Benson Murder Case Read by Vance and Markham
In this excerpt from the Benson murder mystery, Philo Vance and District Attorney Markham discuss a potential suspect Captain Leacock while awaiting details from Leander Pryfe. Heath hints at pursuing a lead from a key witness as Pfyfe arrives with his characteristic airs.
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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
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Alvin Binson
Elsie Hoffman
Paula Banning
Pfyfe’s
Benson and Benson
Bigsby Ostrander
William H. Moriarty
George G. Stitt
Stitt and McCoy
Maurice Dinwiddie
Ernest Heath
Burke, Snitkin, Emery
Ben Hanlon
Phelps, Tracy, Springer
Higginbotham
District Attorney's Office
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
S. S. van Dine
Markham
Leander Pryfe
Long Island
Benson
Heath
Leacock
Phelps
Mr. Pfyfe
Foulard
Interest grows in forest land for recreation and protection
North Carolina’s J S Holmes reports growing public and state interest in acquiring forest land for recreation and water protection. He cites examples from Connecticut and New England where public forests, municipal watersheds, and state nurseries demonstrate the benefits of forestry, reforestation, and outdoor use.
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People’s Forest
American Legion
Holmes
Lake Saltonstall
New Haven Water Company
Yale Forest School
Forest School
Rainbow Plantations
North Carolina Sandhills
Simsbury State
New England
Connecticut
North Carolina
Suspicion Falls on Miss St Clair in Murder Scene
Glove and handbag linked to Miss St Clair at the murder scene raise suspicion. Vance claims the killer stood about six feet tall based on measurements. Mrs Platz admits Benson had a woman caller the afternoon before the murder and recalls a jewelry box on the table that has since vanished. Chapter XXIII opens with tense exchange between Vance and Markham.
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Vance
Miss St. Clair
Markham
Platz
Benson
Two Women Report Health Gains From Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Goldie Shoup of St Joseph Illinois praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saying it made her healthier than before. Mrs J Storms of Paterson New Jersey also recommends the medicine to friends after noting improved strength. The letters link renewed health to brighter family life and happier homes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Goldie Shoup
St. Joseph
Illinois
J. Storms
Lane Street
Paterson
N. J
Mother Offers to Return Mothers' Aid for Others in Need
An Raleigh letter from a Mothers' Aid recipient requests to discontinue her $10 monthly check after three years to allow a more needy family to receive funds. The program, run by the state board and county matches, totals $100,000 with $50,000 state share aiding 75 counties to keep children with their mothers.
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State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Negro Killed When Train Strikes Handcar Near Greensboro
Douglas Clymer, 60, a longtime Southern Railway worker, died near McLeansville Guilford County when a handcar he rode on was struck by a Southern engine. The coroner ruled the death accidental as coworkers on the handcar jumped aside. Clymer fell under the locomotive.
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Greensboro
Douglas Clymer
McLeansville
Guilford County
Southern Railway
Clymer
McDowell Board Inmates at Rutherford County Home
McDowell county will board its helpless poor in Rutherford county's home instead of building a new county facility. The move follows a long study by county officials who deem a district hospital home unnecessary and uneconomical due to a small number of residents needing care.
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Raleigh
McDoweLl
Rutherford County
McDowell County Superintendent of Public Welfare
McDowell County
Kate Burr Johnson
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Er. H. Dyeart
Statewide farm body formed from July convention
The organization committee of 16, formed from the July state farm convention, met in Raleigh to advance plans for a statewide farm group. The meeting aimed to lay out the structure and activities to organize farm interests across the state.
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Raleigh
Organization Committee of 16
State Farm Convention
New Way to Stop Fits with New Remedy Promoted
An Epilepsy colonies group reports a new remedy that halts stubborn epileptic fits and is claimed not to be habit forming. Readers sending their names to Phenoleptol Co. in Brooklyn will receive a free booklet detailing the guaranteed treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenoleptol Co
St. Johns Place Station
Brooklyn
N. Y
Davidson County NC Announces 150000 Funding Bond Sale
Sealed proposals are invited by Davidson County North Carolina at 2 pm November 7 1927 for 150000 Funding Gold Bonds dated December 1 1927. Bids require certified checks or 2 percent of bid to secure performance. Bruce Craven of Trinity oversees legal actions and bond sale details. Bids by sealed form only with forms supplied by the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
N. C
Davidson
North Carolina
New York
Bruce Craven
Trinity
J. W. Dickens, JR
Peasaanin
Cardui Tonic Praised by Arlington Woman
Mrs J H Jackson of Arlington recounts a long illness with body aches and dizziness. After nine bottles of Cardui her strength returned and she continues to use the vegetable tonic, marketed as a 50 year old feminine remedy sold by all druggists. NC-182
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Texas
J. H. Jackson
Cardui
Farm Bureau Meeting Confronts State Affiliation Issue
The main question at the meeting concerned whether the American Farm Bureau should assist in organizing across the state or whether the affiliation should be decided and take effect later.
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American Farm Bureau
Durham Votes on County Tuberculosis Hospital
Durham citizens vote on whether the county should build a tuberculosis hospital at about $250000 as proposed by the health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Health Department
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van Dine
Charles Scribners Sons
National Association of Foresters
Ca Garamount Ates
Broadhurst
Omeneevee
Signs
Margaret Connell
Alice Gray Kales
Detroit
Nat Walker
Hart Drug Store
High Point
Sefly Go
Selig Co
Atlanta
Randall’s Pharmacy
M'Dowell
Rutherford
Cardus
M. C. Rowland
Rowland Real Estate Co
North Main
Jcpenney
South Main St
Dimity
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