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A gang war breaks out between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs over illegal gambling in New York's Chinatown.
New York Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is arrested for counterfeiting and sentenced to three years. Released in 1902, Morello establishes a system where counterfeit $5 US dollar bills would be printed in Sicily and smuggled into the United States.
