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Bugs Moran Johnny Torrio
1,544 words... temper stayed under control for about five weeks. But then, Joe Howard, a small-time thug, assaulted Capone's friend Jack Guzik when Guzik turned him down for a loan. Guzik told Capone and Capone tracked Howard down in a bar. Howard had the poor judgment to call Capone a dago pimp and Capone shot Howard dead. William H. McSwiggin, called "the hanging prosecutor, " decided to get Capone, but in spite of his diligence he wasn't able to win a conviction, mostly because eyewitnesses suddenly dev...
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Al Capone Palm Island
560 wordsAlphonse Capone was born in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899, to Gabriel and Teresa Capone. He lived in a tough neighborhood the first ten years of his life. His schooling began not far from the Sands street "stews" at P. S. 7 on Adams St. with a 16 year old teacher. There he became good friends with one of the borough's toughest delinquents Salvatore Lucanio, better known in later life as Lucky Luciano. The two of them became life long friends. Later Capone fell under the influence of an old Navy S...
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Rival Gang Capone Men
1,713 wordsThe Life and World Of Al Capone Written By, John Kepler Report By, Adam Monteverde Al Capone is Americas best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920 s Prohibition era. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city. Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Baptized " Alphonsus Capone, " he grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a membe...
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Lung Cancer Mother Died
1,168 wordsCathy Freeman was born in Mackay in Queensland in 1973. She is a very good runner and won a scholarship to boarding school where she was able to have professional coaching. Freeman is the first Aboriginal sprinter to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (1994). She also won a silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games. She is very proud of her Aboriginal background and has carried the Australian and the Aboriginal flags around the track after winning a race. She has often appeared on televisio...
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Al Capone Grand Jury
769 wordsThe Untouchables, was filmed in 1987, by director Brian De Palma. The lead characters include Elliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, Jim Malone, played by Sean Connery, Oscar Wallace, played by Charles Nation Smith, George Stone, played by Andy Garcia, Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro, and Mike, played by Richard Bradford. Elliot Ness is recruited into the department of the treasury, to help enforce prohibition. Early on during his career, he makes his goal of catching Al Capone. While walking...
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