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#OTD (April 16) in 1957, former #Chicago mob boss Johnny #Torrio passes away in #Brooklyn. His passing was unnoticed by the press for weeks.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/death-of-former-chicago-gang-chief-goes.html

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#OTD (April 16) in 1957, former #Chicago mob boss Johnny #Torrio passes away in #Brooklyn. His passing was unnoticed by the press for weeks.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/04/death-of-former-chicago-gang-chief-goes.html

#NewYork #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Jan. 24) in 1925: The near-fatal attack that convinced Johnny #Torrio to retire from the #Chicago underworld.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/01/on-this-date-in-1925.html

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#OTD (Jan. 24) in 1925: The near-fatal attack that convinced Johnny #Torrio to retire from the #Chicago underworld.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/01/on-this-date-in-1925.html

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Jan 23) in 1917, former #Chicago Police Chief Charles C. Healey is indicted on eight counts of accepting bribes from saloon and brothel owners, including Jim #Colosimo (shown) and Johnny #Torrio.

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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1917, former #Chicago Police Chief Charles C. Healey is indicted on eight counts of accepting bribes from saloon and brothel owners, including Jim #Colosimo (shown) and Johnny #Torrio.

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#OTD (Dec 20) in 1923, #Chicago bootlegger Johnny #Torrio pleads guilty to possessing, transporting and selling real beer. He is fined $2,000.

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#OTD (Dec 20) in 1923, #Chicago bootlegger Johnny #Torrio pleads guilty to possessing, transporting and selling real beer. He is fined $2,000.

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#OTD (Nov 29) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld leader Johnny #Torrio is arrested for vagrancy in #Brooklyn.

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#OTD (Nov 29) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld leader Johnny #Torrio is arrested for vagrancy in #Brooklyn.

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#OTD (Nov 28) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld boss Johnny #Torrio is arrested in #Brooklyn on a vagrancy charge.

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#OTD (Nov 28) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld boss Johnny #Torrio is arrested in #Brooklyn on a vagrancy charge.

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#OTD (Nov 14) in 1925, #Chicago gang leaders Johnny #Torrio (shown) and Alphonse #Capone and their wives return to the U.S. after a trip to #Cuba.

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#OTD (Nov 14) in 1925, #Chicago gang leaders Johnny #Torrio (shown) and Alphonse #Capone and their wives return to the U.S. after a trip to #Cuba.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD in 1925: #Chicago bootlegger Johnny #Torrio was ambushed and nearly killed at his home.

Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/01/on-this-date-in-1925.html

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