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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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  • Former Five Points Gang members Nathan Kaplan and Johnny Spanish, are released from prison. They form a criminal gang together, made up mostly of ex-Five Pointers, to take the place of now imprisoned labor racketeers Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein and Joseph "Joe the Greaser" Rosenzweig.
  • February 14 - After saloonkeeper Vincent Butera is found murdered in his bar, police question Dominick Giambrone, boss of the St. Louis crime family, about the murder.[48]
  • June 7 - Fueled by the ongoing race riots in East St. Louis, a riot breaks out in the quarry of a prison workhouse between the white and black inmates. The violence escalates when Henry Griesser, a member of Egan's Rats, steals a gun from one of the guards, and begins firing at the black prisoners. The riot is finally quelled when local firemen train their firehose on the rioters. Ten black prisoners and two white prisoners are hospitalized as a result of the riot.[49]
  • September 21 - Giovanni "Johnny Spanish" Mistretta and one of his men are convicted in federal court of attempting to sell heroin to a soldier, and are sentenced to fifteen months in prison. (In the New York City papers of the time, Johnny Spanish is reported as having a real name of "Harry Weinberg," a possible alias.)[50]
  • November 5 - Rosario "Sam" Matranga, boss of the Matranga Mafia faction in Los Angeles, is shot at close range with a shotgun while sitting in his parked car in front of his home.[51]
  • November 30 - Based on the testimony of informant Ralph "the Barber" Daniello, the New York County grand jury issues seventeen indictments for murder against members of the local Camorra.[52]
  • December 18 - A little over a month after the murder of Los Angeles Mafioso and faction boss Sam Matranga, his cousin and successor, Pietro "Peter" Matranga, is also shot dead at the intersection of Eastlake Avenue and Henry Street.[53] Shortly afterwards, police begin searching for Mike Marino, who is suspected of killing both Matrangas as well as Tony Pariese in November 1916.[54]
  • December 23 - Having stopped three Italians on suspicion of carrying concealed weapons, Akron Patrolman Guy Norris begins searching one of the suspects when one of the man's companions pulls out a revolver and shoots the policeman in the chest point blank, damaging his spinal cord and causing instant paralysis. Although the gravely injured policeman is quickly taken to the hospital and manages to live through the day and into the night, he dies early in the morning on Christmas Eve.[55] (Unbeknownst to the authorities at the time, Patrolman Norris's murder is just the first in a personal vendetta against the Akron police by Black Hand gang leader Rosario Borgio in retaliation for their frequent harassment of him, and Borgio has even offered a cash bounty for every cop that is killed in this campaign of revenge.)

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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  • Frankie Yale takes leadership of the Unione Siciliane after founder Ignazio "the Wolf" Lupo is convicted of numerous charges ranging from extortion to murder.
  • Tong leader Mock Duck, upon his release from Sing Sing prison, retires from crime.
  • Jan. 10 - Just over two weeks following the murder of Akron Patrolman Guy Norris in December, two more patrolmen, Edward Costigan and Joseph Hunt, are ambushed and shot from behind with automatic revolvers while on their way home from work. Costigan is instantly killed, while Hunt dies in the hospital two nights later. Following the shooting, three "gangsters" - likely members of Rosario Borgio's gang - are observed fleeing from the scene.[56][57]
  • March 12 - A fourth Akron policeman, Patrolman Gethin Richards, is fatally shot in a shootout with members of Rosario Borgio's gang, and dies in the hospital that afternoon. Unlike with the previous murders, however, several of the gang are quickly apprehended, and Borgio himself is arrested the following day at a hotel.[58][59] Borgio will be convicted and sentenced to death in May.[60][61]
  • April 1 - In a case similar to that of Herman Rosenthal, New York gambler Harry Cohen is shot dead in his apartment building shortly after he had contacted the assistant district attorney to arrange a meeting with him to provide information about other gamblers. Morris Rothenberg is arrested as a suspect soon after.[62]
  • June 6 – Ciro Terranova is charged with ordering the deaths of Charles Lombardi, Joe DiMarco and Michael Hayes. However, the case is later dropped.[63]

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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. ^ "Mock Duck Gets the Limit," New-York Tribune, June 8, 1912.
  4. ^ "Gambler Who Defied Police Is Shot Dead," The New York Times, July 16, 1912.
  5. ^ "Gunmen Guilty in First Degree," The New York Times, November 20, 1912.
  6. ^ "Big Jack Zelig Shot and Killed in Crowded Car on Eve of Becker's Trial for Murder of Rosenthal," The Sun, October 6, 1912.
  7. ^ "Robbers Get $1,800 Bank Roll," The Sun, October 20, 1912.
  8. ^ "Becker Defiant, Fights for Life; Verdict Terrifies the Gunmen," The Evening World, October 25, 1912.
  9. ^ "Gopher Gangster, Facing Enemies, Shot for Taunts," The Evening World, November 6, 1912.
  10. ^ Sifakis, Carl (2006). The Mafia Encyclopedia. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-6989-7.
  11. ^ "'Big Tim' Dead; 13 Days in Morgue," The New York Times, September 14, 1913.
  12. ^ "'Chuck' Connors Dies of Heart Failure," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 10, 1913.
  13. ^ "Chinatown Signs Treaty of Peace Among All Tongs," The Evening World, May 28, 1913.
  14. ^ "Three Shot in War of Gangs at Strike," The New York Times, November 29, 1913.
  15. ^ "Gangs in Battle Kill Court Clerk," The New York Times, January 10, 1914.
  16. ^ https://archive.ph/20070816094148/http://members.tripod.com/Fighting9th/History8.htm
  17. ^ "East Side Gang Leader Shot Dead," New York Tribune, March 4, 1914.
  18. ^ "'Humpty' Jackson Caught," New York Tribune, March 14, 1914.
  19. ^ "He Didn't Stay 'Reformed,'" The Sun, March 28, 1914.
  20. ^ "'Humpty' Gets Six Months," The Evening World, April 3, 1914.
  21. ^ "'Dago Frank,' Confessing, Says Vallon, 'Gyp' and 'Louie' Murdered Rosenthal; Didn't Hear of Becker; Four Gunmen Die," The New York Times, April 14, 1914.
  22. ^ "Gunman Tells Gain in Trade of Murderer," The Sun, December 20, 1914.
  23. ^ "Arrest Clears Old Mystery," The Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1914.
  24. ^ "Rival Vice Police Duel; One Dead; Four Hurt," Chicago Tribune, July 17, 1914.
  25. ^ "Man in Gray Hoyne Captive?" Chicago Tribune, July 20, 1914.
  26. ^ "Love Revives; Victim Faces Murder Trial," The Pittsburgh Post, November 12, 1914.
  27. ^ "Murder Merchant and Escape in Auto," The New York Times, November 25, 1914.
  28. ^ "Twelve Are Arrested in Policy Game Roundup," The Sun, May 28, 1915.
  29. ^ "Policy Gang Heads Guilty; Backers Are Being Sought," The Evening World, December 1, 1915.
  30. ^ "Policy Sharks Hit Hard by Judge in Giving Sentence," The Evening World, December 13, 1915.
  31. ^ "Two Shot Down in Harlem Feud," New York Tribune, May 18, 1915.
  32. ^ "Wounds Kill Gallucci," New York Tribune, May 22, 1915.
  33. ^ "Becker Unnerved Goes to Chair; His Bonds Slip," The New York Times, July 31, 1915.
  34. ^ "Mafia Murder," Alexandria Daily Town Talk, November 20, 1915.
  35. ^ "Killed the Wrong Man," The New York Times, January 17, 1916.
  36. ^ "Jail Six for Murder Paid for by Wife," The Yonkers Herald, January 27, 1916.
  37. ^ "Says Gangster Admits He Was Hired to Kill," The Evening World, January 27, 1916.
  38. ^ "Youth on Trial as Gunman," The New York Times, June 6, 1916.
  39. ^ "George's Murderer Guilty," The New York Times, June 8, 1916.
  40. ^ "Murderer to Die; Wife of Victim Confesses," New York Tribune, June 10, 1916.
  41. ^ "Life Sentences Instead of Death," The Buffalo Commercial, June 28, 1917.
  42. ^ "Shot Dead in Street; Labor Trouble Suspected," Chicago Tribune, March 27, 1916.
  43. ^ "Accused of Coogan Slaying," Chicago Tribune, March 30, 1916.
  44. ^ "Freed of Coogan Murder," Chicago Tribune, May 12, 1916.
  45. ^ "Accused by Finger Print," The Kansas City Star, April 19, 1916.
  46. ^ "Mysterious 10 Kill De Marco and His Friend," New York Tribune, July 21, 1916.
  47. ^ "Police Seize $238 in Poolroom Raid," The Detroit Free Press, November 8, 1916.
  48. ^ "Business Rival of Slain Saloonman and Helper Held," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 15, 1917.
  49. ^ "Workhouse Race Riot Is Quelled with Fire Hose," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 8, 1917.
  50. ^ "Sold Drug to Soldier - Jail," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 22, 1917.
  51. ^ "Police Seeking Mafia as Alleged Slayers," Evening Express, November 5, 1917.
  52. ^ "17 Indicted After Confessions of 'Ralph the Barber'," New York Tribune, December 1, 1917.
  53. ^ "Second in One Family Victim of Black Hand," The Los Angeles Times, December 19, 1917.
  54. ^ "International Gunman Sought in Mafia Case," The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 1917.
  55. ^ "Akron Policeman Killed by Gunman," Akron Beacon Journal, December 24, 1917.
  56. ^ "Offer Reward for Costigan's Slayers," Akron Beacon Journal, January 11, 1918.
  57. ^ ""Officer Hunt Dies of Wounds; Costigan to Be Buried Tuesday," Akron Beacon Journal, January 14, 1918.
  58. ^ "Richards Dies from Bandits' Bullets," Akron Beacon Journal, March 12, 1918.
  59. ^ "Arrest Fourth Foreigner in Richards Case," Akron Beacon Journal, March 14, 1918.
  60. ^ "First Ballot Convicted Borgia; Prisoner Has Sleepless Night," Akron Beacon Journal, May 18, 1918.
  61. ^ "Borgia Will Die in Chair September 13," Akron Beacon Journal, May 25, 1918.
  62. ^ "Gambler Slain for Squealing; Suspect Held," New York Tribune, April 2, 1918.
  63. ^ "Terranova Acquitted," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 7, 1918.
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