New York Italians Form Secret Brotherhood to Fight Black Hand
Prominent Italian Americans in New York organize an oath bound brotherhood to stamp out the Black Hand crime. The group aims to gather evidence and prosecute criminals while protecting supporters, with plans for thousands of secret agents drawn from the Italian community to combat terrorism without relying on police. The effort seeks to shield homes and families and expands across regions of Italy represented in New York.
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New York
la Mano Nera
Black Hand
Free Lances
America
Rome
Stalin
Brotherhood
Italy
Sicily
South
Morro
Oath Bound Group Plans Italian Detective Network
An Italian American movement aims to form a private force of 1000 spies to police criminal Italians in New York. The plan centers on secrecy, systematic surveillance, and rapid action to curb crime, with a public branch lobbying immigration and gun laws. They seek strict passport certificates and captain attestations for sailors to block criminal entry.
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France
England
United States
America
Italian Criminals Evading Passport Laws and Stowaway Plots
The piece warns of how stowaways slip aboard ships with crew complicity, aided by lax Italian laws. It describes smuggling by Black Hand sympathizers, suggests reform to ban firearms and limit fireworks, and notes Mafia members aiding passports and exile. It condemns the escape of hardened criminals into New York and outlines the chain from Italy to the United States.
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Italy
United States
New York
Palermo
Naples
Cammerra
Lindsay Denison
America
France
Canada
Black Hand
Cupid as Jockey in Upwater Bequest Sparks Town Contest
In Upwater a bequest of 1000 dollars to the prettiest woman triggers social scrutiny and reform as Mary Bennett wins the judges’ favor. Richard Gordon’s engagement to Mary and his rise in Jenkins and Bari’s firm fuel a garden party contest that ends with Mary crowned the winner, shocking and delighting the town.
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Upwater
Vanety
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Mary Bennett
College Town
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Richard
Mary
Bertha Klendenning
Katherine
Dora
Bertha
Jenkins & Bari
Hyen Bertha
Mai Ot Richard
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