Ness's Third Strike Against Gangsters in Cleveland
Eliot Ness, Cleveland safety director, pursues the numbers racket with J Edgar Hoover tactics. Indictments against 23 alleged racketeers target an estimated 5.5 million annual take. His crusade includes past convictions for graft and bribe cases involving police and union officials.
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Cleveland
Eliot Ness
G-nan
J. Edgar Hoover
Ness
Ohio Penitentiary
Cuyahoga County
Frank T. Cullitan
Ness targets Cleveland gangsters in major crime crackdown
From a downtown hotel room Ness urges witnesses to reveal details of the racket. He says 23 indicted men represent remnants of notorious Cleveland prohibition gangs now turned to the numbers game. Ness touts police modernization, a scientific police school, and youth crime reduction as hallmarks of his drive.
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Ness
Cleveland
America
Milwaukee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ness Aims Nonpolitical Safety Chief Run
Ness, popular local safety director, oversees police and fire as he runs a non political tenure. He left the G men three and a half years ago to lead community centers for boys. His federal work has targeted illicit liquor traffickers, and he has limited political speech while noting appointment by Republican Mayor Harold H Burton and collaboration with Democrat prosecutor Cullitan.
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G-men
Harold H. Burton
Cullitan
Burton
Charles McNamee
Disorders Kill, Injure Many in Jerusalem Area
In Jerusalem and surrounding areas, thirteen people were killed and scores wounded in Palestine violence. An Arab band ambushed four British soldiers and three Jews near Kaskilieh, seizing arms including a machine gun. Market bombings and blasts at Jaffa Gate disrupted traffic and communications, with three more bombs causing outages and authorities suspending transport.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Kaskilieh
Jaffa
Judge Denies Divorce Over Desire for a Modern Wife
Judge J. Frank Graff refused Charles C. Derenzo's request for a divorce, stating he sought only a newer wife to suit a more lucrative official position, shutting down the claim and rejecting the plea.
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Pittsburgh
J. Frank Graff
Charles C. Derenzo
Milk Drivers Union Case Reveals Wage Change Details
The record notes Derenzo earned ninety dollars per month at marriage in 1930 and now draws two hundred fifty dollars. The brief indicates changes in earnings over time within the Milk Drivers Union context.
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Milk Drivers Union
Derenzo
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