Benson Murder Case Characters List From Vance Novel
A roster of key figures in the Benson murder tale led by Philo Vance and District Attorney Markham. The list includes Alvin Benson Major Anthony Benson Mrs. Platz Muriel Clair Captain Leacock Leander Pfyfe Elsie Hiffman Paula Banning Colonel Bigsby Ostrander William Moriarty George Stitt Maurie Dinwiddie Ernst Heath Burk Snitkin Emery Benianson Vedant Phelps Tracy Springer Higgingtham Caprin Carl Hagedorn Dr Joremus Frank Swacker Curie and narrator S Van Dine.
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Philo Vance
John F X. Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alan Benson
Muriel 87
Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Alvin Benson
Elsie Hiffman
Paiula
District Atorney
Phels, Tracy, Springer, Higgingtham
T District Attorney’s Office
Caprin Carl Hagedorn
Joremus
Frank Swacker
Curie
Vance
S. van Dine
Murder at Benson House Reveals Gun Details and Alibi Doubts
In a tense scene at Benson's home, Vance and Markham inspect the crime area using a tape measure and string to map the bullet path. They confirm the weapon as a U.S. Army Colt .45 with no deflection, while debating motives and innocence as Snitkin fetches tools.
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Benson
Markham
Miss St. Clair
Leacock
Vance
Homicide Bureau
Hagedorn
U. S
Treasury Order Complicates Case In Washington
An unexpected Treasury Department directive raises duties on specified imports, altering the trajectory of the ongoing legal case in Washington. The move impacts involved parties and potential penalties, adding uncertainty to the dispute’s resolution timeline.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Rabalm Promises Varicose Vein Pain Relief
George W. Campbell of Hazardville California reports relief from varicose veins after using Rabalm. He cites reduced swelling and less pain from long hours of standing and urges others to try the remedy. Rabalm is described as a scientific treatment with two sizes priced at 50 cents and $1.00, sold by druggists.
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George W. Campbell
Barber
Hazardville
Campbell
Treasury order sparks tariff friction with France
The State Department claimed no prior knowledge of a Treasury order that echoed France’s recent tariff increases on American goods. Treasury officials said the action was routine and tied to specific tariff provisions, not the retaliatory powers under section 317. Some officials argued the order was mandatory under the tariff schedules.
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France
State Department
Treasury
United States
Swindell Agrees to Return to Louisiana
Houston October 6 Charles Swindell wanted in New Orleans in two hold ups and the killing of Douglas Acomb cashier of the States agreed to return to Louisiana today without extradition papers and has dropped habeas corpus proceedings.
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Houston
Tex
Charles Swindell
New Orleans
D. Douglas Acomb
Louisiana
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Constipation Relief
Dr Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin as a natural gentle laxative to treat constipation in 47 years of practice. He criticizes harsh purges and urges a daily bowel habit with a free sample offer from Monticello Illinois to prove its benefits for families.
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Caldwell
Cziadwell
Dr Caldwell
Herbal Extract Remedy Promises Relief for Constipation
A testimonial touts Herb Extract as a thoroughly cleansing laxative easing chronic constipation and stomach upset. The author credits improved sleep nerves and digestion to the remedy, now called Herb Juice, with Hart's Drug Store promoting direct-from-company representatives.
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Herb Juice Company
Hart's
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van Dine
Charles Scribners
Sniffin
Snifkin
Politesse
Prince Henry
Longfellow
Cervantes
Rousseau
Horace
Snitkin
White Pine
Dr. Caldwell
Quturcte
B. B
Belk Stevens
Fini
Gary
Nica
Nis
United States Steel
New York
Udge Gary
National Asso
Ciation of Life
and the Wachovia
Pioneer Institution of the South
Life Insurance Trust
Savings Safe Deposit
Investments Insurance
Wachovia
North Carolina
Asheville
High Point
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Salisbury
Vogue
Cally
Wagger’s Ladies’ Shop
MKS
LkKitsa
Hendrla
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