Al Capone: Gangsters And Mafia In The 1920's

Al Capone: Gangsters & Mafia in the 1920’s

Al Capone (Alfonso or Alphonse Capone) was born in 1899 and passed away in the year of 1947. Once he had been brought up in New York City, Capone became connected with crimes and was the subject of murder investigations. In 1920 he moved to Chicago and became a lieutenant to John Torrio, a notorious gang leader. They established numerous speakeasies in Chicago in the Prohibition era. After eliminating his opponents, "Scarface" Capone took over control from Torrio. He was implicated in brutal murders and received tribute from businessmen and politicians. Al Capone was a well known powerful, murderous gangster in America in the 1920’s. (MasterFile EbscoHost)

In attention to that, the clothing worn by American gangsters in the 1920s and 1930s and discusses the historical context that gave way to the flashy, fashionable, business-like apparel that became a staple of the gangster in the United States. The type of clothing worn was supposed to

throw others who had thought negatively about them, to steer them away from the thought of progressivism. Gangsters (such as Al Capone) pursued a corrupted American dream of succeeding through illegitimate and illegal doings. Their outfit and/or style of dressing is also a way to attempt to legitimize themselves.(EbscoHost)
Come to find out that Capone’s life was great. He clearly owned everyone and nearly everything, until The Sullivan Decision was put into action. The Sullivan Decision was the Supreme Court had decided that you would be liable to pay the income for illegal earnings. The federal department found out about Capone’s well-hidden income and was put away in jail(Alcatraz). On June 5th, 1931, Capone was indicted of 22 counts including evading and defeating tax laws and failing to do the tax returns. As the years past, Capone’s behavior at Alcatraz became really bizarre and unusual. Sometime he would even pretend to be an opera singer and remake his bed after he had already made it. Another morning passed by and he had dressed incorrectly, in a state of confusion. A doctor had came to see Capone and diagnosed him with neurosyphilitic (an infection of the brain or spinal cord caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. It usually occurs in people who have had chronic, untreated syphilis, usually about 10 to 20 years after first infection and develops in about 25%–40% of persons who are not treated). He had been on and off clap since boyhood has begun to destroy his brain. He spent his last months of his jail time in a prison hospital. Capone was released in 1939. (Academic Search Elite, EbscoHost)
In the 1920s, during American Prohibition, Moose Jaw, Sask., became known as "Little Chicago.

"Notorious gangsters like Al Capone and his henchman "Diamond" Jim Brady often visited the Prairie city of 14,000 and it’s easy supply of alcohol that was linked by rail to Chicago. Among those who encountered the American gangsters was barber Bill Beamish, who cut Capone's hair. Beamish died in 1972. He was summoned more than once to the city's underground tunnels to give Al Capone a haircut. Somebody would come by the shop in the day and say that Al needed his services and then an evening time would be arranged. Dad said he was well paid for his services and for his confidentiality. Nancy Grey says about her passed away Father Bill Beamish. He waited until he knew that Capone was dead (1947) before he ever told anyone. He told my older brother in a very matter-of-fact way. He never elaborated. He never even told my mother. My father really could keep a confidence. (MasterFILE Premier

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But many of the buildings that housed brothels, speakeasies and gangster hangouts in Chicago have been razed to make way for urban development. The Green Mill is one glorious exception. Mr. McGurn, who adopted an Irish name to advance his boxing career and avoid anti-Italian sentiment, was a tough booking agent as well. When comedian and singer Joe E. Lewis didn't honor an agreement to appear at Mr. Capone's other club, Mr. McGurn allegedly slashed his throat and cut his tongue. The owner's willingness to acknowledge the past reflects the passage of time, says John Russick, a curator at the Chicago History Museum. "In the heyday of the gangsters, Chicagoans feared and loathed these men," Mr. Russick says. "Now, with some distance, people are more intrigued and fascinated by them." By taking a look into the 1920’s and being able to see how Al Capone’s life really was back then compared to now. How could anyone really live in that type of environment?(MasterFILE Premier, EbscoHost)