Benson Murder Case and the Stieglitz Clue
In the Benson murder tale detective Philo Vance and District Attorney Markham pursue clues. A gray Cadillac, fishing-rod evidence, and a dinner companion Muriel St Clair, an actress, loom as leads as Vance and Markham plan further questioning and strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
John F X. Markham
New York
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Paula Banning
Pfyfe’s
Elsie 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
District Attorney's Office
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
van Dine
Benson
England
Estelle Dempsey Breaks Silence on Big Prize Fight
Estelle Taylor Dempsey wife of the ex champion weighs in on the Tunney Dempsey bout saying she believes the decision unfair. She supports Jack if he continues and shares her evening at home with him while reporters waited. She notes the reporters stayed at the Edgewater Beach hotel all day for an interview.
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McLaughlin
Vance
Currie
Van
Terence
Heath
Vancée
Markham
Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Estelle Taylor Dempsey
Estelle
Jack
Tunney
Norma Shearer to wed Irvine Thalberg at Santa Monica home
Film star Norma Shearer and Irvine Thalberg, director, will marry at Thalberg's Santa Monica residence next Thursday evening after applying for a marriage license. Mayer of MGM will be best man. Shearer 23, Thalberg 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Shearer
Los Angeles
Norma Shearer
Irvine Thalberg
Thalberg
Santa Monica
Louis B. Mayer
Fluctuation of staple causes hesitant cotton market
New York reports erratic raw cotton movement and speculative price instability shake cotton goods trade. Buyers defer purchases, futures lean to short term deliveries as gray cloths fall and yarns ease. Denims and tickings are booked, prints and dress fabrics show mixed demand amid high production.
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New York
Weevil Has Hit State Crop Of Cotton
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports boll weevil damage rose in late August and September, with an estimated 25 to 30 percent of North Carolina cotton destroyed or prevented from maturing. Dr. R W Leiby cites heavy damage especially in Scotland County and forecasts continued risk with wet July and August conditions. State entomologists urge early stalk destruction and harvest to curb winter survival of weevils.
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Lower Coastal Plain
Upper Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Leiby
Scotland
State Department
Judge Hayes Named to Hear Elizabeth City Hotel Suit
Judge John J. Hayes will hear the Elizabeth City hotel corporation suit against Associated Hotels Inc in Elizabeth City in October. Judge Isaac Meekins is disqualified due to stockholdings. Winston-Salem district court docket prepared for term starting October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
John J. Hayes
Elizabeth City Hotel Corporation
Associated Hotels, Inc
Elizabeth City
Isaac Meekins
Hotel Corporation
District Federal Court
Winston-Salem
District Court
Thomas Milloway Dead in Greensboro Area
Thomas Milloway aged 77, longtime Mt Leansville resident, died yesterday at noon. Services will be held at the church with Rev. T. T. Green presiding, and burial follows at Hines Chapel Cemetery at 2 p m. He is survived by his son Silas of McLeansville and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Thos. Milloway
Mt. Leansville
Hines Chapel Cemetery
T. T. Green
Milloway
Silas
McLeansville
Try-Mee Stores Locate New North Carolina Branches
Try-Mee Food Stores Inc announces secured locations in Commerce Street and North Main Street above the Sheraton, plus West End site. Three stores planned with two more expected soon. first opening targeted for October 5. General manager Mr. Connor arranging fixtures and self service meat markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Try-Mee Food Stores, Inc
North Carolina Corporation Commission
C. C. Broughton
Broughton
Commerce Street
North Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
West End
Connor
Western leaders endorse Smith by resolution at Utah conference
In Ogden Utah on September 24 delegates from seven western states approved a resolution endorsing Governor Al Smith of New York for the Democratic presidential nomination despite Utah opposition. San Diego’s L H Francisco opposed the move while Utah national committeeman John Moyle questioned its representativeness.
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Ogden
Utah
al Smith
New York
West
Fred W. Johnson
Wyoming
Committee On the Order of Business
Smith
L. H. Francisco
San Diego
Calif
Francisco
John H. Moyle
New Second Reformed Church to Be Dedicated in Lexington
Lexington plans dedication of the new Second Reformed church built at about $50,000 with two auditoriums seating 5600 each and a 22 classroom Sunday school. Services include an 11 am sermon by Rev. J C Leonard and 3 pm addresses by district ministers H A Fesperman and J A Palmer.
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Lexington
Second Reformed Church
J. C. Leonard
D.D
First Reformed Church
North Carolina Reformed Classis
H. A. Fesperman
Greensboro
J. A. Palmer
Thomasville
W.S. Holmes
Grace Episcopal Church
G. L. Hackney
S. W. Rabb
Sale of land under mortgage in High Point North Carolina
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash on Thursday October 27 1927 at 2 30 P M on the premises in High Point Guilford County NC the lands described in a 1924 mortgage to High Point Savings & Trust Co including Lot No 1 Block B as per E H C Field Bell lands map facing Centennial Avenue 50 by 150 feet corner lot at Mint and Centennial streets. Mortgagor J H Burgess and Irene Burgess defaulted. Mortgagor and secured by mortgagee Ed L Ragan secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burgess
Irene Burgess
High Point Savings and Trust Company
High Point
N. C
Register of Deeds Office
Guilford County
High Point Township
E. H. C. Field-Bell Lands
Centennial Avenue
Mint
Centennial Street
High Point Savings & Trust Company
ED L. Ragan
Sec
Treas
Mortzagee
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Héath
Central Park
Columbus Circle
Stuyvesant Club
Nadelmann
Stieglitz’s
Vance’s
Alvin
Jvll
Andie
Cranwell
Deli
Calcutta
Judge Hayes
J. M. Meekins
Thomas Milloway
Try-Mee
NEA
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Soldiers’ Field
NEA Service
Dempsey
Davidson Folk
Second Reformed
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