The Ocean Detective John Solomon Delivers A Thrilling Tale
A Bedford-Jones review praises John Solomon as a distinctive, sea bound detective character who uses keen observation and practical daring. The piece notes his blend of humor, humility, and sharp insight, shaping a plausible, gripping fiction with an ocean setting and a new field for the detective genre.
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Watersprite Steward and Louisiana Intrigues Begin
In New Orleans near a ruined Marigny house two men eye Miss Lavergne’s fortunes. A Manchu named Ah Lee and Solomon plot to place Philbrick’s rival on the Watersprite. Solomon seeks work and a chance to aid Miss Lavergne as Macarty pushes for control.
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Ah Lee
Adrien Lavergne
Macarty
Solomon
Cypremort Island
Bayou
Lavergne Plantation
David Macarty
Miss Lavergne
New Orleans
David
Felix Macarty
Marigny
Gulf Coast
Lavergne
Aline
Felix
Philbrick
John Philbrick
Minas Lavergne
Macartys
Mancy
Otherwinkland
Cap
Wrexham
St. Charles
Canal Street
Appy
al Lee
John Solomon
the St. Charles
Destiny and diamonds on Gull island in New Orleans
In a New Orleans office, young lawyer Jack Fortier meets Aline Lavergne, a poised heiress, who distrusts her uncle David and seeks honest counsel. She shares hints of family plots, a dangerous overseer Philbrick, and a bayou dam franchise that could ruin her rice estate, as Fortier pledges discreet help.
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Destiny
Jack Fortier
Fortier
Miss Smith
Carly
New Orleans
Anine Lavergne
Mr. Fortier
Aline
Gull
David Macarty
Errana
Cypremort Island
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Philbrick
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Iim
Mable
Wrexham
Chinaman
Felix Macarty
Ah Lee
Fellix Macarty
Macartys
Osity
David
Phaye
Miss Lavergne
Aline Lavergne
Portier
Stage gun war at Macon depot
Police traded shots in front of the Macon terminal station as a gun battle erupted with an alleged flogging gang that had kidnapped a white man. A mob fled toward east Macon after beating a passenger in the rear seat.
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East Macon
Eyeball White From Tiny Blood Vessels Absence
A medical note explains the eyeball appears white because the vessels feeding its substance are so tiny they cannot admit red blood cells. The statement highlights microvascular limits affecting color.
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