Word: liquorous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Capt. John Thomas Randall and the crew of the I'm Alone from a charge of conspiracy. The U. S. found it had "insufficient evidence" for conviction. Captain Randall talked of a $250,000 damage suit against the U. S. for the loss of his ship and its liquor cargo...
...same time, the Canadian Gov ernment permitted U. S. agents to stand on the Windsor, Ont., liquor export docks as a means of checking rum-running to Detroit, which cut the flow to" the low ebb of 500 cases per day. This, Canada considered, was part of "neighborly co operation," whereas the I'm Alone case involved a major international principle...
Pennsylvania's Congressman Porter would have the U. S. raise the I'm Alone to see if she carried narcotics as well as liquor...
...mile limit indisputably under U. S. jurisdiction; 2) from the 3-mile to the 12-mile limit, claimed by the U. S. for "search and seizure" under the 1922 Tariff Act and roughly coextensive with the "one hour's sailing" distance granted under the U. S. ship liquor treaty with Great Britain; 3) the high seas beyond...
...January one Boyd Fairchild, Dry snooper, reported to the State's Attorney a purchase of liquor at the home of one Joseph De King, 38, in Aurora. For this information he was paid $5. A "John Doe" warrant was sworn...