Bugs Moran
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George Clarence "Bugs" Moran was an American Chicago Prohibition-era gangster. He was incarcerated three times before his 21st birthday. Seven members of his gang were gunned down and killed in a ware
Moran, c. 1930
Hymie Weiss
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Earl J. "Hymie" Weiss, was a Polish-American mob boss who became a leader of the Prohibition-era North Side Gang and a bitter rival of Al Capone. He was known as "the only man Al Capone feared".
Bugs Moran
…mob on the South Side. These two rivals fought violently, resulting in what is known as "The Bootleg Battle of the Marne". The bootlegging operation of Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran continued to pose a significant challenge to Capone's South Side Gang. Moran and Capone then fought a turf war with each other that cost…
1929 photo of Weiss from the Chicago Tribune
Weiss mausoleum at Mount Carmel Cemetery