Vance Investigates Benson Murder Case in New York
The district attorney and Dr. Doremus examine Alvin Benson's body found shot in his home. Firearms expert Captain Hagedorn notes a 45 army bullet and close range, while Vance and Heath observe details and discuss post mortem timing.
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Philo Vance
John FX
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
Paula Banning
Pfyfe
Belsie Hoffman
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
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
Ss. S. van Dine
Heath
Hagedorn
Benson
Doc
O. K
Burke
Snitkin
Derby
Emery
O’brien
Dinwiddie
Murder at Benson House Sparks Criminology Pursuit
Markham visits Vance, a criminology enthusiast, before heading to Alvin Benson's home. They arrive at the scene to find Benson shot dead while reading in a chair, prompting an investigation into the homicide.
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Benson
Vance
Alvin Benson
Markham
Eye condition notes for Vance in late observation
Vance shows bifocal features with the right eye highly astigmatic at 1.2 diopters while the left eye remains near normal. The description highlights a contrasting ocular profile between the two eyes.
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Vance
Revival Services Begin at First M. P. Church with Dr. L. B. Smith
Rev. E. Lester Ballard reports that Dr. L. B. Smith of Wilmington Delaware will assist in a revival campaign at First M P Church starting September 25. Smith, renowned for previous revivals in Baltimore Seattle and Wilmington, has built churches and gained hundreds of members through his ministry.
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First Methodist Protestant Church
L. B. Smith
Wilmington
Delaware
Smith
First Church
A. G. Dixon
D. D
North Carolina
Seattle
Wash
Del
Heat Waves Melt Batting Averages In Major League Race
Heat waves shrink league batting figures as Harry Heilmann slumps and Al Simmons clings to a .391 average in the American League. Ty Cobb rises to fifth as Tris Speaker drops out of the top ten. Babe Ruth leads home runs with seven ahead of Gehrig. pitchers and other hitters see shifts across both leagues.
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Chicago
Harry Heilmann
al Simmons
Simmons
Heilmann
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Ruth
Gehrig
New York
Fothergill
Detroit
Cobb
Philadelphia
Combs
Goslin
Washington
Meusel
Schang
St. Louis
Waner Brothers
Pittsburgh
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Rogers Hornsby
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Hornsby
David Owens Urges Citizens to Put Back into City
David Owens of Charlotte told Kiwanis Club members that growth comes from citizens giving back more than they take. He argued applied knowledge drives progress and cited Rome’s fall and Mexico revolutions as examples of leaders who failed to invest in their communities.
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David Ovens
Ivey’s Department
Charlotte
Kiwanis Club
Country Club
Owens
Rome
Mexico
Consider the Male-His Beauty and Civic Clubs
Rev Coble hosts talk by Mr Owens on ambition and service clubs lasting only if they earn the right to live He predicts many civic clubs will disappear in five years unless changes are made Guests included W Carey Dowd Charlotte News editor Logan Porter High Point Rotary president and W C King High School athletics manager
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First Presbyterian Church
Owens
W. Carey Dowd
The
Charlotte News
Logan Porter
High Point Rotary Club
W. C. King
High Point High School
Middle Belt Tobacco Market Near Opening
The Piedmont today announced the opening of the middle belt tobacco market in Roxboro Oxford Henderson Creedmoor Aberdeen Fuquay Springs Sanford Mebane and Burlington. The Durham tobacco board of trade met to elect officers for the year. Firms and warehouses will form the board and expect improved business with the market opening. The piece notes a London population projection of 20 000 000 if growth continues.
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Piedmont
Middle Belt Tobacco
Roxboro
Oxford
Henderson
Creedmoor
Aberdeen
Fuquay Springs
Sanford
Mebane
Burlington
Durham Tobacco Board of Trade
London
Mrs Lilliendahl Repeats Her Story At Barracks
Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl repeats a claim that two armed men robbed her near Atsion and killed her husband Dr A William Lilliendahl. Investigators and county detectives seek the revolver used in the death on a remote road near Hammonton New Jersey.
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Hammonton
N. J
Margaret Lilliendahl
State Police
A. William Lilliendahl
Lilliendahl
Atsion
Here
Lillienda
Rideout Dies Aboard Ship Entering Scheldt
Henry Milner Rideout, the American author, died today aboard the Canadian Pacific steam ship Mountains as it entered the Scheldt near Antwerp Belgium. He was 44 or 45 years old. The death occurred while the vessel approached the port on the sea voyage from Canada.
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Rideout
Antwerp
Belgium
Henry Milner Rideout
Canadian Pacific
Scheldt
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