one hundred ninety newspapers were published in Great Britain and Ireland. It references the broad press activity across the two countries without naming specific titles or dates.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Salvation Army Leader Sees Chance for Eastward Mission
London report quotes General William Bramwell Booth encouraging a new generation to devote life to the eastern world. Booth, past 70, says he would trade the white beauties of youth for time among dark skins if he were young again.
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London
Willia Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
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S. S. van Dine
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Qésteurtte
Wey
Zane Grey
Nevada
Gary Cooper
Thelma Todd
Paramount
Peter Grin
Fox News
Philharmonic
Cesar Franck
Stransky
Markhem
Brazil
PACE
Shackford
Carolina
Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Mary Brown
Doc Paul
Erich Ponmmer
Rowland V. Leb
Orpheum
AS Barlow
Rainbow Chorus
Madam Barrett
Summit Ave
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