Benson murder case set in New York County
In a dialogue heavy excerpt, Alvin Benson a Wall Street broker is described as murdered. Phil Leacock is named as a potential threat after a party where Benson allegedly pursued a woman. Pryfe, a friend, reveals a past confrontation and a warning from Leacock. Vance observes with dry commentary as the narrative pivots toward further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Elsi Hoffman
Paula Banning
Pfyfe’s
Benson and Benson
Bigsby
Danderine Promises Hair Revival Amid Murder Case
An old ad touts Danderine shampoo claiming it dissolves dandruff and acidity to restore soft manageable hair. The text shifts to a murder scene with Miss St Clair, Benson, Markham, and Pryfe as characters, detailing alibis, motives, and evolving inquiry.
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Miss St. Clair
Vance
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Advertisement claims after meals a tablet of Pape's Diapepsin displaces excess stomach acid digests food and improves appetite. It asserts nourishment leads to healthier tissue weight and a youthful color and cites five million annual packages with druggists selling it for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Auto Tragedy Claims Slim Roberts Near Goldsboro
A car crash on the old highway between Kenley and Selma near Buffalo Hill killed a man identified as Slim Roberts. Police say a sudden brake caused a skid and rollover. a letter by his brother Clark Roberts aided identification. The Virginia plated vehicle and Texas mailing add context.
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Goldsboro
Slim” Roberts
Kenley
Selma
Buffalo Hill
Slim Roberts
Clark Roberts
Trap
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina Turkey Crop Seen Normal for 1927
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports W. W. Lewis says most local turkeys are consumed in state for holidays, with 1927 crop expected normal and quality good. Texas may offset small declines in other centers if its numbers rise. Cold storage stocks are up from 1926.
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Mr. Lewis
Turkey Prices Steady as Thanksgiving Demand Looms
The article notes consumer ability to pay will influence turkey purchases, predicting high prices may strain budgets but Thanksgiving tradition drives demand. It suggests 1927 turkey producers may enjoy good prices, though overall production has declined over several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Greeley to Visit North Carolina Forest Officials
Colonel W B Greeley chief forester, to tour the state with J G Peters to review Clarke McNary fire prevention and reforestation efforts. Visits Raleigh Friday to the State Forest Nursery and Wake County plantings. concludes with a meeting at State College with Agricultural Extension officials and Dr I O.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. B. Greeley
United States Forest Service
Col. Greeley
J. G. Peters
Bureau of Public Relations
North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development
Forestry Division
F. H. Claridge
Wake County
Sol. Greeley
Agricultural Extension Service
State College
I. O
Governor McLean to discuss wood utilization and conservation plans
Saturday morning Governor McLean will confer with Col Greeley State Forester Holmes Park Matthews Assistant Director and other officials on coopera tive work in the State survey by the Department of Commerce wood utilization committee Col Greeley is vice chairman and Herbert Hoover will also be consulted The party will then motor to Fayetteville under W C McCormick Assistant State Forester in charge of fire prevention work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Greeley
Fayetteville
W. C. McCormick
Force Safety Deposit Vault of Weiss to be Opened Today
In Chicago on October 11 a probate court orders the forced opening of Earl Hymie Weiss’s safety deposit box under the alias Edward Meyers. The move follows petitions from Weiss’s mother Mary Weiss and Josephine Sinard seeking interests in the estate, Sinard claiming a widow’s share and a Florida elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Earl
Hymie) Weiss
Weiss
Edward Meyers
Mary Weiss
Josephine Sinard
Miss Sinard
Identification twins joke from The Passing Show
A London Passing Show quip jokes that distinguishing twin sisters is simple by their reactions after kissing each: one threatens to tell mother, the other says she will tell father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Carolina cotton crop declines in October report
Government and state crop reports show a poorer condition for NC cotton on October 1 with forecast production falling from 911000 to 845000 bales. Boll weevil damage and wet conditions reduced yields, while late development and rot limited the top and middle crops and about half the bolls were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Piedmont
White House Says No Farm Legislation Progress
President Coolidge made a brief, noncommittal statement at the White House noting no special developments in farm legislation. The 1920s context recalls his veto of the MacNary Haugen bill and unclear plans for any compromise to be offered to the next Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Coolidge
McNary
Senate Agricultural Committee
Fragmentary Quote From Fliegende Blaetter
A terse German quotation from Munich’s Fliegende Blaetter recalls a late night exchange about returning home. The fragment hints at a narrative of night travel and companionship with an ironic punchline about finding no one to bring the speaker home.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Munich
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Carl Hagedorn
DR. Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie—Vance
S. van Dine
Pryfe
Catskills
Alvin
Markham
Heath
Automobile Club of America
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Pfyfe
Gray
Colonel Ostrander
Jané
Noblesse Oblige
Aeneas and Achates
New York
the Transportation, Com
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Paris
Madame
Parma
Golonel Greeley
Force Safety Deposit Vault OF
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