Patoka Flats scheme collides with elder rival in town
Balcomb pushes Patoka Land and Improvement Co. plans to build a riverfront apartment, courting Cameron property assets as Esra Cameron’s daughter stirs wary locals. A tense club meeting ends with Pollock demanding answers about a long‑ago Civil War incident tied to Balcomb’s past.
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Dover
Patoka
van Cleve
Balcomb
Patoka Land and Improvement Company
Bal‘comb
Muaingly
Cameron
High Street
Courthouse Square
Wale Cleve
Cameron Ground
Esra Cameron
Esra
Captain Pollock Demands Explanation From Merriam
Captain Pollock confronts Rodney Merriam about alleged snubs at the club and at Cameron’s house. He insists on an explanation for why Merriam has refused to speak to him and for cutting him off before friends and nieces Miss Cameron and Miss Merriam. The dialogue shows Pollock’s rigid resolve and determination.
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Captain Pollock
Ais
Pollock
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Donelzon
Mariana
Frank Pollock
Alvers
Rodney Merriam
Merriam
Miss Cameron
Jong
Galt
Louisville
Imun
Spy Hunter Reveals Pollock Ties and Family Secrets
In a wartime confession, Merriam recounts harboring a Confederate spy known as Hamilton Pollock, later revealed as the noted Pollock. He traces the disguise, the pursuit across cities, and the strained clash with a veteran officer over loyalties and lineage.
Justly Imcersed in Neighborhood Incident
A fragment hints at a quarrel where a woman questions a man about meeting her daughter during a vacation in their neighborhood. The man recalls touring the area, implying tensions around behavior and perception in community life.
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Houston
Paris Apaches and Their Daring Street Robberies
A Paris correspondent details the Apaches, a ruthless gang in the French capital. They deploy three men to lure victims, then overwhelm, rob, and abandon them, using mutton-bone clubs knives and a rope lasso to render targets unconscious or restrained. Their methods aim to avoid police attention and include brutal ambushes and strangulation.
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Paris
Saya
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Mies
Hamilton
Ohio
Confederate War Department
Mr. Merriam
Tennessee
Richmond
Seay II
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Tove
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Paris Apaches
SAAMR
Smith’s Hall
Mabel Roberts
Georgia Bennett
Guardian
Sugar Soap Camp
KE. Schneider
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L. Jewell
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A. Roberts
Myrtle Point
Oregon
E. A. Dodge
U. S
Vaya
Coquille River Electric Co
Frank Morse
Coquille
Panter, Mastes
Coquille Utey
Coquille City
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Myrtle Peint
D. White, Misra
Quale City
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