British schooner Pesaquid seized by Coast Guard at Block Island
The US Coast Guard cutter Acushnet overtook the two masted British schooner Pesaquid after a 20 mile chase off Block Island and brought her to New Bedford. Authorities allege the craft was disposing of 3000 cases of whiskey along the coast during a rum running operation toward Newport and other resorts. Captain Lauriat led the pursuit after the Acushnet left Woods Hole and Gresham from New York joined the chase early this morning.
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New Bedford
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Block Island
Woods Hole
Gresham
New York
Hadeen
Newport
Lauriat
B. W. Lapham
Pesaquid Seized Off Newport After Caribbean Cargo Aboard
The Pesaquid, a 126 ton schooner with auxiliary power, was sighted fleeing toward Newport. Captain Lauriat ordered speed ahead and docked at State pier after a guard boarded. Cargo from Nassau to St Pierre Miquelon included 3000 cases with 150 missing. the remainder seized as court action against captain and crew set to start tomorrow.
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Lauriat
Gray
State Pier
Nassau
Bahamas
St-Pierre
Miquelon
Nova Scotia
Divorce Seems Easy in Rhode Island Courts
A famous gambler with a business in England established a residence in Rhode Island and secured a divorce from his wife Marie Benson, an English music hall actress, without trouble.
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Rhode Island
England
Marie Benson
Stuart Gottchalk Meant To Join In Quiet Divorce
Stuart Gottchalk known as Harry Phillip, a court record shows an attempted divorce similar to a Bulgarian case. The address listed for a witness sits at an ornamental grass plot at Broad Way and Cottage streets in Pawtucket. Attorney-General Herbert A. Rice flagged the discrepancy and may bring the affair to the grand jury after learning the divorce was quietly processed.
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Stuart
Harry Phillip’’Gottychalk
Hollis
Bulgaria
Broad Way
Cottage Streets
Pawtucket
Stuart-Gottschalk
Turmoil over Gottschalk Gottschalk divorce case shakes Rhode Island law
A tidal wave of protest gathers as officials probe the Gottschalk or Stuart residency claim in a Rhode Island divorce decree. Witness affidavits assert a 68 Whitmarsh Street residence, but landlady and directories deny knowledge of the man. Investigators, including Attorney General Rice, consider halting the decree if residency is invalid. Regulators weigh tighter controls on affidavits and divorce procedures amid the political fallout.
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Rhode Island
Duggie Stuart
Stuart
Leonard Horton
Whitmarsh Street
Pawtucket
Chester W. Barrows
Rice
Post
Providence City Hall
Gotschalk
Benson
Attorneys Discuss Gottschalk Affair with Cousin Claims
In court affidavits Myers and Henry Benson claim to be Mrs Gottschalk's cousins. Papers show service of suit notice at 102 New Asford or Oxford Street on Feb 6 by Norman Stanley Claire of 87 Charing Cross Road. Endorsed by George Edmund Hodgkins of 12% Chancery Lane with a seal.
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Rice
Myers
Henry Benson
Gottschalk
George Edmund Hodgkins
Chancery Lane
Simmons Junior Prom Tomorrow Night
The class of 1923 plans the largest Simmons College prom ever held tomorrow evening. Miss Lauralee McCann of St Paul is chairman of arrangements. The class of 1922 will host the juniors and their guests at a dance Saturday afternoon.
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Simmons College
Tomorow
Simmons
Lauralee McCann
St. Paul
Minnesota
Charity Ball Aids Children Through Corset History
The article notes early corsets dating from the second century used by fashionable women to compress the waist and mentions a forthcoming charity ball to aid children, highlighting historic fashion as a fundraising backdrop.
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