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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Saltis) ; one on the far west side with headquarters in Cicero where famed "Scarface Al" Caponi is king (TIME, Oct. 11). Their wars are flamboyant spectacles-a multi-punctured body on the steps of the Holy Name Cathedral in broad daylight, two more corpses across the street at the door of a florist's shop . . . the funeral of Dion O'Banion, with $30,000 worth of flowers, with thugs and city officials tramping solemnly side by side . . . "Scarface Al" Caponi sitting quietly in the restaurant of his Cicero hotel with machine gun bullets whistling all around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Smart Young Men | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

...Mobile seethed in righteous wrath. In homes, in clubs, on streets, audible threats of tar-barrels, feathers, the noose rose out of mutterings and fist-shakings. One evening last week warnings from county officials came to Mr. Darrow, plain-clothes men grouped themselves about his door; on the next morning he fled on the noon train to Chattanooga throwing a parting word of denial of what the Klan said he said, planned to return North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEGROES: Darrow v. Klan | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

...Dance Committee has decided to follow the plan adapted at last year's festivity, and will allow stags to purchase their tickets at the door. Up to the present, over 350 couples have signified their intention of attending as have 50 or more stags...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUNIORS REVEL TONIGHT AT ANNUAL FESTIVITY | 3/18/1927 | See Source »

...Japan Unlocking the Door. First Treaties." Dr. Hornbeek Harvard's History...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 3/18/1927 | See Source »

...only, however, was the student forbidden to put his nose outside the door on Sunday to take a walk, he was not even allowed to dress up on occasions, even if these occasions were not on the Sabbath. In fact elegant dressing seems to have been one of the worst crimes on the Puritan Harvard calendar, as may be seen from the following...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In 1769 Only President and Professors Were Allowed to Strike Freshmen--Gold Braid and Theatricals Forbidden | 3/16/1927 | See Source »

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