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The first barrel murders are discovered in New York.
The Unione Siciliana, a fraternal organization providing support for Sicilian immigrants, is officially established in Chicago, Illinois.
Sicilian Don , supposedly the first American "Godfather", immigrates to the United States arriving in New York from Sicily. He eventually establishes criminal operations in several Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
Frank Costello arrives with his family in New York. Settling on , his family begins running a small grocery store.
James Colosimo immigrates to Chicago, Illinois from Calabria, Italy
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() "Frank Caruso"; "Frank the Spoon", Patriarca crime family member, gambling racketeer and drug trafficker
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, "Dutch"; "Five-by-Five", Chicago mobster associated with the Chicago Outfit involved in illegal gambling and slot machine industry in Cook County, Illinois
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