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1081:"MRS. RITA LYDIG DIES UNEXPECTEDLY AT 50; Had Been Under Doctors' Care for Years, but Condition Was Not Thought Critical. PAINTED BY NOTED ARTISTS Married W.E.D. Stokes at 16 --Engaged to Dr. Grant, but Bishop Banned Wedding"
860:"MRS.LYDIG SWEARS STOKES STRUCK HER; Hurt Her by Beating Her With a Jacket With Buttons, She Testifies. SORRY FOR FORMER HUSBAND Stokes Threatened With Jail for Insulting Untermyer, and He Apologizes"
801:"WEDDING OF MISS ACOSTA; Married to W.E.D. Stokes by Archbishop Corrigan. THE BRIDE'S HOME A BOWER OF ROSES Becoming Gowns of the Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids -- Distinguished Guests at the Wedding"
956:"MRS. STOKES NOW A BRIDE; W. E. D. Stokes's Former Wife Married to Capt. Lydig. Few of the Friends of the Couple Knew of Their Engagement, Though It Had Existed for Some Time"
922:"STOKES DIVORCE DECREE; Presented in Supreme Court by Mrs. Stokes's Counsel. Justice Bischoff Refuses to Suppress Findings -- The Decree Absolute -- Mother to Have Her Child"
891:"MRS. W.E.D. STOKES SUES; Secrecy Observed by Counsel in Her Action for Divorce. Ex-Justice Cohen Appointed Referee by Justice Fitzgerald -- Complaint and Answer Held Back"
295:, was an author, a scriptwriter, and social critic. Another sister, Aida de Acosta, became the first female to fly a powered aircraft solo and was the second wife of
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