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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Chief Leslie H. Quigg of the Miami, Fla., police force, had a famed caller, a burly person whose face is a grim combination of smiles and scars. It was Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone, ganglander, ousted from his Chicago home, rejected by Los Angeles, still seeking residence (TIME, Dec. 19). "Do I stay or do I get out?" asked Capone. Chief Quigg announced: "If he's just here to have a good time and doesn't start any rough stuff, I won't bother him." Rumor said that Capone would buy a Miami night club. Capone said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Ganglander | 1/23/1928 | See Source »

...home, and told reporters that the fight for the Republican nomination in 1928 would be between Messrs. Hoover and Dawes; Senator Borah, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who called by invitation to discuss the funding of the Italian Debt (see CABINET) ; Commander John R. Mc-Quigg of the American Legion to tell the President what legislation the Legion desires; Miss Glenna Collett, woman golf champion, to pay her respects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Mr. Coolidge's Week: Nov. 16, 1925 | 11/16/1925 | See Source »

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