1910s in organized crime

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This is a list of organized crime in the 1910s, arranged chronologically.

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  • The Gangster (1913) starring Lionel Adams, Ferdinand Tidmarsh and Edna Luby is released.

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  • During his first year in office, NYPD Police Commissioner Arthur Woods arrests more than 200 gangsters.
  • Gas House Gang leader Thomas Lynch is killed during a gunfight with members of the Jimmy Curley Gang led by "Gold Mine" Jimmy Cariggio. The Gas House Gang breaks up soon after Lynch's death.
  • Within two years of the closing of Chicago's infamous vice district The Levee, long-time vice lord Saffo the Greek is forced to flee the area. It is during this time that Chicago police captain Michael Ryan, district commander of The Levee, is dismissed from the force for corruption.
  • Frank Costello, with his brother Edward, join Owney Madden's Gopher Gang.
  • April 17 – Five New York City gangsters are killed in a gunfight between Joe Morello and Joe Baker on 113th Street and Third Avenue.
  • May – Following his arrest for assault earlier that year, New York labor racketeer "Dopey" Benny Fein agrees to testify against several gangsters and union leaders. In exchange for a reduced sentence, Fein reveals details of labor slugging operations from over five-year period resulting in the indictment of eleven gangsters and twenty two union officials.
  • July – Shortly after being brought to Chicago by his cousin John Torrio, New York gunman Roxie Vanilli is arrested for the murder of a Chicago police officer in Chicago's infamous vice district, The Levee.
  • November – Patsy Doyle is killed by Owney Madden after Doyle attempts to take leadership of the Gopher Gang.

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Al Capone[edit]

It was through the Five Points gang that Al Capone came to the attention of brutal New York mobster Frankie Yale. In 1917, 18-year-old Al Capone went to work for Yale at the Harvard Inn as a bartender and as a waiter and bouncer when needed. Capone watched and learned as Yale used violence to maintain control over his empire.

One day while working at the Harvard Inn, Capone saw a man and woman sitting at a table. After his initial advances were ignored, Capone went up to the good-looking woman and whispered in her ear, "Honey, you have a nice ass and I mean that as a compliment." The man with her was her brother, Frank Gallucio. Defending his sister's honor, Gallucio punched Capone. However, Capone didn't let it end there; he decided to fight back. Gallucio then took out a knife and slashed at Capone's face, managing to cut Capone's left cheek three times (one of which cut Capone from ear to mouth). The scars left from this attack led to Capone's nickname of "Scarface," a name he personally hated.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Counterfeiter Gang Finally Is Run Down". Washington Times. 02 December 1910
  2. ^ "Spanish Louie Shot Dead – Too Bad Even For The Other Crooks". New York Sun. 01 April 1910
  3. ^ Sifakis, Carl (2006). The Mafia Encyclopedia. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-6989-7.