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Marco Albori, better known by his alias Albert Marco, was an Italian-born bootlegger and pimp who was active in Los Angeles during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s. He is said to be the first to transport Canadian whiskey to Los Angeles. Marco worked closely with Charles H. Crawford, who ran city politics along with Kent Kane Parrot.
A March Los Angeles Police Department report showed a nearly 3% increase in violent crime and a staggering 9.5% uptick in robberies year over year. ... We will eliminate that prohibition,” the ...
Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, formerly the Uplifters Clubhouse, in Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles. Eventually the group moved out of the Los Angeles Athletic Club to avoid the scrutiny of prohibition, purchasing a ranch in 1920 near what is now Will Rogers State Historic Park. The ranch encompassed 120 acres and included a Spanish Colonial-style ...
Robert Pierce Shuler Sr. (August 4, 1880 – September 11, 1965), also known as "Fighting Bob", was an American evangelist and political figure. His radio broadcasts from his Southern Methodist church in Los Angeles, California, during the 1920s and early 1930s attracted a large audience and also drew controversy with his attacks on politicians and police officials.
Two bike gang members have been arrested several months after Ian Ziering was attacked in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement on Tuesday, May 21, which confirmed ...
Blakely was an honorary member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and publicly spoke in support of prohibition based on his experiences with alcohol consumption in mining communities. [7] In 1908, Blakely was appointed district attorney again to fill a vacancy caused when the elected district attorney resigned to move to Los Angeles. [8]
Everyone has their own New Year’s Eve traditions: from eating 12 grapes or kissing at midnight, to celebrating out at the bars or stepping out to watch the fireworks, all are valid. That said ...
In the last convictions for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act, Frank Cornero and his sister Catherine were found guilty in a federal court in Los Angeles. They were sentenced to two years in prison and fined $500 apiece, but U.S. District Judge Paul J. McCormick suspended the prison sentences. [3]