Coast Guard Boat Routs Smuggler
The report says the advance boat of the rum fleet was chased by the cutter, and that the fleet, loaded with fresh cargoes for holiday trade, began its march into San Diego waters in the wake of the Malahat, which was being joined by six more vessels crowded out of the north.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 20. - Fir g more than 100 rounds of ammu tion at a fleeing rum runner off an Diego, the coast guard cutter o. 255 emerged successfully today om its first clash with what omises to be the largest fleet of quor vessels ever assembled off the ast of Southern California. The advance boat of the rum eet was chased more than 40 miles y the cutter commanded by J. Poison'' Brown responsible for e seizure here recently of the ackie and two other alleged rum oats. The rum fleet, loaded to the pilot ouses with fresh cargoes from ritish Columbia for holiday trade, gan its march into San Diego aters in the wake of the Malahat hich is now being joined by six ore vessels, crowded out of the orth by the larger number of cut-rs there.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
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Coast Guard Boat Routs Smuggler
The report says the advance boat of the rum fleet was chased by the cutter, and that the fleet, loaded with fresh cargoes for holiday trade, began its march into San Diego waters in the wake of the Malahat, which was being joined by six more vessels crowded out of the north.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 20. - Fir g more than 100 rounds of ammu tion at a fleeing rum runner off an Diego, the coast guard cutter o. 255 emerged successfully today om its first clash with what omises to be the largest fleet of quor vessels ever assembled off the ast of Southern California. The advance boat of the rum eet was chased more than 40 miles y the cutter commanded by J. Poison'' Brown responsible for e seizure here recently of the ackie and two other alleged rum oats. The rum fleet, loaded to the pilot ouses with fresh cargoes from ritish Columbia for holiday trade, gan its march into San Diego aters in the wake of the Malahat hich is now being joined by six ore vessels, crowded out of the orth by the larger number of cut-rs there.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Coast Guard Boat Routs Smuggler
The report says the advance boat of the rum fleet was chased by the cutter, and that the fleet, loaded with fresh cargoes for holiday trade, began its march into San Diego waters in the wake of the Malahat, which was being joined by six more vessels crowded out of the north.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 20. - Fir g more than 100 rounds of ammu tion at a fleeing rum runner off an Diego, the coast guard cutter o. 255 emerged successfully today om its first clash with what omises to be the largest fleet of quor vessels ever assembled off the ast of Southern California. The advance boat of the rum eet was chased more than 40 miles y the cutter commanded by J. Poison'' Brown responsible for e seizure here recently of the ackie and two other alleged rum oats. The rum fleet, loaded to the pilot ouses with fresh cargoes from ritish Columbia for holiday trade, gan its march into San Diego aters in the wake of the Malahat hich is now being joined by six ore vessels, crowded out of the orth by the larger number of cut-rs there.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Coast Guard Boat Routs Smuggler
The report says the advance boat of the rum fleet was chased by the cutter, and that the fleet, loaded with fresh cargoes for holiday trade, began its march into San Diego waters in the wake of the Malahat, which was being joined by six more vessels crowded out of the north.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 20. - Fir g more than 100 rounds of ammu tion at a fleeing rum runner off an Diego, the coast guard cutter o. 255 emerged successfully today om its first clash with what omises to be the largest fleet of quor vessels ever assembled off the ast of Southern California. The advance boat of the rum eet was chased more than 40 miles y the cutter commanded by J. Poison'' Brown responsible for e seizure here recently of the ackie and two other alleged rum oats. The rum fleet, loaded to the pilot ouses with fresh cargoes from ritish Columbia for holiday trade, gan its march into San Diego aters in the wake of the Malahat hich is now being joined by six ore vessels, crowded out of the orth by the larger number of cut-rs there.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Coast Guard Boat Routs Smuggler
The report says the advance boat of the rum fleet was chased by the cutter, and that the fleet, loaded with fresh cargoes for holiday trade, began its march into San Diego waters in the wake of the Malahat, which was being joined by six more vessels crowded out of the north.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 20. - Fir g more than 100 rounds of ammu tion at a fleeing rum runner off an Diego, the coast guard cutter o. 255 emerged successfully today om its first clash with what omises to be the largest fleet of quor vessels ever assembled off the ast of Southern California. The advance boat of the rum eet was chased more than 40 miles y the cutter commanded by J. Poison'' Brown responsible for e seizure here recently of the ackie and two other alleged rum oats. The rum fleet, loaded to the pilot ouses with fresh cargoes from ritish Columbia for holiday trade, gan its march into San Diego aters in the wake of the Malahat hich is now being joined by six ore vessels, crowded out of the orth by the larger number of cut-rs there.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, October 20, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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