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Al Capone death in 1947....
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January 26, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1947
* Al Capone death (1st report)
* Chicago beer baron
* Gangster - mob boss
This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on page 7 that :
* CAPONE DEAD AT 48; DRY ERA GANG CHIEF
* Heart Disease fatal at Miami Beach Home in Sequel to a Stroke of Apoplexy
* Linked To Wide Killings
* Ruler of Chicago Underworld Was Finally Put in Alcatraz for Income-Tax Fraud
with smaller subhead and photo of Capone. (see) Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Al Capone's control and interests within organized crime diminished rapidly after his imprisonment, and he was no longer able to run the Outfit after his release. He had lost weight, and his physical and mental health had deteriorated under the effects of neurosyphilis. He had become mentally incapable of resuming his gang activity. In 1946, his physician and a Baltimore psychiatrist performed examinations and concluded that Capone then had the mental capability of a 12-year-old child. He often raved about Communists, foreigners, and George Moran, who he was convinced was still plotting to kill him from his Ohio prison cell.
On January 21, 1947, Capone had a stroke. He regained consciousness and started to improve but contracted pneumonia on January 24. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrest the next day. He died in his home in Miami Beach, Florida, surrounded by his family, including his wife, who collapsed at the scene.
Category: The 20th Century
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