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Chicago's Booze War.
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- Author(s): Lewis, Lloyd
- Source:
New Republic. 3/13/29, Vol. 58 Issue 745, p88-90. 3p.
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Discusses the efforts of the government to crush bootlegging operations of Mafia gangsters in Chicago, Illinois. Criminal setup in bootlegging operations by mercenaries and gangsters alike; Description and reputation of the bootlegging gang of Bugs Moran and their activities; Decline of liquor prices, cases of burglaries and hold-ups due to the development of powerful gangs in the city; Gang wars and bloody rivalries of North Side and South Side gangs for the supremacy in bootlegging trade and operations.
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