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EVENTS

Former Black Hand bomber Andrew Kerr is arrested and charged with conspiracy to bomb several union offices.

Chicago Black Hand leader, Sam Cardinelli , and fellow mobsters Nicholas Viana and Frank Campione executed for the murder of saloon owner, Andrew P. Bowman

A major gang war breaks out in California between the Suey Ying , Bing Kong , Suey Don , and Jung Ying Tong s.

July - Steve Wisniewski , a Chicago gunman who had recently hijacked a North Side Gang beer shipment, is last seen with Hymie Weiss and presumably taken outside Chicago and killed. Upon Weiss's return he explained "I took Stevie for a one way ride." This is the first time a gangland killing is used as the phrase "one way ride" is still commonly used today to refer to this method.

December 23 - Carlo Gambino arrives in New York where he begins working for the Castellano Crime Family .

ARTS AND LITERATURE

BIRTHS

Frankie Bal ( Frank Balisteri ), Milwaukee Mafia leader

January 19 - William Devino , high ranking member of the Gambino Crime Family

DEATHS

July - Steve Wisniewski , Chicago gunman

July 15 - Frank Campione , (Chicago) Black Hand member

July 15 - Sam Cardinelli , (Chicago) Black Hand leader

July 15 - Nicholas Viana , (Chicago) Black Hand member