By Rick Mattix
On Tuesday, July 18, 1933, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, "three unmasked and armed bandits...held up three filling stations within a few minutes, forcing two of the attendants to accompany them while they robbed the third, and escaped with ...........................
By Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
"Us fellas has gotta stick together."
We were seated, Al Capone and I, in a large spacious office in the southeast corner of the fourth floor of the Lexington Hotel at Twenty-second and Michigan, Chicago. It was after 4 P.M. The Day was Thursday, August 27. And this was the year...................
Mossy Enright and Chicago's Union Terrorism
By Rose Keefe
February 3, 1920.
Nine year old Marjorie Luetscher was initially unconcerned when she heard the phone ring in her family home. But a few minutes into the conversation, Marjorie's mother whitened and began gasping, "Oh no! Oh no...................
Then & Now
By Mario Gomes
Chicago is known the world over as the citadel of Al Capone but it is perhaps understandable that the city fathers do little to promote its gangster history. Hence, I get many requests for information on Twenties gangster sites. Following here is the history of three in particular that would-be tourists often inquire about.
The Big Hastings Bank Robbery of 1931
By Brian James Beerman
..............The city's relative tranquility was disrupted on February 25, 1931, however, when it became the scene of "the most perfectly executed bank robbery ever staged in the Middlewest," according to press accounts.
The Jefferson Market Women's Court in NYC
By Ellen Poulsen
In 1910, performers demanded a separate court for accused prostitutes. The city responded with a system aimed to please the betterment committees. The new magistrate system would have the added perk of promising large payoffs to police, judges, bail bondsmen, gangsters, and politicians....................
Deadly Encounters
By R.D. Morgan
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on the morning of December 3, 1933 uniformed scout car offices Douglas Gates and Webb Campbell were on routine patrol near the state capitol in Oklahoma City when suddenly .......................
Chicago Illinois
July 28, 1936
On July 22, 1936, the following list was obtained from Lieutenant J. C. Wilamowsky, fireams identifican expert for Cook county Coroner. The list includes the names of all members of former and present Chicago gangs and indicates an asterisk those now dead.
You have read the story of Jesse James, Of how he lived and died,
If you are still in need of something to read, Here is the story of Bonnie and Clyde....................
William Issac Radkay
9/24/1911---9/24/2006
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