Benson Murder Case Dramatic Exchanges in New York
In a tension filled scene from the Benson murder case, Van Dine and Markham discuss suspects including Miss St Clair, Captain Leacock, Leander Pfyfe, Mrs Platz, and Colonel Bigby Ostrander. Moriarty notes alibis while Vance questions guilt, noting all five seem legally plausible yet each innocent.
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John F.X. Markham
Philo van Detrict
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Alvin Henson
Paula Banning
Moriarty
Vance
Piccadilly Theatre
Benson
Markham
Nces
Marseilles
Leander the Lovely
Mzar*ham
Triplets Nothing in Tennessee alibi plan reveals motive
Vance and Markham debate alibi reports as they pursue a near clue about Major’s night life. Vance insists the alibis hinge on the night-boy evidence at the Major’s apartment, prompting a tense walk to a taxi and a clash over continuing the inquiry.
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Markham
Vance
Vance probes alibis as Moriarty aids murder inquiry
In a tense exchange, Vance has Markham assemble alibis for suspects and calls Alderman Moriarty to verify Colonel Ostrander's movements after dinner and theater attendance. Moriarty testifies details of the night from Marseilles dinner to a walk and box seating before the second act.
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Mr. Moriarty
Bronx
Markham
Homicide Bureau
Moriarty
Vance
Col. Ostrander
Marseilles
Piccadilly
Gruesome Encounter Ends With Axe Attack
In Hattiesburg Massachusetts on November 11 Joe Jefferson fought Will Barnes. Jefferson struck Barnes with a rail and Barnes threw an axe, slicing Jefferson without breaking skin. Both men were hospitalized and later appeared in court.
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Hattiesburg
Mass
Joe Jefferson
Will Barnes
Jefferson
Barnes
Fossil Bone Turned Over to Aberdeen Ichthyologists
A fossilized bone about 20 feet long has been given to professors of ichthyology in Aberdeen, Scotland, by trawler crew members seeking to learn which class of fish it once belonged to.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Blazing Horizon frames Oklahoma land rush and frontier drama
Ernest Lynn recounts the opening of Oklahoma in the eighties and the rise of Pawnee Bill and the Boomers in a historical romance. Tony Harrison and Rita Moore lead a tale fed by Pawnee Bill Buffalo Bill Wild Bill Hickok David Payne and frontier figures. The Enterprise carries the serial November 21.
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Ernest Lynn
Cherokee Strip
David Payne
Payne
Oklahoma
Buffalo Bill
Pawnee Bill
Tony Harrison
Rita Moore
Pawnee
Bill Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill Hickok
Enterprise
Honor Roll Tops Junior High With 64 Students
The first honor roll for the junior high lists 64 students from a 666 in total enrollment. Seventh Grade names include Irwin Coffield Walter Hargett Raymond Welborn Edna Farr Doris Hedgecock Catherine James Mabel Koontz Constance Einstein Elizabeth Clinard Milicent Rich Margaret Sears Ray Kinney Mary Whitley Lydia Washburn Wilma Hayforth Cleo Stephenson Frances Bodenheimer Edith Crowder Dorothy Haney Garland Ridge Cleo Broughton Fay Davis Gladys Hodgin s Benveneda Ketchie Gray O Neal Earl Whitley Helen Ray Blair Albert Bell Maida Shipwash Gladys Saunders Lester Weaver J D Dill Roy Freeman Cletus Swink Nick Antonakos Benjamin Elam Ruth Clark Elizabeth Ellis Myrtle Epps Juanita Hayworth Mozelle Frazier Iris Hatley Colin Hedrick Charles Holley Albert McAnally George Welborn.
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Virginia Floyd
Jewel Brown
Ruth Hepler
Ruth Parker
Olivia Bennett
Mildred Crowder
Margaret Dixon
Nell Liles
Helen Stephens
Gus Antonakos
Wallace Ellington
Henry Delapp
Artis Caudle
Frances Goethe
Irwin Coffield
Walter Hargett
Raymond Welborn
Edna Farr
Doris Hedgecock
Catherine James
Mabel Koontz
Constance Einstein
Elizabeth Clinard
Milicent Rich
Margaret Sears
Ray Kinney
Mary Whitley
Lydia Washburn
Wilma Hayforth
Cleo Stephenson
Frances Bodenheimer
Edith Crowder
Dorothy Haney
Garland Ridge
Cleo Broughton
Fay Davis
Gladys Hodgins
Benveneda Ketchie
Gray O'Neal
Earl Whitley
Helen Ray Blair
Albert Bell
Maida Ship
Wash
Gladys Saunders
Lester Weaver
J. D. Dill
Roy Freeman
Cletus Swink
Nick Antonakos
Benjamin Elam
Ruth Clark
Elizabeth Ellis
Myrtle Epps
Juanita Hayworth
Mozelle Frazier
Iris Hatley
Colin Hedrick
Charles Holley
Albert McAnally
George Welborn
Workman to Speak at Joint Y M C A Meeting
Dr Nims T Workman head of UNC religious work department will speak at the joint Y M C A and Y W C A meeting at the YWCA on East Commerce Friday night for World Fellowship Week of Prayer Edgar Hartley secretary says 500 expected with members friends and youths invited to attend.
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Nims T. Workman
Religious Work
University of North Carolina
High Point Young Men's
Young Women’s Christian Associations
East Commerce Street
World Fellowship
Edgar Hartley
Preparatory Plans for Japanese Emperor Coronation
Elaborate preparations for the coronation of the Emperor of Japan in November 1928 are under way. A date announcement to the spirits is expected early next year by the Preparatory Committee for Coronation. In Kiohe, the February ritual will be held.
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Japan
Kiohe
Sacred rice fields chosen for coronation ceremony
The ceremony outlines burning a tortoise shell to mark sacred field locations for rice to be used in the coronation. Special maidens will perform an elaborate planting rite as court musicians provide music while local prefectural governors preselect the rice seedlings.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Johnson
Limestone
Roosevelt
Theodore
Kermit
Archibald
Alice Longworth
Sam Chase
Leacock
Alderman Moriarty
Colonel Ostrander
C. A. Mosso Laboratories
Chica
SR Essagz
Southwest
United States
California
Klondike
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Washington
Bill
Rush
DR. Workman
Y. M. and
Part Wool Chatham Blankets
Belk Stevens
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